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 this day in history.   

1784  Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history 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  Rubber is patented on this day in history.   

1813  Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1814  On April - 29 uSS Peacock captures HMS Epervier   

1815  On April - 29 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 this day in history.   

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

1841  On this day in history 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  On April - 29 comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth   

1854  On April - 29 the birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician   

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

1855  On this day in history anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]   

1856  On April - 29 peace between England & Russia   

1857  On April - 29 uS Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1861  On April - 29 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 this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer   

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

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1584  On this day in history birth of melchior Teschner, composer   

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

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on April - 29.   

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on April - 29.   

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on April - 29.   

1686  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history 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  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  On April - 29 john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies   

1535  On this day in history death of john Houghton, English, executed   

1594  On April - 29 death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

1630  On this day in history death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)   

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