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What happened on April 29
On April 29 history recorded 45 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 89 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 45events
- 160births
- 89deaths
- 7observances
Highlights
Highlights
1386The Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively won the Battle of the Vikhra River, forcibly making the Principality of Smolensk a vassal state.
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania. The s
1760Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain.
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent. The primary warring states were Great Britain and Prussia fighting ag
1770On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. The aims were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti and to seek evidence of the postulated Terr
April 29
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IX century
- 801
801An earthquake in the Central Apennines hits Rome and Spoleto, damaging the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura.
XI century
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
XIX century
- 1826
1826The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop. - 1861
1861Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union. - 1862
1862American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut. - 1862
1862American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard. - 1864
1864Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
XX century
- 1903
1903A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada. - 1910
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. - 1911
1911Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded. - 1916
1916World War I: The UK's 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. - 1916
1916Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end. - 1945
1945World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy. - 1945
1945World War II: Allied airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands. - 1945
1945World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. - 1945
1945Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. - 1946
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. - 1952
1952Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people. - 1953
1953The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. - 1967
1967After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. - 1970
1970Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. - 1974
1974Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal. - 1975
1975Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. - 1975
1975Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands. - 1985
1985Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. - 1986
1986A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. - 1986
1986The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea. - 1986
1986An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan. - 1991
1991A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. - 1991
1991The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people. - 1992
1992Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. - 1997
1997The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
XXI century
- 2004
2004The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production. - 2011
2011The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. - 2013
2013A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people. - 2013
2013National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board. - 2015
2015A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
Best known
Born on April 29
1882Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman
Dutch artist, typographer and printer
1885Egon Kisch
Austrian-Czechoslovak writer and journalist
1887Robert Cushman Murphy
American ornithologist and museum curator
1888Michael Heidelberger
American immunologist
1893Harold Urey
American physical chemist
1894Marietta Blau
Austrian nuclear physicist
Best known
Died on April 29
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Siena (Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Church)
- Christian feast day: Hugh of Cluny
- Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme
- Christian feast day: Wilfrid II
- Christian feast day: April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Dance Day (UNESCO)
- Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on April 29?
45 documented historical events happened on April 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively won the Battle of the Vikhra River, forcibly making the Principality of Smolensk a vassal state. On the same day, in another year: Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on April 29?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 29, including Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Egon Kisch, Robert Cushman Murphy. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on April 29?
89 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 29, including Hugh of Cluny, Catherine of Siena, Agrippa d'Aubigné. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on April 29?
7 observances are celebrated on April 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Catherine of Siena (Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Church), Christian feast day: Hugh of Cluny, Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme, Christian feast day: Wilfrid II, Christian feast day: April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), International Dance Day (UNESCO). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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