Historical Events In April - 29

1926  France & US reach accord on repayment of WW I on this day in history.  

1926  Carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida) on April - 29.  

1927  On April - 29 construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed  

1927  On April - 29 construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed  

1927  Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec on April - 29.  

1928  Big Jay McNeely, rocker on April - 29.  

1928  On April - 29 henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61  

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on this day in history.  

1930  On April - 29 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya  

1930  On April - 29 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games  

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1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on April - 29.  

1931  On April - 29 cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0  

1934  On April - 29 pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday  

1935  On this day in history leroy Carr, rocker, dies=  

1936  On April - 29 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5  

1936  On April - 29 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76  

1937  The birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema  

1939  Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens on April - 29.  

1939  Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens on April - 29.  

1940  On this day in history 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS  

1942  Japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road on this day in history.  

1943  Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis on April - 29.  

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1944  On April - 29 fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk  

1944  On April - 29 hMCS ATHABASKAN (RCN), sunk off north coast of Brittany, France in English Channel, 10 miles north of Ile de Vierge - by 1 or 2 torpedoes from German torpedo boat T.24.While covering minelaying operation of Brittany with Canadian destroyer 'Haida'.  

1944  On this day in history surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague  

1945  On April - 29 canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch.  

1945  On April - 29 the German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies  

1945  On this day in history the German commanding officer in Italy surrenders to General Alexander of the U.S. 5th Army unit.  

1945  On April - 29 uS liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany  

1945  1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) on this day in history.  

1946  On April - 29 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals  

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 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 this day in history 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  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on this day in history.  

1745  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on April - 29.  

0852  On April - 29 amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76  

0926  On this day in history death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia  

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

1499  On this day in history john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies  

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  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.