Historical Events In April - 29

1926  On April - 29 france & US reach accord on repayment of WW I   

1926  On this day in history carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida)   

1927  On this day in history construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed   

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

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

1928  On this day in history big Jay McNeely, rocker   

1928  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 on April - 29.   

1929  On April - 29 peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer   

1930  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya on this day in history.   

1930  123 runs are scored in 7 major league games on this day in history.   

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on April - 29.   

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  On this day in history leroy Carr, rocker, dies=   

1936  On April - 29 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5   

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1938  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens   

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  Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56   

1944  Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk on April - 29.   

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  Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague on April - 29.   

1945  On April - 29 canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch.   

1945  On this day in history the German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies   

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

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

1945  1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) on April - 29.   

1946  28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals on April - 29.   

1947  On April - 29 irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80   

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1584  On this day in history birth of melchior Teschner, composer   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on this day in history.   

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 29.   

1745  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)   

0852  On this day in history amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76   

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on this day in history.   

1499  John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies on this day in history.   

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on April - 29.   

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.   

1630  On April - 29 death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)   

1658  On April - 29 death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)