Historical Events In April - 29

1781  On April - 29 french fleet occupies Tobago   

1783  On April - 29 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)   

1784  On this day in history premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna)   

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

1806  On this day in history earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher   

1808  Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] on this day in history.   

1813  Rubber is patented on April - 29.   

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

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier on April - 29.   

1815  Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on April - 29.   

1818  On this day in history alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81)   

1830  Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels on April - 29.   

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

1841  On April - 29 a Bertrand, writer, dies   

1845  On April - 29 macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice   

1852  First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published on this day in history.   

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

1853  On this day in history comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth   

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

1854  On this day in history henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher   

1855  On this day in history anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]   

1856  On this day in history 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 April - 29.   

1860  On April - 29 lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk)   

1861  On this day in history asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered   

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

1861  R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto on April - 29.   

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss   

1862  On April - 29 new Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War   

1862  On this day in history vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer   

1863  On April - 29 the birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher   

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

1665  On this day in history 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  On April - 29 birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)   

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 April - 29.   

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  On April - 29 death of catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)   

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

1535  On April - 29 death of john Houghton, English, executed   

1594  On this day in history death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

1630  On this day in history death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)   

1658  On this day in history death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)