Historical Events In April - 29

1926  On this day in history france & US reach accord on repayment of WW I  

1926  On this day in history carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida)  

1927  Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed on this day in history.  

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

1927  On April - 29 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  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on April - 29.  

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0  

1934  On April - 29 pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday  

1935  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= on April - 29.  

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

1936  On April - 29 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76  

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 this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road  

1943  Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis on this day in history.  

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1944  Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1946  On this day in history 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 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  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on this day in history.  

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

1686  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

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  On April - 29 amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76  

0926  On April - 29 death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia  

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 April - 29.  

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on April - 29.  

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.  

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)