April 29

Events

 * - arrives to relieve the.
 * - : invades the.
 * - arrives at and names,.
 * - The is officially chartered, becoming the first college for  students.
 * - : 's votes not to secede from the.
 * - : falls to  forces under.
 * - The fraternity is founded at  in.
 * - The "" – forerunner of the –  trialed by  in.
 * - A 30 million cubic-metre kills 70 in,.
 * - becomes  for the second time.
 * - : in  is lifted and the  is officially over with the surrender of  to  authorities in.
 * - : The  in  unconditionally surrenders to the.
 * 1945 - : Start of.
 * 1945 - marries his long-time partner  in a  bunker and  designates   as his successor.
 * 1945 - The is liberated by  troops.
 * - Former  and 28 former ese leaders are indicted for s.
 * - A an delegation to the Chinese government was presented with a treaty draft regarding the.
 * - is created as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship.
 * -   successfully launches seventh  in their  series.
 * - After refusing induction into the the day before (citing religious reasons),  is stripped of his  title.
 * - : and ese forces invade  to hunt.
 * - :  announces the release of edited transcripts of  tape recordings related to the scandal.
 * - : : The last citizens begin evacuation from  prior to an expected ese takeover.   involvement in the war comes to an end.
 * - Corazones Unidos Siempre National Latin Sorority Inc. founded.
 * - sets a  record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the.
 * 1986 - Fire at the Central library of the City of, some 400,000 books and other items damaged or destroyed.
 * - struck the  district of southeastern  with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.
 * - : s in, follow the acquittal of s charged with excessive force in the beating of . Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
 * - The of  enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of  among its signatories.
 * - near  destroyed in  of.
 * - The is re-elected to the, one  year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.
 * - and  testify before the  in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the.
 * - builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
 * - completes withdrawal from, ending 29 years of occupation.
 * 2005 - 's first takes place.
 * - in Turkey

Births

 * -, Welsh poet, according to legend in
 * -, Irish statesman and soldier (d. )
 * -, English physician and satirist (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, French dancer (d. )
 * -, 3rd (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French general and politician (d. )
 * -, Dutch composer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician and physicist (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * 1863  -, Greek poet (d. )
 * 1863  -, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, Italian/British writer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English conductor (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist and printer (d. )
 * -, Czech journalist and author (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, English conductor (d. )
 * -, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French singer and actor (d. )
 * 1907  -, Austrian-born American film director (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American football player and coach (d. )
 * -, French film actor and director (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, Austrian motorcyclist (d. )
 * -, Canadian golfer (d. )
 * 1924  -, French ballet dancer and actress
 * -, American character actor (d. )
 * 1925  -, Saint Lucian Prime Minister (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * 1929  -, German author
 * 1929  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1929  -, Australian composer
 * -, French actor
 * -, German-born British painter
 * 1931  -, Scottish musician (d. )
 * 1933  -, American poet and composer
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1934  -, American musician
 * -, Indian-born conductor
 * 1936  -, American singer
 * 1936  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English writer
 * -, English television personality (d. )
 * 1938  -, German musician, artist, and record producer
 * -, Soviet cross country skier
 * 1942  -, German illustrator and musician
 * 1944  -, American actor and director
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American film director and writer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1947  -, Brazilian philosopher
 * 1947  -, American musician
 * 1947  -, American athlete and politician
 * -, American attorney
 * 1948  -, German guitarist and violinist  (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1952  -, English writer
 * 1952  -, American baseball player
 * -, American snowboarder
 * 1954  -, American comedian
 * -, American actress
 * 1955  -, American voice actress
 * 1955  -, Canadian baritone
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, Irish actor
 * 1957  -, American guitarist
 * 1957  -, American bear enthusiast (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1958  -, American actress
 * 1958  -, Baseball broadcaster
 * -, English bassist
 * 1960  -, Canadian writer
 * 1960  -, American filmmaker
 * -, Japanese seiyuu
 * -, Italian-American actor
 * -, English cricketer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1967  -, American rapper
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, Australian engineer
 * -, American politician
 * -, French physical educator
 * 1973  -, Swedish Heavy Metal Vocalist
 * -, Indonesian singer
 * 1974  -, French footballer
 * 1974  -, Austrian tennis player
 * 1974  -, Canadian violinist
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, Swedish composer and producer
 * -, Spanish TV host and socialite
 * 1977  -, Danish footballer
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1978  -  and, American tennis players
 * -, Scottish racing driver
 * 1979  -, British singer
 * 1979  -, Korean footballer
 * 1979  -, English drummer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1980  -, Irish singer
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1981  -, Canadian athlete (d. )
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * -, Pakistani film critic
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Japanese gravure idol and actress
 * -, American Actress
 * 1984  -, Vietnamese footballer
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, Korean pop singer
 * -, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. )
 * 2003  -, Princess of Norway
 * -, Princess of Spain
 * 2003  -, Princess of Norway
 * -, Princess of Spain

Deaths

 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. )
 * -, Irish dramatist (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. )
 * -, English traveler and writer (b. )
 * -, Royal Navy Admiral (b. )
 * -, Polish rabbi (b. )
 * 1793  -, English scientist (b. )
 * -, German entomologist (b. )
 * -, English general (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Union Brigadier General in the (b. )
 * -, Greek poet (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born philosopher (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, American folk singer (b. )
 * -, English physicist and radio pioneer (b. )
 * -, American actor and director (b. )
 * -, American author and animator (b. )
 * -, English film director (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * 1993  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American columnist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. )
 * -, Thai comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American television writer and producer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host (b. )
 * -, Canadian economist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2007  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2007  -, former  (b. )
 * 2007  -, Norwegian actor, known as the leader of
 * 2007  -, New Zealand cricket player (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand cricket player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (public holiday since, traditionally the start of the holiday period.)
 * (-. Holiday of 's birthday until his death in ).
 * ( - Day of, which is reigned by )
 * - second day of the in honor of.
 * - The ninth day of the of.
 * - second day of the in honor of.
 * - The ninth day of the of.

Liturgical feasts

 * (d.1111)
 * (d.1111)