Historical Events In April - 29

1781  On this day in history french fleet occupies Tobago  

1783  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) on April - 29.  

1784  Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) on this day in history.  

1793  On April - 29 cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall  

1806  On April - 29 earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher  

1808  Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] on April - 29.  

1813  Rubber is patented on this day in history.  

1813  Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1814  On April - 29 uSS Peacock captures HMS Epervier  

1815  Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on this day in history.  

1818  Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81) on this day in history.  

1830  Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels on April - 29.  

1834  On this day in history charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia  

1841  A Bertrand, writer, dies on April - 29.  

1845  Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published  

1852  On April - 29 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published  

1853  Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth on this day in history.  

1854  On April - 29 the birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician  

1854  On April - 29 henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher  

1855  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS] on this day in history.  

1856  Peace between England & Russia on April - 29.  

1857  On this day in history uS Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF)  

1857  On April - 29 uS Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF)  

1857  Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e) on this day in history.  

1860  Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk) on this day in history.  

1861  Asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered on April - 29.  

1861  On April - 29 maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union  

1861  R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto on April - 29.  

1861  On April - 29 maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union  

1862  On April - 29 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss  

1862  New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War on this day in history.  

1862  Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer on this day in history.  

1863  On April - 29 the birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher  

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1636  On April - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on April - 29.  

1665  On April - 29 birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)  

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

1686  On this day in history birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)  

1727  On this day in history birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)  

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

0852  Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on April - 29.  

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on April - 29.  

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

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

1594  On April - 29 death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer  

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

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