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April 29 Events in History - April 29 Birthdays - April 29 Deaths
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April 29, 1998 15th Miss Hawaiian Tropic crowned April 29, 1997 "Candide," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 103 performances April 29, 1997 Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs April 29, 1996 "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater New York City April 29, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno California on KFRR 104.1 FM April 29, 1995 Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV April 29, 1995 Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat April 29, 1994 Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300 April 29, 1994 Israel and PLO sign economic accord April 29, 1992 "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances April 29, 1992 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks April 29, 1992 Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery April 29, 1992 Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin April 29, 1992 Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha" April 29, 1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps April 29, 1991 "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances April 29, 1991 Croatia declares independence April 29, 1991 Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless April 29, 1991 Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 April 29, 1990 "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 16 performances April 29, 1990 Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement April 29, 1990 STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands April 29, 1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate April 29, 1989 2nd government of Lubbers falls April 29, 1988 "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols April 29, 1988 Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson marry April 29, 1988 Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses April 29, 1987 Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle April 29, 1987 Japan's premier Nakasone visits the U.S. April 29, 1986 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library April 29, 1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners April 29, 1985 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched April 29, 1985 Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues April 29, 1985 Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title April 29, 1984 "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 17 performances April 29, 1984 Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic April 29, 1983 Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor April 29, 1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell April 29, 1982 Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador April 29, 1982 Nordiques 2-Isles 5-Semifinals-Isles hold 2-0 lead April 29, 1981 Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) April 29, 1981 Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters April 29, 1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic April 29, 1977 British Aerospace forms April 29, 1976 Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water April 29, 1975 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth April 29, 1975 Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead April 29, 1974 President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House April 29, 1973 Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 29, 1971 Bill Graham closes down Fillmore and Fillmore East April 29, 1971 Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration April 29, 1971 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 29, 1970 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia April 29, 1969 "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 7 performances April 29, 1968 "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 1750 performances April 29, 1967 Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" April 29, 1965 Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam April 29, 1965 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die April 29, 1965 Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe April 29, 1964 Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma April 29, 1964 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 29, 1963 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KPAT April 29, 1962 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed win April 29, 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship April 29, 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts April 29, 1957 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va April 29, 1956 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open April 29, 1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting April 29, 1956 WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting April 29, 1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting April 29, 1955 G. Gronchi elected president of Italy April 29, 1953 Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers April 29, 1948 Bradman scores 107 Aust vs. Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours April 29, 1946 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals April 29, 1945 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) April 29, 1945 Japanese army evacuates Rangoon April 29, 1945 Terms of surrender of German armies in Italy signed April 29, 1945 U.S. liberates 31,601 in Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany April 29, 1945 Venice and Mestre were captured by the Allies April 29, 1944 Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague April 29, 1943 Dietrich Bonhoffer arrested by nazis April 29, 1943 Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London April 29, 1943 U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia April 29, 1942 Japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road April 29, 1942 Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France April 29, 1940 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS April 29, 1940 Norwegian King Haakon and government flees to England April 29, 1940 Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City April 29, 1939 Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens April 29, 1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 April 29, 1934 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday April 29, 1931 Cleveland Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 9-0 April 29, 1930 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games April 29, 1930 North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens April 29, 1930 Telephone connection England-Australia goes into service April 29, 1927 Construction of Spirit of St. Louis is completed April 29, 1926 France and U.S. reach accord on repayment of WW I April 29, 1925 Netherlands returns to gold standard April 29, 1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) April 29, 1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays April 29, 1916 Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin April 29, 1913 Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper April 29, 1912 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record) April 29, 1912 Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel," premieres in Berlin April 29, 1910 Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam April 29, 1905 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, Texas April 29, 1905 Pierre de Brazza lands in Libreville Gabon April 29, 1903 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) April 29, 1901 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75 April 29, 1901 Anti semitic riot in Budapest April 29, 1894 Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol April 29, 1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter April 29, 1888 Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha April 29, 1886 1st public Dutch electricity opens April 29, 1864 Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas April 29, 1862 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Mississippi April 29, 1862 New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War April 29, 1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union April 29, 1857 U.S. Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio April 29, 1856 Peace between England and Russia April 29, 1853 Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth April 29, 1852 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published April 29, 1845 Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice April 29, 1834 Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia April 29, 1813 Rubber is patented April 29, 1793 Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall April 29, 1784 Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) April 29, 1781 French fleet occupies Tobago April 29, 1781 French fleet stopped Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope April 29, 1715 John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time April 29, 1707 English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain April 29, 1706 Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria April 29, 1701 Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 April 29, 1670 Pope Clemens X elected April 29, 1661 Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan April 29, 1644 Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking April 29, 1636 Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans April 29, 1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein April 29, 1623 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru April 29, 1553 Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England April 29, 1550 Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority April 29, 1540 Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended April 29, 1522 Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-gen of Netherlands April 29, 1429 Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English April 29, 1091 Battle at Monte Levunium: Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes |