Historical Events In April - 29

1926  On this day in history france & US reach accord on repayment of WW I   

1926  Carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida) on this day in history.   

1927  Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed on this day in history.   

1927  On April - 29 construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed   

1927  Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec on April - 29.   

1928  Big Jay McNeely, rocker on April - 29.   

1928  On April - 29 henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61   

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on this day in history.   

1930  On April - 29 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya   

1930  On April - 29 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games   

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0   

1934  Pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday on this day in history.   

1935  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= on this day in history.   

1936  1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 on this day in history.   

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on April - 29.   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader   

1938  On April - 29 g Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema   

1939  Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens on this day in history.   

1939  Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens on April - 29.   

1940  On April - 29 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS   

1942  On this day in history japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road   

1943  On this day in history dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis   

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk   

1944  HMCS ATHABASKAN (RCN), sunk off north coast of Brittany, France in English Channel, 10 miles north of Ile de Vierge - by 1 or 2 torpedoes from German torpedo boat T.24.While covering minelaying operation of Brittany with Canadian destroyer 'Haida' on April - 29.   

1944  On April - 29 surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague   

1945  On this day in history canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch.   

1945  The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies on April - 29.   

1945  The German commanding officer in Italy surrenders to General Alexander of the U.S. 5th Army unit on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history uS liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany   

1945  On this day in history 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna)   

1946  28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals on this day in history.   

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer   

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer   

1660  On this day in history birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer   

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on April - 29.   

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on April - 29.   

1686  On April - 29 birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)   

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on this day in history.   

1745  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on April - 29.   

0852  On April - 29 amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76   

0926  On April - 29 death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia   

1380  On this day in history death of catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)   

1499  John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies on April - 29.   

1535  On this day in history death of john Houghton, English, executed   

1594  On this day in history death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on April - 29.   

1658  Death of John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613) on April - 29.