Page 5: Historical Events In April - 29

1926  On April - 29 france & US reach accord on repayment of WW I   

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

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

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

1927  On this day in history betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec   

1928  On this day in history big Jay McNeely, rocker   

1928  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 on April - 29.   

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on April - 29.   

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

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

1930  On this day in history alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner)   

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 April - 29.   

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

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

1936  On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader   

1938  On April - 29 g Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema   

1939  On April - 29 whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens   

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

1943  On April - 29 dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis   

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

1944  On this day in history 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' on April - 29.   

1944  On April - 29 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 this day in history the German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies   

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

1946  28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals on April - 29.   

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

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  On April - 29 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 April - 29.   

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

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 April - 29.   

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

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

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on this day in history.   

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

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.