Page 2: Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago on this day in history.   

1783  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) on April - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1806  Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher on this day in history.   

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

1813  On this day in history rubber is patented   

1813  Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier on April - 29.   

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

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia on April - 29.   

1841  A Bertrand, writer, dies on April - 29.   

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 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  The birth of Henri Poincare, French mathematician on this day in history.   

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  Peace between England & Russia on April - 29.   

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

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF) on this day in history.   

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

1860  Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1861  On April - 29 r Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto   

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

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

1862  New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War on April - 29.   

1862  On this day in history vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer   

1863  The birth of William Randolph Hearst, American publisher on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer   

1665  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)   

1745  On this day in history 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  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on April - 29.   

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

1499  John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies on this day in history.   

1535  Death of John Houghton, English, executed on this day in history.   

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.   

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)