Page 5: Historical Events In April - 29

1926  France & US reach accord on repayment of WW I on April - 29.   

1926  On April - 29 carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida)   

1927  Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed on this day in history.   

1927  Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed on April - 29.   

1927  On April - 29 betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec   

1928  Big Jay McNeely, rocker on April - 29.   

1928  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer   

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

1930  On this day in history 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games   

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on this day in history.   

1931  Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 on this day in history.   

1934  Pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday on this day in history.   

1935  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= on April - 29.   

1936  1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 on this day in history.   

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1937  The birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader on April - 29.   

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

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

1939  On this day in history whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens   

1940  1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS on April - 29.   

1942  On April - 29 japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road   

1943  Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56   

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  The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies on April - 29.   

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

1945  On this day in history uS liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany   

1945  1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) on April - 29.   

1946  28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals on this day in history.   

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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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  On April - 29 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  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  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on April - 29.   

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

1499  John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history 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  On April - 29 death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)