
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. ==Events== *1429 - Battle of Orléans: France troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the England siege of Orléans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. *1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. *1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia. *1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for African American students. *1861 - American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the United States *1862 - American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to United States forces under Admiral David Farragut. *1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada. *1910 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time. *1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin. *1944 - "Dancing Romeo," the last Our Gang film, premiers. *1945 - World War II: The Germany Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies. *1945 - Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. *1945 - Holocaust: The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. *1946 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes. *1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. *1969 - Jazz musician Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom. *1970 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong. *1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal. *1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind – The last United States citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. United States involvement in the war comes to an end. *1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, follow the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. *1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories. *2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years. *2004 - Richard Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office. *2005 - JAG, the longest running military drama in United States television history, airs its final episode. ==Births== *1667 - John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735) *1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet (d. 1810) *1780 - Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844) *1863 - William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951) *1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961) *1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948) *1893 - Harold Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) *1894 - Paul Horbiger (d. 1981) *1895 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (d. 1967) *1899 - Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist, bandleader (d. 1974) *1901 - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989) *1907 - Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997) *1909 - Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994) *1917 - Celeste Holm, American actress *1918 - George Allen (football), American football player and coach (d. 1990) *1920 - Harold Shapero, American composer *1925 - Danny Davis (country musician), American country musician *1925 - Ned Austin, American character actor *1929 - Walter Kempowski, German author *1929 - Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer *1930 - Jean Rochefort, French actor *1931 - Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter *1931 - Lonnie Donegan, Scottish musician (d. 2002) *1933 - Mark Eyskens, Belgian minister and Prime Minister of Belgium *1933 - Rod McKuen, poet, composer *1934 - Otis Rush, blues musician *1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player *1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian-born American conductor *1937 - Jill Paton Walsh, English writer *1938 - Fred Dibnah, steeplejack, TV personality & Steam engine enthusiast (d.2004) *1942 - Klaus Voormann, German illustrator and musician *1945 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970) *1946 - John Waters (filmmaker), American film director & writer *1947 - Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher *1947 - Tommy James, musician *1947 - Jim Ryun, American athlete, politician *1951 - Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR racer (d. 2001) *1952 - David Icke, British conspiracy writer *1952 - Nora Dunn, American actress *1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian *1955 - Kate Mulgrew, American actress (''Star Trek: Voyager'') *1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish actor *1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress *1958 - Eve Plumb, actress (''The Brady Bunch'') *1960 - Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian science fiction writer *1964 - Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor *1966 - Phil Tufnell, English cricketer *1967 - Curtis Joseph, Canadian National Hockey League goalie *1968 - Carnie Wilson, singer *1969 - Master P, rap musician, composer, actor, athlete, sports agent *1970 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player *1970 - Uma Thurman, actress *1975- Georgia Zerva, a human miracle *1975 - Eric Koston, professional skateboarder *1977 - Claus Jensen, Denmark football (soccer) *1980 - Kian Egan, Member of the Irish boyband Westlife ==Deaths== *1707 - George Farquhar, Ireland dramatist (b. 1678) *1937 - William Gillette, actor (b. 1853) *1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (b. 1889) *1957 - Belle Baker, American 1920s torch singer, film & tv actress, (b. 1893) *1966 - William Eccles, physicist, radio pioneer *1980 - Alfred Hitchcock, director (b. 1899) *1988 - James McCracken, American opera tenor *1993 - Mick Ronson, British musician *1997 - Mike Royko, columnist (b. 1932) *2005 - William J. Bell, soap opera creator, writer, producer (b. 1927) ==Holidays and observances== *Catholicism feast days: **Saint Catherine of Siena **Saint Robert **Wilfred the Younger **Peter of Verona **Hugh of Cluny *International Dance Day *Japan - Greenery Day (public holiday, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period) *Roman Empire - second day of the Floralia in honor of Chloris ==Other== "April 29th 1992 (Miami)" is the title of a song by Sublime (band) on their Sublime (album). == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/29 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/4/29 Today in History: April 29] ---- April 28 - April 30 - March 29 - May 29 – historical anniversaries bs:29. april fo:29. apríl li:29 april simple:April 29 th:29 เมษายน vi:29 tháng 4
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April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. ==Events== *1429 - Battle of Orléans: France troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the England siege of Orléans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. *1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. *1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia. *1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for African American students. *1861 - American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the United States *1862 - American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to United States forces under Admiral David Farragut. *1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada. *1910 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time. *1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin. *1944 - "Dancing Romeo," the last Our Gang film, premiers. *1945 - World War II: The Germany Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies. *1945 - Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. *1945 - Holocaust: The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. *1946 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes. *1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. *1969 - Jazz musician Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom. *1970 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong. *1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal. *1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind – The last United States citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. United States involvement in the war comes to an end. *1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, follow the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. *1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories. *2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years. *2004 - Richard Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office. *2005 - JAG, the longest running military drama in United States television history, airs its final episode. ==Births== *1667 - John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735) *1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet (d. 1810) *1780 - Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844) *1863 - William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951) *1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961) *1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948) *1893 - Harold Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) *1894 - Paul Horbiger (d. 1981) *1895 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (d. 1967) *1899 - Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist, bandleader (d. 1974) *1901 - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989) *1907 - Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997) *1909 - Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994) *1917 - Celeste Holm, American actress *1918 - George Allen (football), American football player and coach (d. 1990) *1920 - Harold Shapero, American composer *1925 - Danny Davis (country musician), American country musician *1925 - Ned Austin, American character actor *1929 - Walter Kempowski, German author *1929 - Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer *1930 - Jean Rochefort, French actor *1931 - Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter *1931 - Lonnie Donegan, Scottish musician (d. 2002) *1933 - Mark Eyskens, Belgian minister and Prime Minister of Belgium *1933 - Rod McKuen, poet, composer *1934 - Otis Rush, blues musician *1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player *1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian-born American conductor *1937 - Jill Paton Walsh, English writer *1938 - Fred Dibnah, steeplejack, TV personality & Steam engine enthusiast (d.2004) *1942 - Klaus Voormann, German illustrator and musician *1945 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970) *1946 - John Waters (filmmaker), American film director & writer *1947 - Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher *1947 - Tommy James, musician *1947 - Jim Ryun, American athlete, politician *1951 - Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR racer (d. 2001) *1952 - David Icke, British conspiracy writer *1952 - Nora Dunn, American actress *1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian *1955 - Kate Mulgrew, American actress (''Star Trek: Voyager'') *1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish actor *1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress *1958 - Eve Plumb, actress (''The Brady Bunch'') *1960 - Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian science fiction writer *1964 - Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor *1966 - Phil Tufnell, English cricketer *1967 - Curtis Joseph, Canadian National Hockey League goalie *1968 - Carnie Wilson, singer *1969 - Master P, rap musician, composer, actor, athlete, sports agent *1970 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player *1970 - Uma Thurman, actress *1975- Georgia Zerva, a human miracle *1975 - Eric Koston, professional skateboarder *1977 - Claus Jensen, Denmark football (soccer) *1980 - Kian Egan, Member of the Irish boyband Westlife ==Deaths== *1707 - George Farquhar, Ireland dramatist (b. 1678) *1937 - William Gillette, actor (b. 1853) *1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (b. 1889) *1957 - Belle Baker, American 1920s torch singer, film & tv actress, (b. 1893) *1966 - William Eccles, physicist, radio pioneer *1980 - Alfred Hitchcock, director (b. 1899) *1988 - James McCracken, American opera tenor *1993 - Mick Ronson, British musician *1997 - Mike Royko, columnist (b. 1932) *2005 - William J. Bell, soap opera creator, writer, producer (b. 1927) ==Holidays and observances== *Catholicism feast days: **Saint Catherine of Siena **Saint Robert **Wilfred the Younger **Peter of Verona **Hugh of Cluny *International Dance Day *Japan - Greenery Day (public holiday, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period) *Roman Empire - second day of the Floralia in honor of Chloris ==Other== "April 29th 1992 (Miami)" is the title of a song by Sublime (band) on their Sublime (album). == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/29 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/4/29 Today in History: April 29] ---- April 28 - April 30 - March 29 - May 29 – historical anniversaries bs:29. april fo:29. apríl li:29 april simple:April 29 th:29 เมษายน vi:29 tháng 4
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