Historical Events In April - 29

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

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

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

1927  On this day in history construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed  

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

1928  Big Jay McNeely, rocker on this day in history.  

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

1929  On April - 29 peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer  

1930  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya on April - 29.  

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

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

1931  On April - 29 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 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  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1937  On April - 29 the birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader  

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

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

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  On this day in history japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road  

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 this day in history canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch.  

1945  The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1947  On April - 29 irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80  

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

1636  On April - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

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

1665  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)  

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

1686  On April - 29 birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)  

1727  On April - 29 birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)  

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

0852  Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.  

1380  On this day in history 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 April - 29 death of john Houghton, English, executed  

1594  On this day in history death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer  

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on April - 29.  

1658  Death of John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613) on this day in history.