Historical Events In April - 29

1926  France & US reach accord on repayment of WW I on April - 29.   

1926  Carie Meek, (Rep-D-Florida) on this day in history.   

1927  Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed on this day in history.   

1927  Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed on April - 29.   

1927  Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist/auto company exec on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history big Jay McNeely, rocker   

1928  On this day in history henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61   

1929  Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer on this day in history.   

1930  On April - 29 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya   

1930  On April - 29 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games   

1930  Alf Valentine, cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) on April - 29.   

1931  Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 on this day in history.   

1934  Pitts is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 29 leroy Carr, rocker, dies=   

1936  On April - 29 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5   

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on April - 29.   

1937  On April - 29 the birth of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader   

1938  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens   

1939  On April - 29 whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx & Queens opens   

1940  On this day in history 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS   

1942  On this day in history japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road   

1943  On this day in history dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis   

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on April - 29.   

1944  Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk on April - 29.   

1944  On this day in history hMCS ATHABASKAN (RCN), sunk off north coast of Brittany, France in English Channel, 10 miles north of Ile de Vierge - by 1 or 2 torpedoes from German torpedo boat T.24.While covering minelaying operation of Brittany with Canadian destroyer 'Haida'.   

1944  On April - 29 surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague   

1945  Canadians start air dropping food supplies to the starving Dutch on April - 29.   

1945  On April - 29 the German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies   

1945  The German commanding officer in Italy surrenders to General Alexander of the U.S. 5th Army unit on April - 29.   

1945  On April - 29 uS liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany   

1945  On April - 29 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna)   

1946  On this day in history 28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals   

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer   

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

1660  On April - 29 birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer   

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of john Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)   

1686  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 29.   

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on April - 29.   

1745  On April - 29 birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)   

0852  Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on this day in history.   

1499  On April - 29 john IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies   

1535  On this day in history death of john Houghton, English, executed   

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

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

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