Page 7: Historical Events In April - 29
Thursday, 06 November 2025
1979 Julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55 on April - 29. 

1980 Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1981 Phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter on this day in history. 

1983 On this day in history harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor 

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

1985 On April - 29 tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship 

1986 On April - 29 seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25 

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

1988 Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry on this day in history. 

1988 On April - 29 andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies 

1991 On this day in history 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 April - 29 claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies 

1991 On April - 29 bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people 

1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps on this day in history. 

1992 On April - 29 mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84 

1993 On April - 29 cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77 

1994 Bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history in Kitchener Ontario butchers finish making the world's longest sausage, with a length of 28.77 miles. 

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

2005 On this day in history apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger." 

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 April - 29 the Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda. 

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

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 3 tornadoes hit south east of Dallas, Texas, killing 5 on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

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 April - 29. 

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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