What happened on April 29? There are more than 267 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About April 29
April 29 is the 120th day of the year 2024. There are 246 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday. This day falls under the 18th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Reno, Nevada 89505 sunrise occured at 06:00 AM and sunset occured at 07:53 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Taurus. The modern birthstone for this month is Diamond while the mystical birthstone is Opal.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 275 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For April 29
- 711Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
- 1429Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- 1483Gran Canaria, the main of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, very important step in the expansion of Spain.
- 1587Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.
- 1672Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands.
- 1770James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.
- 1781American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- 1832Évariste Galois released from prison.
- 1861American Civil War: Maryland’s House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- 1862American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.
- 1864Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the Civil War.
- 1882The “Elektromote” – forerunner of the trolleybus – is tested by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
- 1903A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada.
- 1910The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People’s Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
- 1916Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
- 1916World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
- 1945The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
- 1945The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
- 1945World War II – Fuehrerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Both Hitler and Braun will commit suicide the next day.
- 1945World War II: Start of Operation Manna.
- 1945World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1946Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.
- 1946The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
- 1951Tibetan delegates to the Central People’s Government arrive in Beijing and draft a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy.
- 1953The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- 1965Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series.
- 1967After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1968The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway.
- 1970Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
- 1974Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1975Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
- 1986A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
- 1991A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.
- 1992Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
- 1997The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
- 1999The Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- 2004Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
- 2004Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
- 2005Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation.
- 2011Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton.
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Who Were Born On April 29?
- 1665James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
- 1667John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735)
- 1686Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
- 1727Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer (d. 1810)
- 1745Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
- 1758Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (d. 1820)
- 1762Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
- 1769Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. 1852)
- 1780Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
- 1784Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
- 1810Thomas Adolphus Trollope, British author and journalist, (d. 1892)
- 1818Tsar Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)
- 1837Georges Boulanger, French general and politician (d. 1891)
- 1842Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
- 1848Raja Ravi Varma,Indian painter (d.1906)
- 1854Henri Poincaré, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
- 1863Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
- 1863Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
- 1863William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951)
- 1868Alice Keppel, English socialite and mistress of King Edward VII (d. 1947)
- 1872Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930)
- 1875Rafael Sabatini, Italian/British writer (d. 1950)
- 1876Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930)
- 1879Thomas Beecham, British conductor (d. 1961)
- 1882H. N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
- 1885Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
- 1893Harold C. Urey, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
- 1895Malcolm Sargent, British conductor (d. 1967)
- 1899Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
- 1901Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989)
- 1907Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997)
- 1907Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (d. 1983)
- 1908Jack Williamson, American writer (d. 2006)
- 1909Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1912Richard Carlson, American actor (d. 1977)
- 1915Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999)
- 1917Celeste Holm, American actress
- 1917Maya Deren, Ukraine-born American avant-garde filmmaker (d. 1961)
- 1918George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
- 1919Gérard Oury, French film actor and director (d. 2006)
- 1920Edward Blishen, English author (d. 1996)
- 1920Harold Shapero, American composer
- 1922Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001)
- 1922Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
- 1924Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
- 1924Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballet dancer and actress
- 1925Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and film director (d. 2007)
- 1925John Compton, Saint Lucian Prime Minister (d. 2007)
- 1925Ned Austin, American character actor (d. 2007)
- 1926Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (d. 2009)
- 1928Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters)
- 1929Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
- 1929Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
- 1929Ray Barretto, American jazz musician (d. 2006)
- 1929Walter Kempowski, German author (d. 2007)
- 1930Jean Rochefort, French actor
- 1931Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
- 1931Lonnie Donegan, British musician (d. 2002)
- 1932Joy Clements, American soprano (d. 2005)
- 1933Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium
- 1933Rod McKuen, American poet and composer
- 1934Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1934Otis Rush, American musician
- 1934Pedro Pires, 3rd President of Cape Verde
- 1936Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest
- 1936April Stevens, American singer
- 1936Lane Smith, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1936Zubin Mehta, Indian-born conductor
- 1937Hasil Adkins, Appalachian country, rock and roll, and blues musician (d. 2005)
- 1937Jill Paton Walsh, British writer
- 1938Bernard Madoff, American convict, Ponzi scheme operator
- 1938Fred Dibnah, British television personality (d. 2004)
- 1938Klaus Voormann, German musician, artist, and record producer
- 1942Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
- 1944Francis Lee, British footballer
- 1944Princess Benedikte of Denmark
- 1944Richard Kline, American actor and director
- 1945Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
- 1947Jim Ryun, American athlete and politician
- 1947Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1947Tommy James, American musician
- 1948Bruce Cutler, American attorney
- 1948Michael Karoli, German guitarist and violinist (Can) (d. 2001)
- 1950Debbie Stabenow, American politician, junior senator of Michigan
- 1950Phillip Noyce, Australian film director
- 1951Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
- 1952Bob McClure, American baseball player
- 1952David Icke, British writer
- 1952Nora Dunn, American actress
- 1952Ron Washington, American baseball manager(Texas Rangers)
- 1954Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder
- 1954Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
- 1955Gino Quilico, Canadian baritone
- 1955Kate Mulgrew, American actress
- 1955Leslie Jordan, American actor
- 1955Richard Epcar, American voice actor
- 1955Wendee Lee, American voice actress
- 1956Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
- 1956Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
- 1957Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
- 1957Mark Kendall, American guitarist
- 1957Timothy Treadwell, American ecologist (d. 2003)
- 1958Eve Plumb, American actress
- 1958Gary Cohen, Baseball broadcaster
- 1958Martin Whitmarsh, British businessman, CEO of McLaren Racing
- 1958Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
- 1960Caveh Zahedi, American filmmaker
- 1960Phil King, British bassist
- 1960Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
- 1961Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū
- 1962Bruce Driver, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963Mike Babcock, NHL Coach
- 1964Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
- 1964Melody Barnes, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
- 1964Mohammad Qatanani, Muslim Imam
- 1966Phil Tufnell, British cricketer
- 1967Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967Master P, American rapper
- 1968Carnie Wilson, American singer
- 1969İzel, Turkish singer
- 1969Paul Adelstein, American actor
- 1970Andre Agassi, American tennis player
- 1970China Forbes, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
- 1970Uma Thurman, American actress
- 1971Sam Michael, Australian engineer
- 1971Tamara Johnson-George, American singer (SWV)
- 1972Dustin McDaniel, American politician
- 1973David Belle, French physical educator
- 1973Johan Hegg, Swedish heavy metal vocalist (Amon Amarth)
- 1974Anggun, Indonesian singer
- 1974Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
- 1974Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
- 1974Pascal Cygan, French footballer
- 1975Béres Zoo, Hungarian radio DJ
- 1975Eric Koston, Thai American professional skateboarder
- 1975Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1976Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
- 1977Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
- 1977Rocío Carrasco, Spanish TV host and socialite
- 1978Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, American tennis players
- 1978Craig Gower, Australian rugby league and union player
- 1978Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
- 1979Jo O'Meara, British singer (S Club)
- 1979Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer
- 1979Matt Tong, British drummer (Bloc Party)
- 1979Ryan Sharp, British racing driver
- 1980Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
- 1980Kian Egan, Irish singer (Westlife)
- 1980Magdalena Tul, Polish pop singer
- 1980Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981Émilie Mondor, Canadian athlete (d. 2006)
- 1981Alex Vincent, American actor
- 1981George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
- 1982Travis Smith, American drummer (Trivium)
- 1983David Lee, American basketball player
- 1983Jay Cutler, American football player
- 1983Sam Jones III, American actor
- 1983Tommie Harris, American football player
- 1983Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
- 1984Firass Dirani, Australian actor
- 1984Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
- 1984Taylor Cole, American actress
- 1984Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player
- 1986Renee Alway, American model
- 1987Alicia Morton, American actress
- 1988Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989Charlotte Francis, English actress
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Who Died On April 29?
- 926Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
- 1380Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)
- 1594Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer
- 1630Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)
- 1658John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)
- 1676Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1688Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
- 1698Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)
- 1707George Farquhar, Irish dramatist (b. 1678)
- 1743Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (b. 1658)
- 1768Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1771Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Italian-born Russian architect (b. 1700)
- 1776Edward Wortley Montagu, British traveler and writer (b. 1713)
- 1782Richard Kempenfelt, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1718)
- 1793John Michell, British scientist (b. 1724)
- 1793Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi (b. 1713)
- 1798Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. 1723)
- 1854Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, British general (b. 1768)
- 1903Paul du Chaillu, French explorer (b. 1835)
- 1905Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (b. 1847)
- 1916Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (b. 1850)
- 1916The O'Rahilly, Irish Nationalist and member of the Easter Rising (b. 1875)
- 1920William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)
- 1933Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (b. 1863)
- 1935Leroy Carr, American blues singer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
- 1937William Gillette, American actor (b. 1853)
- 1944Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851)
- 1945Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)
- 1947Irving Fisher, American economist (b. 1867)
- 1951Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (b. 1889)
- 1956Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
- 1961Cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918)
- 1966William Eccles, British physicist and radio pioneer (b. 1875)
- 1967Anthony Mann, American actor and director (b. 1906)
- 1967J. B. Lenoir, American musician (b. 1929)
- 1979Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (b. 1907)
- 1980Alfred Hitchcock, British film director (b. 1899)
- 1988James McCracken, American tenor (b. 1926)
- 1992Mae Clarke, American actress (b. 1910)
- 1993Michael Gordon, American film director (b. 1909)
- 1993Mick Ronson, British musician (b. 1946)
- 1997Mike Royko, American columnist (b. 1932)
- 1998Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2000Pham Van Dong, Vietnamese politician (b. 1906)
- 2002Bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936)
- 2002Lor Tok, Thai comedian and actor (b. 1914)
- 2004Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
- 2005Louis Leithold, American mathematician (b. 1924)
- 2005Mariana Levy, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host (b. 1966)
- 2005Sara Henderson, Australian pastoralist and author (b. 1936)
- 2005William J. Bell, American television writer and producer (b. 1927)
- 2006John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-born US economist (b. 1908)
- 2007Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor, known as the leader of Olsenbanden (b. 1921)
- 2007Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1940)
- 2007Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
- 2007Josh Hancock, American baseball player (b. 1978)
- 2007Milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912)
- 2007Zhang Taofang, Chinese sniper (b. 1931)
- 2008Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist, known as the first to synthesize LSD (b. 1906)
- 2010A.S. Douglas, British computer scientist, creator of the first graphical computer game (b. 1921)
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