Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago on this day in history.  

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

1806  On this day in history earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher  

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

1813  On April - 29 rubber is patented  

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

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier on April - 29.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 April - 29.  

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

1853  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  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 April - 29.  

1860  On April - 29 lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk)  

1861  On April - 29 asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history 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  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 April - 29 birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)  

1745  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on this day in history.  

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  On April - 29 death of john Houghton, English, executed  

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.  

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on April - 29.  

1658  Death of John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613) on this day in history.