Page 2: Historical Events In April - 29

1781  On April - 29 french fleet occupies Tobago   

1783  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 29 rubber is patented   

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

1814  On this day in history uSS Peacock captures HMS Epervier   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published   

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

1854  On this day in history the birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician   

1854  Henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher on April - 29.   

1855  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS] on April - 29.   

1856  Peace between England & Russia on April - 29.   

1857  On April - 29 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  Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e) on this day in history.   

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

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

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union on April - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1862  On April - 29 vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer   

1863  The birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher on April - 29.   

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

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer   

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

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  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1727  On April - 29 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 April - 29.   

0926  On April - 29 death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia   

1380  On April - 29 death of catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)   

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

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

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on April - 29.   

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.