Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago on April - 29.  

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 this day in history 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 April - 29 christian Danner, composer, dies at 55  

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier on April - 29.  

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 April - 29.  

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  Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice on April - 29.  

1852  First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published on this day in history.  

1852  1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published on this day in history.  

1853  On April - 29 comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth  

1854  The birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician on April - 29.  

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

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

1856  Peace between England & Russia on April - 29.  

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

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF) on this day in history.  

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

1860  Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk) on April - 29.  

1861  On this day in history asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered  

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

1861  On April - 29 r Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto  

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 April - 29.  

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

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 April - 29 birth of john Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)  

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  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on this day in history.  

0852  On April - 29 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 this day in history.  

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer  

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on this day in history.  

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