Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history david Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)   

1784  Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) on April - 29.   

1793  Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall on April - 29.   

1806  Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher on April - 29.   

1808  On April - 29 hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883]   

1813  Rubber is patented on April - 29.   

1813  On April - 29 christian Danner, composer, dies at 55   

1814  On this day in history uSS Peacock captures HMS Epervier   

1815  On this day in history abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890   

1818  Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81) on this day in history.   

1830  On April - 29 adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels   

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia on this day in history.   

1841  A Bertrand, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1845  Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice on this day in history.   

1852  First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published on April - 29.   

1852  1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published on April - 29.   

1853  Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history the birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician   

1854  Henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher on this day in history.   

1855  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS] on April - 29.   

1856  On April - 29 peace between England & Russia   

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF) on April - 29.   

1857  On this day in history uS Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF)   

1857  Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk)   

1861  Asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered on April - 29.   

1861  On April - 29 maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union   

1861  On this day in history r Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto   

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union on April - 29.   

1862  100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss on April - 29.   

1862  New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War on this day in history.   

1862  Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer on this day in history.   

1863  The birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher on April - 29.   

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1636  On April - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer   

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 29.   

1727  On this day in history 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 this day in history amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76   

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

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