Page 7: Historical Events In April - 29

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

1980  On April - 29 alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80   

1981  On this day in history phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter   

1983  Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor on April - 29.   

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

1985  On this day in history tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship   

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

1988  On April - 29 "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols   

1988  On this day in history burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry   

1988  Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies on April - 29.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 29.   

1994  On April - 29 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 April - 29 robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57   

1996  David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 on April - 29.   

1997  Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 on April - 29.   

2005  Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger." on April - 29.   

2006  On this day in history massive anti-war demonstrations and a mar down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.   

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

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

2012  International Chemical Weapons Convention deadline for chemical weapon stockpiles comes into effect on this day in history.   

2013  On this day in history 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 April - 29.   

2018  On this day in history sweden's official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey   

2018  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 on this day in history.   

2018  Animated series " The Simpsons " surpasses "Gunsmoke"'s 635-episode count to have highest episode count of any series on TV on this day in history.   

2019  On April - 29 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  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  On this day in history birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer   

1665  On April - 29 birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)   

1667  On April - 29 birth of john Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)   

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 this day in history.   

0852  On April - 29 amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76   

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on April - 29.   

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on April - 29.   

1499  On this day in history john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies   

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  On April - 29 death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)   

1658  On April - 29 death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)