Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago on April - 29.  

1783  On this day in history david Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)  

1784  Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) on April - 29.  

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

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

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

1813  On April - 29 rubber is patented  

1813  On this day in history christian Danner, composer, dies at 55  

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier on this day in history.  

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

1818  On this day in history alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81)  

1830  On April - 29 adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels  

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia on this day in history.  

1841  A Bertrand, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1856  Peace between England & Russia on April - 29.  

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF) on April - 29.  

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  On this day in history lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk)  

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

1861  On this day in history maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union  

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

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss  

1862  New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War on April - 29.  

1862  Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer on April - 29.  

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

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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer  

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1660  On April - 29 birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer  

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  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia  

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 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  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on April - 29.  

1658  On this day in history death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)