Page 7: Historical Events In April - 29

1979  On this day in history julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55   

1980  On this day in history alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80   

1981  On April - 29 phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter   

1983  Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor on April - 29.   

1985  On this day in history 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched   

1985  On this day in history tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship   

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

1988  On this day in history "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols   

1988  On April - 29 burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry   

1988  Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies on April - 29.   

1991  On April - 29 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 this day in history.   

1991  Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people on April - 29.   

1992  On this day in history voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps   

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 April - 29.   

1995  In Kitchener Ontario butchers finish making the world's longest sausage, with a length of 28.77 miles on April - 29.   

1995  Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1996  David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 on April - 29.   

1997  Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 on this day in history.   

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

2006  On April - 29 massive anti-war demonstrations and a mar down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.   

2006  The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda on April - 29.   

2011  On April - 29 an estimated two billion people[23] watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.   

2012  On April - 29 international Chemical Weapons Convention deadline for chemical weapon stockpiles comes into effect   

2013  On this day in history 7 people are killed after a Boeing 747 crashes in Bagram, Afghanistan   

2017  3 tornadoes hit south east of Dallas, Texas, killing 5 on April - 29.   

2018  On April - 29 uK Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigns amid immigration scandal involving the Windrush generation   

2018  On April - 29 sweden's official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey   

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 this day in history.   

2018  Animated series " The Simpsons " surpasses "Gunsmoke"'s 635-episode count to have highest episode count of any series on TV on this day in history.   

2019  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 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 this day in history.   

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  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)   

0852  On April - 29 amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76   

0926  On this day in history death of burchard II, Duke of Swabia   

1380  On April - 29 death of catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)   

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

1630  Death of Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) on April - 29.   

1658  Death of John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613) on this day in history.