Page 5: Historical Events In April - 29

1926  Carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida)   

1927  Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed.   

1927  Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed.   

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

1928  Big Jay McNeely, rocker   

1928  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61   

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer   

1930  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya.   

1930  123 runs are scored in 7 major league games   

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner)   

1931  Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0.   

1934  Pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday   

1935  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies=.   

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

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76.   

1937  Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader is born   

1938  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema   

1939  Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx and Queens opens.   

1939  Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens   

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

1942  Japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road   

1943  Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis.   

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56   

1944  Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk   

1944  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  Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague.   

1945  Canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch   

1945  The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies.   

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

1945  US liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany   

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

1946  28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals.   

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80.   

1948  Bradman scores 107 Aust v Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours.   

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1584  Melchior teschner: Composer   

1636  Esaias reusner: Composer   

1660  Matthias henriksen schacht: Composer   

1665  James butler: 2nd duke of ormonde, irish statesman and soldier   

1667  John arbuthnot: Scottish writer (alexander pope)   

1686  Peregrine bertie: 2nd duke of ancaster and kesteven, english statesman   

1727  Jean-georges noverre: French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)   

1745  Oliver ellsworth: 3rd chief justice supreme court (1796-1800)   

0852  Amalarius/fortunatus/symphosius of metz/lyon: Bishop,   

0926  Burchard ii: Duke of swabia   

1380  Death of Catherine of siena: Italian saint (b. 1347)   

1499  Death of John iv: Dutch army leader/earl of egmond,   

1535  Death of John houghton: English, executed   

1594  Death of Thomas cooper: English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

1630  Death of Agrippa d'aubigné: French poet (b. 1552)   

1658  John cleveland: English poet (b. 1613)