Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

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  On April - 29 big Jay McNeely, rocker   

1928  On this day in history henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61   

1929  On April - 29 peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer   

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

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

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on April - 29.   

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  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= on this day in history.   

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

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  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema on April - 29.   

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

1939  On April - 29 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 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 this day in history.   

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 April - 29.   

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  US liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany on April - 29.   

1945  On this day in history 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  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on April - 29.   

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1584  On April - 29 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  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  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)   

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  On April - 29 john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies   

1535  On this day in history death of john Houghton, English, executed   

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