Historical Events In April - 29

1979  On April - 29 julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55  

1980  Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 on April - 29.  

1981  On April - 29 phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter  

1983  Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor on this day in history.  

1985  17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched on April - 29.  

1985  Tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship on April - 29.  

1986  Seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25 on this day in history.  

1988  "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols on this day in history.  

1988  Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry on April - 29.  

1988  Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies on this day in history.  

1991  On April - 29 denison Mines to close uranium plant in Elliot Lake, putting 1000 out of work yup I owned the stock not a plan  

1991  Environment Minister Jean Charest announces $100 million program to clean up toxic sites and contaminated waste dumps in the Arctic, most are from the US and Canadian military on April - 29.  

1991  On this day in history claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies  

1991  On this day in history bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people  

1992  On this day in history voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps  

1992  Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1993  Cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81  

1995  In Kitchener Ontario butchers finish making the world's longest sausage, with a length of 28.77 miles on April - 29.  

1995  On this day in history robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57  

1996  On April - 29 david William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87  

1997  On April - 29 keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50  

2005  Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger." on this day in history.  

2006  Massive anti-war demonstrations and a mar down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq on April - 29.  

2006  On this day in history the Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda.  

2011  On April - 29 an estimated two billion people[23] watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.  

2012  On this day in history international Chemical Weapons Convention deadline for chemical weapon stockpiles comes into effect  

2013  On April - 29 7 people are killed after a Boeing 747 crashes in Bagram, Afghanistan  

2017  On April - 29 3 tornadoes hit south east of Dallas, Texas, killing 5  

2018  UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigns amid immigration scandal involving the Windrush generation on this day in history.  

2018  Sweden's official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey on April - 29.  

2018  On April - 29 spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title  

2018  Animated series " The Simpsons " surpasses "Gunsmoke"'s 635-episode count to have highest episode count of any series on TV on April - 29.  

2019  On this day in history abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization, appears in undated footage released by the group, his first appearance on video since 2014. In the video, he references the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, indicating it was filmed very recently.  

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

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on April - 29.  

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  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on this day in history.  

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

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on this day in history.  

1745  On April - 29 birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)  

0852  On this day in history 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 April - 29.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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