Today in History (Apr. 29)
Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:04 PM
This is Today in History for Apr. 29
Those born on Apr. 29 include:
| 1667 | | John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) |
| 1745 | | Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) |
| 1818 | | Alexander II, Tsar of Russia (1855-81) |
| 1830 | | Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels |
| 1854 | | Henri Poincar‚, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher |
| 1860 | | Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk) |
| 1863 | | William Randolph Hearst, publisher (SF Examiner, Seattle P-I) |
| 1879 | | Sir Thomas Beecham, England, composer, found London Philharmonic |
| 1885 | | Wallingford Riegger, Albany Georgia, composer (Bacchangle) |
| 1893 | | Harold C Urey, Ind, physicist (Nobel 1934); discovered deuterium |
| 1899 | | Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, bandleader (Take the "A" Train) |
| 19-- | | Greg Christian, rocker (Testament-Souls of Black) |
| 19-- | | Lane Smith, Memphis Tn, actor (Chiefs, Nathan-V) |
| 19-- | | Mark Kendall, rocker (Great White-Twice Shy) |
| 19-- | | Richard Kline, NYC, actor (Larry-3's Company, Richie-It's a Living) |
| 19-- | | Susan Pratt, actress (Barbara Montgomery-Guiding Light) |
| 1901 | | Emperor Hirohito, of Japan (1926-89) |
| 1903 | | Frank Parker, NYC, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party) |
| 1904 | | Russ Morgan, Scranton Pa, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) |
| 1907 | | Fred Zinnemann, movie director (From Here to Eternity, Julia) |
| 1908 | | Jack Williamson, American writer (Firechild, Golden Blood) |
| 1909 | | Tom Ewell, Ky, actor (Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch, Adam's Rib) |
| 1912 | | Richard Carlson, Mn, actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi) |
| 1914 | | Ewan Roberts, Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin) |
| 1915 | | Donald Mills, singer (Mills Brothers) |
| 1919 | | Celeste Holm, NYC, actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve) |
| 1920 | | Harold Shapero, Lynn Mass, composer (9 Minute Opera) |
| 1922 | | George Allen, football coach (Washington Redskins) |
| 1924 | | Ren‚e Jeanmaire, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson) |
| 1927 | | Dorothy Manley, England, 100m sprint (Olympic-silver-1948) |
| 1928 | | Carl Gardner, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin) |
| 1932 | | Alexei A Gubarev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28) |
| 1933 | | Keith Baxter, South Wales, actor (Barretts at Wimpole Street) |
| 1933 | | Rod McKuen, singer/composer/versifier (Alone, Beatsville) |
| 1935 | | Len Weinrib, NYC, comedian (Spike Jones Show) |
| 1936 | | April Stevens, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple) |
| 1936 | | Richard Lynch, actor (Xavier-Battlestar Galactica) |
| 1936 | | Zubin Mehta, Bombay India, conductor (NY Philharmonic) |
| 1942 | | Galina Kulakova, USSR, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972) |
| 1942 | | Klaus Voorman, rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Might Quinn) |
| 1944 | | Jim Hart, Evanston, Ill, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals) |
| 1947 | | Jim Ryun, US, 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympic-silver-1968) |
| 1947 | | Johnny Miller, golfer (1974 PGA Player of the Year) |
| 1947 | | Tommy James, singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver) |
| 1949 | | Anita Dobson, England, actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders) |
| 1949 | | Eddie Hart, US, 100m runner (Olympic-1972) |
| 1949 | | Francis Rossi, guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo-Down Down) |
| 1952 | | Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Schnectady, actress (Too Close for Comfort) |
| 1952 | | Nora Dunn, Chic Ill, comedienne (SNL) |
| 1954 | | Jerry Seinfeld, comedien (Seinfeld) |
| 1955 | | Kate Mulgrew, Dubuque Iowa, actress (Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery) |
| 1958 | | Eve Plumb, Burbank, actress (Jan-Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka) |
| 1958 | | Michelle Pfeiffer, Midway City Calif, actress (Married to the Mob) |
| 1958 | | Simon Edwards, rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love) |
| 1960 | | Joseph Guzaldo, Chicago Ill, actor (Stir Crazy) |
| 1967 | | Rachel Williams, Greenwich Village NY, model |
| 1968 | | Carnie Wilson, singer (Wilson Phillips) |
| 1970 | | Andre Agassi, US, tennis pro (US & French Open finalist-1990) |
Those who passed away on Apr. 29 include:
| 1980 | | Alfred Hitchcock, director (Psycho), dies at 80 |
Holidays on Apr. 29
| | | Japan Emperor Hirohito's Birthday |
| | | Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Confederate Memorial Day (1868) |
| | | US-Utah Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) |
Religious observances on Apr. 29
| | | Bah '¡ 9th day of Ridv n-festival |
| | | Christian National Christian College Day |
| 1252 | | RC Commemoration of St Peter of Verona, martyr |
| 1380 | | Ang Commem of St Catherine of Siena, patron of Italy/virgin/doctor |
| 1863 | | Bah '¡ 9th day of Ridv n (Bah '¡ festival); Jam l 2, 20 |
| 1994 | | Jewish Lag B'Omer (love for Holy Land Day) (Iyar 18, 5754 AM) |
| 1996 | | Moslem 'Id al-Adha (Dh–l-Hijjah 10, 1416 AH) |
Event reminders for Apr. 29
| | | Seattle Wash Stockholders Meeting-Boeing Company |
| 1995 | | Annular eclipse visible over South Pacific & South America |
This is Today in History for Apr. 29
| 1429 | | Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English |
| 1553 | | Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England |
| 1661 | | Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan |
| 1715 | | John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time |
| 1813 | | Rubber is patented |
| 1852 | | 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published |
| 1856 | | Peace between England & Russia |
| 1857 | | US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF) |
| 1861 | | Asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered |
| 1861 | | Maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union |
| 1861 | | R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto |
| 1862 | | 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss |
| 1862 | | New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War |
| 1892 | | Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter |
| 1894 | | Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong |
| 1894 | | to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol |
| 1902 | | M Wolf discovers asteroid #484 Pittsburghia |
| 1903 | | Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) |
| 1905 | | 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, TX |
| 1912 | | 108ø F (42ø C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record) |
| 1913 | | Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper |
| 1916 | | Irish nationalists surrender to British in Dublin |
| 1921 | | B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #953 Painleva |
| 1922 | | 1st official Intl Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) |
| 1927 | | Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed |
| 1930 | | C Jackson discovers asteroid #1268 Libya |
| 1931 | | Cleve Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0 |
| 1938 | | G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1484 Postrema |
| 1939 | | Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens |
| 1945 | | US liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany |
| 1946 | | 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals |
| 1957 | | 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va |
| 1961 | | ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts |
| 1963 | | KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KPAT |
| 1965 | | Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die |
| 1967 | | Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" |
| 1971 | | Bill Graham closes down the Fillmore & Fillmore East |
| 1971 | | Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration |
| 1975 | | Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead |
| 1975 | | US Forces pull out of Vietnam |
| 1981 | | Phillie Steve Carlton strikes out his 3,000th batter |
| 1982 | | Nordiques 2-Isles 5-Semifinals-Isles hold 2-0 lead |
| 1983 | | Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor |
| 1985 | | 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched |
| 1985 | | Tony Tubbs wins the WBA heavyweight boxing championship |
| 1986 | | Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners |
| 1987 | | Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for the cycle |
| 1988 | | "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols |
| 1988 | | Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry |
| 1988 | | Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses |
| 1992 | | "March of Falsettos & Falsettoland" opens on Broadway |
| 1992 | | Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps |
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