Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history 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  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 on April - 29.   

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on April - 29.   

1930  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1935  On April - 29 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  The birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader on April - 29.   

1938  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema on this day in history.   

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

1939  Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history 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 on April - 29.   

1945  Canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 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 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 April - 29.   

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer   

1660  On April - 29 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)   

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

0926  On April - 29 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  On April - 29 death of john Houghton, English, executed   

1594  On April - 29 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  On April - 29 death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)