Historical Events In April - 29

1781  On April - 29 french fleet occupies Tobago  

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

1784  On April - 29 premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna)  

1793  Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall on this day in history.  

1806  Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher on April - 29.  

1808  Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history rubber is patented  

1813  Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55 on April - 29.  

1814  On April - 29 uSS Peacock captures HMS Epervier  

1815  On this day in history abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1818  On April - 29 alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81)  

1830  On this day in history adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels  

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia on April - 29.  

1841  On April - 29 a Bertrand, writer, dies  

1845  On April - 29 macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice  

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

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

1853  Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth on April - 29.  

1854  The birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician on this day in history.  

1854  Henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher on this day in history.  

1855  On April - 29 anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]  

1856  On this day in history peace between England & Russia  

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

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

1857  On this day in history edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e)  

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

1861  Asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  The birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher on this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)  

1667  On this day in history birth of john Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)  

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

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 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 this day in history death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)  

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