April 29
Appearance
April 29is the 119th day of the year (120th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 246 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 711-Moorishtroops led byTariq ibn-Ziyadland atGibraltarto begin their invasion of theIberianPeninsula.
- 1429–Battle of Orléans:Frenchtroops led byJoan of Arclifted theEnglishSiege of Orleans,a turning point in theHundred Years' War.
- 1483-Gran Canaria,the main island of theCanary Islands,is conquered by theKingdom of Castile.
- 1521-Swedish War of Liberation:Swedishtroops underGustav Vasadefeat aDanishforce underDidrik Slagheckin theBattle of Vasteras.
- 1587-Francis Drakeleads a raid in theBayofCadiz,sinking at least 23shipsof the Spanish fleet.
- 1672–Franco-Dutch War:Louis XIV of Franceinvades theNetherlands.
- 1770–James Cookarrives at and namesBotany Bay,Australia.
- 1854– TheAshmun Instituteis officially begins as the firstcollegeforAfrican Americanstudents.
- 1861–American Civil War:Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to split from theUnion
- 1862–American Civil War:New Orleansfalls toUnionforces under AdmiralDavid Farragut.
- 1882- TheElektromote,a forerunner of thetrolleybus,is tested byEduard Werner von SiemensinBerlin.
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1903– A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 inFrank, Alberta,Canada.
- 1910–Andrew FisherbecomesPrime Minister of Australiafor the second time.
- 1916–Easter Rebellion:Martial lawinIrelandis lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities inDublin.
- 1944–Dancing Romeo,the lastOur Gangmovie, is shown for the first time.
- 1945–World War II:TheGermanArmy inItalysurrenders (gives up) to theAllies.
- 1945–Adolf Hitlermarries his long-time partnerEva Braunin aBerlinbunker and decides that AdmiralKarl Dönitzwill be the next ruler.
- 1945–Holocaust:TheDachau concentration campis freed byUnited Statestroops.
- 1946– FormerPrime Minister of JapanHideki Tojoand 28 formerJapaneseleaders are accused ofwar crimes.
- 1967– After refusing to go into theUnited States Armythe day before (because of religious reasons),Muhammad Aliis stripped of hisbo xingtitle.
- 1968- ThemusicalHairopens onBroadway.
- 1969–JazzmusicianDuke Ellingtonreceives thePresidential Medal of Freedom.
- 1970–Vietnam War:United StatesandSouth Vietnameseforces go intoCambodiato huntNLFsoldiers.
- 1974–Watergate scandal:PresidentRichard Nixonannounces the release of edited word copies ofWhite Housetape recordings that deal with the scandal.
- 1975–Vietnam War:Operation Frequent Wind– The lastU.S.citizensbegin to leaveSaigonbefore an expectedNorth Vietnamesetakeover. United States part in the war comes to an end.
- 1986-Fireat central library of theLos AngelesPublicLibrarydamages over 400,000booksand other items.
- 1986-FuneralofWallis Simpson,who had died five days earlier.Edward VIII of the United Kingdomhad left the throne in order to marry her.
- 1991–Bangladeshis hit by acyclone,killing at least 138,000 people.
- 1991– Atraincrash inHunanprovince inChinakills over 200 people.
- 1992–1992 Los Angeles riots:RiotsinLos Angeles, California,follow the release ofpolice officerscharged with too much strength and force in the beating ofRodney King.Over the next three days, 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
- 1992 - NBA playerMichael Jordanscores 56 points in a playoff game against theMiami Heatin what is considered one of the greatest games of his career.
- 1997– TheChemical Weapons Conventionof1993enters into force, and makes the production, stockpiling and use ofchemical weaponsillegal.
- 1999– The Avala TV tower inBelgradein destroyed byNATOallied bombing.
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2002– TheUnited Statesis re-elected (chosen again) to theUnited Nations Commission on Human Rights,one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.
- 2004-Oldsmobilebuilds its finalcar,ending 107 years of production.
- 2005–Syriantroops complete their withdrawal fromLebanon.
- 2011–Prince William, Duke of CambridgemarriesCatherine MiddletonatWestminster AbbeyinLondon.
- 2013-NBAplayerJason Collinsannounces that he is openlygay,the first American sportsman to come out as gay while still active.
- 2015- Members of theBali Nineare executed fordrugtrafficking inIndonesia.
- 2015- TheWorld Health Organizationdeclares thatrubellahas been eradicated from theAmericas.
- 2017- Access toWikipediais blocked inTurkey.
- 2018-Amber Ruddresigns as the BritishHome Secretaryand is succeeded bySajid Javid.
- 2019- TheIndonesiangovernment announces plan to move the country's capital city away fromJakarta.
Births
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 1667–John Arbuthnot,Scottishdoctor,mathematicianandwriter(d.1735)
- 1686-Vasily Tartishchev,Russianstatesman,historianand geographer (d.1750)
- 1727–Jean-Georges Noverre,French dancer, founder of modernballet(d.1810)
- 1745–Oliver Ellsworth,3rdChief Justice of the United States(d.1807)
- 1762-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan,French marshal (d.1833)
- 1766-Nicolas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley,Englishstatesman(d.1851)
- 1780-Charles Nodier,French writer (d.1844)
- 1784-Samuel Turrell Armstrong,Governor of Massachusetts(d.1850)
- 1818–TsarAlexander II of Russia(d.1881)
- 1820-Henry Watkins Alley,Confederate general andGovernorofLouisiana(d.1866)
- 1823-Konrad von Mauer,Germanlegalhistorian (d.1902)
- 1824–Francisco Pi y Margell,Catalan-Spanishpolitician and writer (d.1901)
- 1837-Georges Boulanger,Frenchgeneraland politician (d.1891)
- 1847-Joachim Andersen,Danishflautist,conductorandcomposer(d.1909)
- 1848-Raja Ravi Varma,Indian painter (d.1906)
- 1854–Henri Poincaré,Frenchmathematicianandphysicist(d.1912)
- 1857–Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia(d.1905)
- 1863–Constantine Cavafy,Greekpoet(d.1933)
- 1863–William Randolph Hearst,American mediatycoon(d.1951)
- 1868–Alice Keppel,English socialite and mistress toEdward VII(d.1947)
- 1871-William Stern,Germanpsychologist(d.1938)
- 1872-Harry Payne Whitney,Americanbusinessman,lawyerandhorse-breeder (d.1930)
- 1875-Margaret Preston,Australian artist (d.1963)
- 1875-Rafael Sabatini,Italian-English writer (d.1950)
- 1876–Zauditu,EmpressofEthiopia(d.1930)
- 1879–Thomas Beecham,Britishconductor(d.1961)
- 1882-Hendrik Nicolaes Werkman,Dutch artist and painter (d.1945)
- 1885–Egon Erwin Kisch,Czechjournalistandwriter(d.1948)
- 1887-Raymond Thorne,American freestyle swimmer (d.1921)
- 1891-Bharathidasan,IndianTamilpoet (d.1964)
- 1893–Harold C. Urey,Americanchemist(d.1981)
- 1894-Marietta Blau,Austrianphysicist(d.1970)
- 1895-Vladimir Propp,Russianfolkorist(d.1970)
- 1895–Malcolm Sargent,Britishconductor(d.1967)
- 1899–Duke Ellington,Americanpianistandjazzmusician(d.1974)
1901 – 1950
[change|change source]- 1901–Hirohito,Emperor ofJapan(d.1989)
- 1907–Fred Zinnemann,Austrian-bornmovie director(d.1997)
- 1907-Chuya Nakahara,Japanesepoet(d.1937)
- 1907-Tino Rossi,French singer and actor (d.1983)
- 1909-Tom Ewell,American actor (d.1994)
- 1915–Donald Mills,American singer (Mills Brothers) (d.1999)
- 1917-Celeste Holm,American actress and singer (d.2012)
- 1917-Maya Deren,Ukrainian-Americandirector,poetandphotographer(d.1961)
- 1917-Urie Bronfenbrenner,Russian-Americanpsychologist(d.2005)
- 1919-Alla Rakha,Indiantablaplayer (d.2000)
- 1921–Cornelis de Jager,Dutchastronomer
- 1922–Toots Thielemans,Belgianjazzmusicianandharmonicaplayer (d.2016)
- 1923–Irvin Kershner,American movie director (d.2010)
- 1924-Zizi Jeanmaire,Frenchdancerandactress
- 1925–Iwao Takamoto,Japanese-Americananimatorandmovie director(d.2007)
- 1925–John Compton,Prime MinisterofSaint Lucia(d.2007)
- 1925-Ned Austin,American actor (d.2007)
- 1925-Colette Marchand,Frenchdancerandactress(d.2015)
- 1926–Paul Baran,American computer pioneer (d.2011)
- 1927-Dorothy Manley,British athlete
- 1927-Bill Slater,Britishfootballer(d.2018)
- 1928-Heinz Wolff,German-Britishscientistand broadcaster (d.2017)
- 1929–Walter Kempowski,Germanwriter(d.2007)
- 1929-Ray Barretto,Americanjazzmusician(d.2006)
- 1929-Peter Sculthorpe,Australiancomposerandconductor(d.2014)
- 1929-Maurice Strong,Canadian businessman and diplomat (d.2015)
- 1929-Jeremy Thorpe,Englishpolitician(d.2014)
- 1930-Joe Porcaro,American musician
- 1930-Henri Coppens,Belgianfootballer(d.2015)
- 1930-Claus Ogerman,German-Americancomposer
- 1930-Jean Rochefort,French actor and director (d.2017)
- 1931-Frank Auerbach,German-British painter
- 1931-Lonnie Donegan,Scottishsinger,songwriterandmusician(d.2002)
- 1933–Mark Eyskens,formerPrime Minister of Belgium
- 1933-Rod McKuen,American poet and composer (d.2015)
- 1933-Willie Nelson,American singer and musician
- 1934–Pedro Pires,formerPresidentofCape Verde
- 1934-Bill Vander Zalm,Dutch-Canadian politician, 28thPremierofBritish Columbia
- 1935-April Ashley,English model
- 1936–Zubin Mehta,Indian-bornconductor
- 1936-Alejandra Pizarnik,Argentinepoet(d.1972)
- 1936-Lane Smith,American actor (d.2005)
- 1938-Klaus Voormann,German artist, musician and producer
- 1938–Bernard Madoff,American financier and convict
- 1938-E. Ahamed,Indian politician (d.2017)
- 1941-Toney Anaya,formerGovernorofNew Mexico
- 1942-Galina Kulakova,Soviet cross-country skier
- 1942-Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey,Englishpolitician
- 1944–Hermann Scheer,German politician (d.2010)
- 1944–Princess BenedikteofDenmark
- 1944-Richard Kline,American actor and director
- 1945-Tammi Terrell,American singer (d.1970)
- 1947-Joey Levine,American singer and composer
- 1947-Jim Ryun,American athlete and politician
- 1949-Anita Dobson,English actress
- 1950–Phillip Noyce,Australianmovie director
1951 – 1975
[change|change source]- 1951-John Holmes,Britishdiplomat
- 1951–Dale Earnhardt,American racing driver (d.2001)
- 1952–David Icke,British writer, and former footballer andjournalist
- 1952-Rob Nicholson,Canadian politician
- 1953-Nikolai Budarin,Russiancosmonaut
- 1954–Jerry Seinfeld,Americancomedian
- 1955–Kate Mulgrew,Americanactress
- 1955-Klaus Siebert,Germanbiathlete(d.2016)
- 1957–Daniel Day-Lewis,Britishactor
- 1957-Timothy Treadwell,Americanactivist(d.2003)
- 1958–Michelle Pfeiffer,American actress
- 1958-Giovanni Galli,Italianfootballer
- 1960- Lachele Carl, American voice actress
- 1964–Federico Castelluccio,Italian-American actor
- 1965-Angelo Alessio,Italianfootballer
- 1966-Ramón Medina Bello,Argentinefootballer
- 1966–Phil Tufnell,Englishcricketer
- 1967-Master P,Americanrapper
- 1967-Curtis Joseph,Canadianice hockeyplayer and coach
- 1968-Michael Herbig,Germanactor,comedian,directorandproducer
- 1970–Andre Agassi,Americantennisplayer
- 1970–Uma Thurman,American actress
- 1972–Marko Rehmer,Germanfootballer
- 1972-Derek Mears,American actor and stuntman
- 1972-Takahiro Yamada,Japanesefootballer
- 1973-David Belle,French actor
- 1974-Anggun,Indonesian-Frenchsinger-songwriter
From 1976
[change|change source]- 1978–Bob Bryan,American tennis player
- 1978–Mike Bryan,American tennis player
- 1979–Lee Dong-Gook,South Koreanfootballer
- 1979–Jo O'Meara,English singer (S Club)
- 1979-Matt Tong,English drummer (Bloc Party)
- 1980–Kian Egan,Irish singer (Westlife)
- 1980-Luciano Milo,Italian ice dancer
- 1980-Magdalena Tul,Polish actress
- 1982-Travis Smith,American musician
- 1983-Semih Senturk,Turkishfootballer
- 1983-Yuriko Shiratori,Japanese model and actress
- 1984-Taylor Cole,American actress
- 1985–Jean-François Jacques,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1986-Crystal Harris,Americanmodel
- 1987-Sara Errani,Italiantennisplayer
- 1987–Alicia Morton,Americanactress
- 1988–Jonathan Toews,NHLice hockeycentre for theChicago Blackhawks
- 1988–Younha,South Koreansinger
- 1989–Charlotte Francis,Englishactress
- 1991-Oviya,Indianmodelandactress
- 1992-Emilio Orozco,Americansoccerplayer
- 1994-Stephen Milne,Scottish swimmer
- 1995-Victoria Sinitsina,Russian ice dancer
- 2007-Infanta Sofía of Spain,Spanish royal
Deaths
[change|change source]Up to 1950
[change|change source]- 643-Hou Junji,Chinesechancellorduring theTang Dynasty
- 926-Burchard III, Duke of Swabia
- 1380–Catherine of Siena,Italian saint (b.1347)
- 1594-Thomas Cooper,Englishbishop,lexicographer and writer
- 1688–Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg(b.1620)
- 1698–Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis,First Lord of the BritishAdmiralty(b.1655)
- 1707–George Farquhar,Irishdramatist(b.1678)
- 1768-Georg Brandt,Swedishchemistandmineralogist(b.1694)
- 1771-Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli,French-Italianarchitect(b.1700)
- 1776-Edward Wortley Montagu,English traveler and writer (b.1713)
- 1782-Richard Kempenfelt,Englishadmiral(b.1718)
- 1793-Yechezkel Landau,Polishrabbi(b.1713)
- 1827-Rufus King,Americanpolitician(b.1755)
- 1854-Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey,English field marshal and politician (b.1768)
- 1905-Ignacio Cervantes,Cubanpianistand composer (b.1847)
- 1921-Annie Edson Taylor,Americanadventuress(b.1838)
- 1933–Constantine Cavafy,Greek poet (b.1863)
- 1935–Leroy Carr,Americanbluessinger,songwriterandpianist(b.1905)
- 1937–William Gillette,actor (b.1853)
- 1944–Bernardino Machado,PresidentofPortugal(b.1851)
- 1947-Irving Fisher,Americaneconomist(b.1867)
1951 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1951–Ludwig Wittgenstein,Austrian-bornphilosopher(b.1889)
- 1957–Belle Baker,American 1920s torch singer, movie and television actress (b.1893)
- 1961-Cisco Houston,Americansinger-songwriterandguitarist(b.1918)
- 1967–Anthony Mann,American actor and director (b.1867)
- 1967-J. B. Lenoir,Americanbluesguitaristandsinger-songwriter(b.1929)
- 1968-Anthony Boucher,Americanscience fictionwriter (b.1911)
- 1980–Alfred Hitchcock,British movie director (b.1899)
- 1992-Mae Clarke,American actress (b.1910)
- 1993–Mick Ronson,British musician (b.1946)
- 1997–Mike Royko,columnist (b.1932)
- 2000-Pham Van Dong,2ndPrime MinisterofVietnam(b.1906)
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2001–Barend Biesheuvel,Prime Ministerof theNetherlands(b.1920)
- 2002-Sune Andersson,Swedishfootballer(b.1921)
- 2005–William J. Bell,soap opera creator, writer, producer (b.1927)
- 2006-John Kenneth Galbraith,Canadian-Americaneconomist(b.1908)
- 2007–Ivica Racan,CroatianPrime Minister (b.1944)
- 2008–Albert Hofmann,Swiss physicist (b.1906)
- 2008-Bo Yang,Chinese author and cultural critic (b.1920)
- 2012-Eric Charden,French singer (b.1943)
- 2012–Shukri Ghanem,Libyanpolitician(b.1942)
- 2012-Joel Goldsmith,American composer (b.1957)
- 2012–Amarillo Slim,American professionalpokerplayer (b.1928)
- 2014-Michael Kadosh,Israelifootballer(b.1940)
- 2014-Bob Hoskins,English actor (b.1942)
- 2014-Al Feldstein,American writer and editor (b.1925)
- 2014-Norma Pons,Argentine actress (b.1943)
- 2014-M. V. Devan,Indian artist and writer (b.1928)
- 2014-Walter Walsh,AmericanFBIagent and Olympic shooter (b.1907)
- 2014-Reuven Feuerstein,Israeli psychologist (b.1921)
- 2014-Edgars Vinters,Latvianpainter (b.1919)
- 2015- Members of theBali Nineexecuted inIndonesiafor drug trafficking:
- Andrew Chan,Australian (b.1981)
- Rodrigo Gularte,Brazilian (b.1972)
- Myuran Sukumaran,Australian (b.1984)
- 2015-Daniel Walker,Americanpolitician,36thGovernorofIllinois(b.1922)
- 2015-Calvin Peete,Americangolfer(b.1943)
- 2015-Jean Nidetch,American businesswoman (b.1923)
- 2015-Gopulu,Indian illustrator and cartoonist (b.1924)
- 2016-Alyson Bailes,Britishdiplomat(b.1949)
- 2016-Renato Corona,Filipino jurist (b.1948)
- 2016-Jok Church,American cartoonist (b.1949)
- 2016-Dmytro Hnatyuk,Ukrainianbaritoneandoperasinger (b.1925)
- 2016-Chen Zhongshi,Chinese writer (b.1942)
- 2017-George Genyk,American football player and coach (b.1938)
- 2017-R Vidyasagar Rao,Indianirrigationengineer (b.1939)
- 2018-Luis García Meza Tejada,PresidentofBolivia(b.1929)
- 2018-Derek Keys,South African businessman and politician (b.1931)
- 2018-Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn,Scottish politician (b.1945)
- 2018-Lester James Peries,Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter (b.1919)
- 2018-Robert Mandan,American actor (b.1932)
- 2019-Eldon Bargewell,American general (b.1947)
- 2019-Stevie Chalmers,Scottishfootballer(b.1935)
- 2019-Gino Marchetti,American football player (b.1926)
- 2019-Les Murray,Australian poet (b.1938)
- 2019-José Rodrigues Neto,Brazilianfootballer(b.1949)
- 2019-John Singleton,American film director (b.1968)
- 2019-Ellen Tauscher,American politician (b.1951)