Historical Events In April - 29

1781  On this day in history french fleet occupies Tobago  

1783  On April - 29 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)  

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

1793  On this day in history cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall  

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

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

1813  Rubber is patented on this day in history.  

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

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

1815  Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on this day in history.  

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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 April - 29.  

1834  On April - 29 charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia  

1841  On April - 29 a Bertrand, writer, dies  

1845  Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice on this day in history.  

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

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

1856  Peace between England & Russia on this day in history.  

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

1857  On April - 29 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 April - 29.  

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

1861  On April - 29 maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union  

1861  R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto on this day in history.  

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

1862  100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss on April - 29.  

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 this day in history the birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher  

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on April - 29.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

0852  On this day in history amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76  

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

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on April - 29.  

1499  On April - 29 john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies  

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on April - 29.  

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

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 this day in history.