April 29
Events
1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans .
1672 - Franco-Dutch War : Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands .
1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay , Australia .
1832 - Évariste Galois released from prison.
1861 - American Civil War : Maryland 's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union .
1862 - American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut .
1864 - The Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York .
1882 - The "Elektromote " – forerunner of the trolleybus – is tested by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin .
1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta , Canada .
1916 - World War I : The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at Kut . One of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
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 .
1945 - World War II : The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies .
1945 - World War II: Start of Operation Manna .
1945 - World War II - Fuehrerbunker : Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Both Hitler and Braun will commit suicide the next day.
1945 - 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 .
1951 - A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government is presented with a draft treaty regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
1965 - Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO ) successfully launches its seventh rocket in their Rehber series.
1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
1968 - The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway .
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 U.S. begins to evacuate US citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
1980 - Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. is founded.
1986 - Roger Clemens then of the Boston Red Sox sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners .
1986 - A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
1991 - 1991 Bangladesh cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.
1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots : Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King . Over the next three days 53 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.
1999 - Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia .
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 - Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office .
2004 - Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
2005 - Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon , ending 29 years of occupation.
2005 - New Zealand 's first civil union takes place.
2007 - Republic Protests in Turkey .
Births
534 - Taliesin , Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion
1665 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde , Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745 )
1667 - John Arbuthnot , English physician and satirist (d. 1735 )
1686 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven , English statesman (d. 1742 )
1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre , French dancer (d. 1810 )
1745 - Oliver Ellsworth , 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807 )
1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan , French marshal (d. 1833 )
1780 - Charles Nodier , French writer (d. 1844 )
1784 - Samuel Turell Armstrong , American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850 )
1837 - Georges Boulanger , French general and politician (d. 1891 )
1842 - Karl Millöcker , Dutch composer (d. 1899 )
1854 - Henri Poincaré , French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912 )
1863 - William Randolph Hearst , American publisher (d. 1951 )
1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy , Greek poet (d. 1933 )
1863 - Maria Theresa Ledochowska , Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922 )
1872 - Harry Payne Whitney , American businessman (d. 1930 )
1875 - Rafael Sabatini , Italian/British writer (d. 1950 )
1876 - Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930 )
1879 - Thomas Beecham , English conductor (d. 1961 )
1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman , Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945 )
1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch , Czech journalist and author (d. 1948 )
1893 - Harold Urey , Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981 )
1895 - Sir Malcolm Sargent , English conductor (d. 1967 )
1899 - Duke Ellington , American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974 )
1901 - Hirohito , Emperor of Japan (d. 1989 )
1907 - Tino Rossi , French singer and actor (d. 1983 )
1907 - Fred Zinnemann , Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997 )
1908 - Jack Williamson , American writer (d. 2006 )
1909 - Tom Ewell , American actor (d. 1994 )
1912 - Richard Carlson , American actor (d. 1977 )
1915 - Donald Mills , American singer (Mills Brothers ) (d. 1999 )
1917 - Celeste Holm , American actress
1918 - George Allen , American football player and coach (d. 1990 )
1919 - Gérard Oury , French film actor and director (d. 2006 )
1920 - Harold Shapero , American composer
1922 - Helmut Krackowizer , Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001 )
1922 - Toots Thielemans , Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
1924 - Al Balding , Canadian golfer (d. 2006 )
1924 - Zizi Jeanmaire , French ballet dancer and actress
1925 - Ned Austin , American character actor (d. 2007 )
1925 - John Compton , Saint Lucian Prime Minister (d. 2007 )
1925 - Iwao Takamoto , American animator, producer and film director (d. 2007 )
1928 - Carl Gardner , American singer (The Coasters )
1929 - Ray Baretto , American jazz musician (d. 2006 )
1929 - Walter Kempowski , German author (d. 2007 )
1929 - Mickey McDermott , American baseball player (d. 2003 )
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 , Prime Minister of Belgium
1933 - Rod McKuen , American poet and composer
1934 - Luis Aparicio , Venezuelan baseball player
1934 - Otis Rush , American musician
1936 - Zubin Mehta , Indian-born conductor
1936 - April Stevens , American singer
1936 - Lane Smith , American actor (d. 2005 )
1937 - Jill Paton Walsh , English writer
1938 - Fred Dibnah , English television personality (d. 2004 )
1938 - Klaus Voormann , German musician, artist, and record producer
1942 - Galina Kulakova , Soviet cross country skier
1944 - Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 - Richard Kline , American actor and director
1945 - Tammi Terrell , American singer (d. 1970 )
1947 - Serge Bernier , Canadian ice hockey player
1947 - Olavo de Carvalho , Brazilian philosopher
1947 - Tommy James , American musician
1947 - Jim Ryun , American athlete and politician
1948 - Bruce Cutler , American attorney
1948 - Michael Karoli , German guitarist and violinist (Can ) (d. 2001 )
1950 - Phillip Noyce , Australian film director
1950 - Debbie Stabenow , American politician
1951 - Dale Earnhardt , American race car driver (d. 2001 )
1952 - Nora Dunn , American actress
1952 - David Icke , English writer
1952 - Bob McClure , American baseball player
1954 - Jake Burton Carpenter , American snowboarder
1954 - Jerry Seinfeld , American comedian
1955 - Kate Mulgrew , American actress
1955 - Wendee Lee , American voice actress
1955 - Gino Quilico , Canadian baritone
1956 - Sofia Sakorafa , Greek javelin thrower and politician
1956 - Ketil Stokkan , Norwegian singer
1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis , British-Irish actor
1957 - Mark Kendall , American guitarist
1957 - Timothy Treadwell , American bear enthusiast (d. 2003 )
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer , American actress
1958 - Eve Plumb , American actress
1958 - Gary Cohen , Baseball broadcaster
1960 - Phil King , English bassist
1960 - Robert J. Sawyer , Canadian writer
1960 - Caveh Zahedi , American filmmaker
1961 - Fumihiko Tachiki , Japanese seiy?
1963 - Mike Babcock , NHL Coach
1964 - Federico Castelluccio , Italian-American actor
1966 - Phil Tufnell , English cricketer
1967 - Curtis Joseph , Canadian ice hockey player
1967 - Master P , American rapper
1968 - Carnie Wilson , American singer
1969 - Paul Adelstein , American actor
1970 - Andre Agassi , American tennis player
1970 - China Forbes , American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini )
1970 - Uma Thurman , American actress
1971 - Sam Michael , Australian engineer
1972 - Dustin McDaniel , American politician
1973 - David Belle , French physical educator
1973 - Johan Hegg , Swedish heavy metal vocalist
1974 - Anggun , Indonesian singer
1974 - Pascal Cygan , French footballer
1974 - Julian Knowle , Austrian tennis player
1974 - Jasper Wood , Canadian violinist
1975 - Béres Zoo , Hungarian radio DJ
1975 - Rafael Betancourt , Venezuelan baseball player
1976 - Jay Orpin , Swedish composer and producer
1977 - Rocío Carrasco , Spanish TV host and socialite
1977 - Claus Jensen , Danish footballer
1978 - Tony Armas, Jr. , Venezuelan baseball player
1978 - Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan , American tennis players
1979 - Ryan Sharp , Scottish racing driver
1979 - Jo O'Meara , British singer (S Club )
1979 - Lee Dong-Gook , Korean footballer
1979 - Matt Tong , English drummer (Bloc Party )
1980 - Mathieu Biron , Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Kian Egan , Irish singer (Westlife )
1980 - Kelly Shoppach , American baseball player
1981 - George McCartney , Northern Irish footballer
1981 - Émilie Mondor , Canadian athlete (d. 2006 )
1981 - Alex Vincent , American actor
1982 - Kamran Jawaid , Pakistani film critic
1983 - Jay Cutler , American football player
1983 - Yuriko Shiratori , Japanese gravure idol and actress
1983 - David Lee , American basketball player
1983 - Sam Jones III , American Actor
1984 - Taylor Cole , American actress
1984 - Firass Dirani , Lebanese-Australian actor
1984 - Ph?m V?n Quy?n , Vietnamese footballer
1986 - Renee Alway , American Model
1987 - Alicia Morton , American actress
1988 - Younha , Korean pop singer
2003 - Barbaro , American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007 )
2003 - Maud Behn , Princess of Norway
2007 - Infanta Sofía of Spain , Princess of Spain
Deaths
926 - Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
1380 - Catherine of Siena , Italian saint (b. 1347 )
1594 - Thomas Cooper , English bishop, lexicographer, and writer
1630 - Agrippa d'Aubigné , French poet (b. 1552 )
1658 - John Cleveland , English poet (b. 1613 )
1676 - Michiel de Ruyter , Dutch admiral (b. 1607 )
1688 - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620 )
1698 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis , First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655 )
1707 - George Farquhar , Irish dramatist (b. 1678 )
1743 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre , French writer (b. 1658 )
1768 - Georg Brandt , Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694 )
1776 - Edward Wortley Montagu , English traveler and writer (b. 1713 )
1782 - Richard Kempenfelt , Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1718 )
1793 - Yechezkel Landau , Polish rabbi (b. 1713 )
1793 - John Michell , English scientist (b. 1724 )
1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus , German entomologist (b. 1723 )
1854 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey , English general (b. 1768 )
1903 - Paul du Chaillu , French explorer (b. 1835 )
1916 - Jřrgen Pedersen Gram , Danish mathematician (b. 1850 )
1920 - William Henry Seward, Jr. , Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839 )
1933 - Constantine P. Cavafy , Greek poet (b. 1863 )
1935 - Leroy Carr , American blues singer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1905 )
1937 - William Gillette , American actor (b. 1853 )
1944 - Bernardino Machado , President of Portugal (b. 1851 )
1945 - Matthias Kleinheisterkamp , German SS officer (b. 1893 )
1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein , Austrian-born philosopher (b. 1889 )
1956 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb , German field marshal (b. 1876 )
1961 - Cisco Houston , American folk singer (b. 1918 )
1966 - William Eccles , English physicist and radio pioneer (b. 1875 )
1967 - Anthony Mann , American actor and director (b. 1906 )
1967 - J.B. Lenoir , American Blues Musician (b. 1929 )
1979 - Hardie Gramatky , American author and animator (b. 1907 )
1980 - Alfred Hitchcock , English film director (b. 1899 )
1988 - James McCracken , American tenor (b. 1926 )
1993 - Mick Ronson , English musician (b. 1946 )
1993 - Michael Gordon , American film director (b. 1909 )
1997 - Mike Royko , American columnist (b. 1932 )
1998 - Hal Laycoe , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922 )
2002 - Bob Akin , American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936 )
2002 - Lor Tok , Thai comedian and actor (b. 1914 )
2004 - Sid Smith , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925 )
2005 - William J. Bell , American television writer and producer (b. 1927 )
2005 - Mariana Levy , Mexican actress, singer, and television show host (b. 1966 )
2006 - John Kenneth Galbraith , Canadian economist (b. 1908 )
2007 - Milt Bocek , American baseball player (b. 1912 )
2007 - Josh Hancock , American baseball player (b. 1978 )
2007 - Ivica Ra?an , former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944 )
2007 - Arve Opsahl , Norwegian actor, known as the leader of Olsenbanden
2007 - Dick Motz , New Zealand cricket player (b. 1940 )
2007 - Zhang Taofang , Chinese sniper (b. 1931 )
2008 - Albert Hofmann , Swiss chemist, known as the first to synthesize LSD (b. 1906 )
Holidays and observances
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