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What happened in history on this day: April 29?
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- 852 - Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at age 76.
- 1091 - Battle at Monte Levunium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes.
- 1429 - As a French sortie distracts the English troops on the west side of Orléans, Joan of Arc enters unopposed by its eastern gate, bringing greatly needed supplies and reinforcements and inspiring the French to a passionate resistance.
- 1499 - John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies.
- 1522 - Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-General of Netherlands.
- 1535 - John Houghton English, executed.
- 1540 - Emperor Charles V declares all privileges of Gent ended.
- 1550 - Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority.
- 1553 - Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England.
- 1584 - Birth of Melchior Teschner composer.
- 1623 - Eleven Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru.
- 1636 - Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans.
- 1642 - Birth of Christian Weise German writer (Niederländische Bauer).
- 1644 - Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking.
- 1661 - Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan.
- 1667 - Birth of John Arbuthnot Scottish writer (Alexander Pope).
- 1670 - Pope Clemens X elected.
- 1676 - Michiel A de Ruyter Dutch Rear-Admiral, (Newport), killed at age 69.
- 1689 - Charles Mordaunt is appointed lord lieutenant of Northamptonshire in England.
- 1699 - Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at age 50.
- 1701 - Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701.
- 1706 - Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria.
- 1707 - English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain.
- 1715 - John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time.
- 1727 - Birth of Jean-Georges Noverre French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action).
- 1745 - Birth of Oliver Ellsworth; third US Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800).
- 1770 - Captain James Cook in the Endeavor arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.
- 1780 - Birth of Charles Nodier; French writer (La fée aux miettes).
- 1781 - French fleet occupies Tobago.
- 1781 - French fleet stops Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope.
- 1783 - Birth of David Cox; English painter (Treatise on landscape painting).
- 1793 - Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall.
- 1802 - King George III designates the Marines as a Royal Corps.
- 1813 - Rubber is patented.
- 1815 - Birth of Abram Duryee; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1890).
- 1818 - Birth of Alexander II [N Romanov]; Tsar of Russia (1855-81).
- 1830 - Birth of Adolph Sutro; San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels.
- 1842 - Birth of Karl Millöcker; Austria conductor/composer (Beggar Student).
- 1848 - Pope Pius IX publishes an allocution announcing his refusal to support Piedmont-Sardinia in its war with Austria and dispelling hopes that he might serve as ruler of a pan-Italian republic.
- 1852 - First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus is published.
- 1853 - Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 1854 - Birth of Henri Poincaré in France; mathematician/astronomer/philosopher.
- 1857 - Birth of Edouard Rod; France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e).
- 1857 - US Army, Pacific Division headquarters is permanently established at Presidio (San Francisco).
- 1860 - Birth of Lorado Taft; US sculptor (Black Hawk).
- 1861 - Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from USA.
- 1863 - Birth of William Randolph Hearst in San Francisco, California, USA; American publisher (San Francisco Examiner, Seattle Post-Intelligencer) (dies 1951).
- 1864 - Charles-Julien Brianchon, mathematician (Brianchon's theorem), dies at age 80.
- 1871 - Birth of Louis William Stern; German/US philosopher (Intelligence of Children).
- 1873 - Birth of Alida J M Tartaud-Klein; actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage).
- 1879 - Birth of Thomas Beecham in England; composer, founded London Philharmonic.
- 1882 - The "Elektromote" - a forerunner of the trolleybus - is given its first trial run by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin, Germany.
- 1882 - Birth of Hendrik N Werkman; painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing).
- 1885 - Birth of Egon E Kisch in Prague, Austria-Hungary; writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter).
- 1885 - Birth of Wallingford Riegger in Albany, Georgia, USA; composer (Bacchangle).
- 1886 - First public Dutch electricity opens.
- 1893 - Birth of Harold C Urey in Walkerton, Indiana, USA; physicist (discovered Deuterium, Nobel Prize 1934).
- 1894 - Birth of Paul Hörbiger in Budapest, Hungary; actor (Liebelei).
- 1894 - Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Washington DC, 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol.
- 1895 - Birth of Malcolm Sargent; English conductor (Promenade Concerts).
- 1899 - Birth of Edward Kennedy Ellington AKA Duke Ellington in Washington, D.C., USA; bandleader, jazz composer ("Take the A Train", "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)") (dies 1974).
- 1899 - Birth of Natalie Talmadge; actress (Our Hospitality).
- 1901 - 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75.
- 1901 - Anti-semitic riot in Budapest.
- 1901 - Birth of Hirohito in Japan; Emperor (1926-89).
- 1903 - Birth of Frank Parker in New York City, New York, USA; singer (The Jack Benny Radio Show, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party).
- 1903 - Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain in Frank, Alberta, Canada kill 9 people.
- 1904 - Birth of Russ Morgan in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader ("Welcome Aboard", "So Tired", "Cruising Down the River", "Sunflower", "Forever and Ever").
- 1907 - Birth of Fred Zinnemann in Vienna, Austria; movie director (From Here to Eternity, Day of the Jackal, Julia).
- 1907 - Birth of Tino Rossi in Ajaccio, France; singer ("Deux Amours", "Marlene").
- 1908 - Birth of Jack [Stewart] Williamson; US sci-fi author (Firechild, Golden Blood, Cometeers).
- 1909 - Birth of Tom Ewell [S Yewell Tompkins] in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; actor (Tom Ewell Show, Seven Year Itch, Adam's Rib).
- 1912 - 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record high).
- 1912 - Birth of Richard Carlson in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA; actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi, I Led Three Lives TV show, MacKenzie's Raiders TV show).
- 1913 - Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper.
- 1914 - Birth of Ewan Roberts in Edinburgh, Scotland; actress (Private Benjamin).
- 1915 - Birth of Donald Mills in Piqua, Illinois, USA; singer (The Mills Brothers, 2,000 recordings, 50 million copies).
- 1916 - Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin.
- 1917 - Birth of Celeste Holm; actress (Archie Bunker's Place, Falcon Crest, Touched By An Angel).
- 1918 - Birth of Mervyn Roye Harvey; cricket player (brother of Neil, Test for Australia).
- 1918 - Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at age 22.
- 1918 - Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of four unassisted double plays.
- 1919 - Birth of Celeste Holm in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve).
- 1920 - Birth of Harold Samuel Shapero in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; composer (9 Minute Opera).
- 1921 - Arthur Mold, British cricket bowler (1893, banished for throwing), dies.
- 1921 - Birth of Cornelis de Jager; Dutch astronomer (Sun).
- 1922 - First official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn, Estonia).
- 1922 - Birth of George Allen; football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins).
- 1922 - Birth of Parren J Mitchell; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Maryland, 1971-).
- 1922 - Birth of Tommy Noonan in Bellingham, Washington, USA; actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises).
- 1923 - Birth of Irvin Kershner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Never Say Never Again).
- 1923 - Birth of Maxine Audley in London, England; actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards).
- 1924 - Birth of Al Balding in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (Québec Open-1952).
- 1924 - Birth of Renée Jeanmaire in Paris, France; dancer (Hans Christian Anderson).
- 1925 - Birth of Ab Abspoel; Dutch actor/director (Surprise Attack, Elevator).
- 1925 - Birth of Danny Davis; rocker (Nashville Brass).
- 1926 - Birth of Carie Meek; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Florida).
- 1926 - France and US reach accord on repayment of WWI.
- 1927 - Birth of Dorothy Manley in England; 100 metre sprint (Olympics-silver-1948).
- 1928 - Birth of Carl Gardner in Tyler, Texas, USA; rock vocalist (The Coasters - "Searchin").
- 1928 - Henrich Federer, Swiss writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at age 61.
- 1929 - Birth of Walter Kempowski; German writer (Tadellöser and Wolff).
- 1929 - Birth of [John] Jeremy Thorpe; British Member of Parliament (Liberal).
- 1930 - 123 runs are scored in 7 Major League Baseball games.
- 1930 - Birth of Alf[red Lewis] Valentine; Jamaican cricket player (great West Indian lefty spinner).
- 1930 - North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens.
- 1930 - Telephone connection England-Australia goes into service.
- 1931 - Birth of Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev in USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28).
- 1931 - Birth of Lonnie Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland; skiffle musician ("Rock Island Line", "Cumberland Gap", "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour [On the Bedpost Overnight]").
- 1931 - Birth of William Ball; actor (Suburban Commando).
- 1931 - Cleveland Indians' Wes Ferrell no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 9-0.
- 1932 - Birth of Alexei A Gubarev; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28).
- 1932 - Birth of Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin; Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup).
- 1933 - Birth of Keith Baxter in South Wales; actor (Barretts at Wimpole Street).
- 1933 - Birth of Rod [Marvin] McKuen in Oakland, California, USA; singer/composer ("Alone", "Beatsville").
- 1934 - Birth of Pedro Pires; premier (Cape Verde, 1975-91).
- 1934 - Pittsburgh is last Major Baseball League city to play a home game on a Sunday.
- 1935 - Birth of Len Weinrib in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Spike Jones Show).
- 1936 - First pro baseball game in Japan is played; Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5.
- 1936 - Birth of April Stevens in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Deep Purple).
- 1936 - Birth of Jacob Rothschild; English banker/multi-millionaire.
- 1936 - Birth of Lane Smith in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actor (Perry - Lois and Clark, Chiefs, Nathan - V).
- 1936 - Birth of Richard Lynch; actor (Xavier - Battlestar Galactica).
- 1936 - Birth of Zubin Mehta in Bombay, India; conductor (New York Philharmonic).
- 1939 - Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens (New York).
- 1940 - Birth of Brian Taber; cricket wicket-keeper (Australian between Grout and Marsh).
- 1940 - Norwegian King Haakon and government flee to England.
- 1941 - Birth of Jonah Barrington; British World champion squash player (1966-73).
- 1942 - Birth of Galina Kulakova; USSR skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972).
- 1942 - Birth of Klaus Voorman; rock bassist (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn").
- 1942 - Japanese troops march into Lashio, cut off Burma Road.
- 1942 - Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France.
- 1943 - Birth of Duane Allen in Taylortown, Texas, USA; country singer (The Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira").
- 1943 - Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at age 56.
- 1943 - Sidney A K Keyes, English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at age 20.
- 1943 - US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia.
- 1944 - Birth of Richard Kline; actor (Three's Company, The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1944 - Birth of Benedikte, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX.
- 1944 - Birth of Jim Hart in Evanston, Illinois, USA; NFL quarterback (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1944 - Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague.
- 1945 - Operation Manna begins, as British Bomber Command begins dropping food in four pre-approved drop zones in western Holland. By the end of the day, 239 Lancaster bombers have dropped 500+ tons of food.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun.
- 1945 - Birth of Hugh Hopper; rocker (Soft Machine).
- 1945 - Birth of Richard Warwick; actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If).
- 1945 - Birth of [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell [Montgomery]; singer ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough").
- 1945 - Japanese army evacuates Rangoon, Burma.
- 1945 - (1415 hours) In Caserta, Italy, surrender documents are signed by a German lieutenant colonel and a major, for all German forces in Italy.
- 1945 - The last parts of French soil, on the Alpine front, still held by Germans are liberated by French forces.
- 1945 - (about 1300 hours) American 42nd and 45th Divisions capture Dachau concentration camp in Germany, liberating 32,000.
- 1945 - Venice and Mestre are captured by the Allies.
- 1946 - 28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals.
- 1946 - Birth of Franc Roddam; director (K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia).
- 1946 - Birth of John Waters in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; director (Hairspray).
- 1947 - Birth of Jim Ryun; American 1500-metre runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympics-silver-1968).
- 1947 - Birth of John[ny Laurence] Miller in San Francisco, California, USA; golfer (US Open 1973, 1974 PGA Player of the Year, British Open 1976).
- 1947 - Birth of Tommy James; singer ("Crimson and Clover").
- 1948 - Birth of Reb Brown in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break).
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 107 Australia versus Worcestershire, 152 minutes, 15 fours.
- 1949 - Birth of Anita Dobson in England; actress (Annie Watts - EastEnders).
- 1949 - Birth of Eddie Hart; American 100 metre runner (Olympics-1972).
- 1949 - Birth of Susan Pratt; actress (Barbara Montgomery - All My Children, Claire Ramsey - Guiding Light).
- 1950 - Birth of Wayne Secrest; bassist (Confederate Railroad).
- 1951 - Birth of [Ralph] Dale Earnhardt in Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR driver/"The Intimidator" (dies 2001).
- 1951 - Jules Verstraete [Julien G de Graef], actor (Boefje), dies at age 67.
- 1952 - Birth of Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Schnectady, New York, USA; actress (Too Close for Comfort).
- 1952 - Birth of Nora Dunn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedienne (Saturday Night Live, Miami Blues, Working Girl).
- 1953 - Birth of Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin in Kirya, Russia; cosmonaut (STS 71, TM-27).
- 1953 - Joe Adcock is first to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers.
- 1953 - Moïse Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at age 62.
- 1954 - Birth of Jerry Seinfeld; comedian/actor (Seinfeld).
- 1954 - Birth of Bill Paxon; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York).
- 1954 - Birth of Deborah Iyall; rocker (Romeo Void).
- 1955 - Birth of Kate Mulgrew in Dubuque, Iowa, USA; actress (Captain Janeway - Star Trek: Voyager, Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery).
- 1955 - Giovanni Gronchi is elected President of Italy.
- 1956 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1956 - Birth of Ron Verlin; rocker (Shooting Star).
- 1957 - Birth of Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis in London, England; actor, two Best Actor Academy Awards.
- 1957 - First military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA.
- 1957 - Birth of Richie C Robertson; rock bassist/vocalist (Fabulous Poodles).
- 1958 - Birth of Daniel Day-Lewis in England; actor (Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot).
- 1958 - Birth of Eve Plumb in Burbank, California, USA; actress (Jan - The Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka).
- 1958 - Birth of Michelle Pfeiffer in Santa Ana, California, USA; actress (What Lies Beneath, Up Close and Personal, Ladyhawke, Married to the Mob, Grease 2).
- 1958 - Birth of Simon Edwards; rocker (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love").
- 1960 - Birth of Gerard Joling; Dutch singer ("Love is in Your Eyes").
- 1960 - Birth of Joseph Guzaldo in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Stir Crazy).
- 1960 - Birth of William Lee Glasson Junior in Fresno, California, USA; PGA golfer (1985 Kemper Open).
- 1960 - Birth of Phil King; bassist (Lush).
- 1961 - ABC-TV debuts ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay.
- 1962 - 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying win.
- 1962 - Birth of Bruce Driver in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New York Rangers).
- 1962 - Birth of Dieter Hegen in Kaufbeuren, Germany; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1962 - Birth of Robert Druppers; runner (world record 1 km indoor).
- 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1964 - Princess Irene marries Spanish Prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma.
- 1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1965 - Australian government announces it will send troops to Vietnam.
- 1965 - Birth of Reggie Miller; NBA player (Indiana Pacers).
- 1965 - Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Seattle, Washington, USA, killing five; second largest earthquake in the history of Washington state.
- 1965 - Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe.
- 1966 - Birth of John VanderWal in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; outfielder (Colorado Rockies).
- 1966 - Birth of Phil Tufnell; cricket player (England slow lefty and slower fieldsman).
- 1966 - Eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at age 85.
- 1967 - Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at age 60.
- 1967 - Aretha Franklin releases "Respect".
- 1967 - Birth of Curtis Joseph in Keswick, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers).
- 1967 - Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg in Kirkland, Washington; rower/twin sister of Mary (Olympics-4th-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Mary McCagg in Kirkland, Washington, USA; rower/twin sister of Elizabeth (Olympics-4th-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Rachel Williams in Greenwich Village, New York, USA; model (Absolut Vodka, Elle).
- 1968 - Birth of Browning Nagle; NFL quarterback (New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons).
- 1968 - Birth of Carnie Wilson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips - "Hold On").
- 1968 - Death of Frankie Lymon at age 25 of a drug overdose; rocker (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers).
- 1969 - Birth of Arthur Marshall; NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).
- 1970 - 50,000 US and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia.
- 1970 - Birth of Andre Agassi in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; tennis star (Olympics-gold-1996, US Open-1994 and 1999, Wimbledon-1992).
- 1970 - Birth of Arnaud Briand; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Derrick Frazier; NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1970 - Birth of J R Phillips in West Covina, California, USA; infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1970 - Birth of Leuea Tagoai; Canadian Football League defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark McMillian; NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1970 - Birth of Uma Thurman in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction).
- 1970 - Birth of William Martin III in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Finnish yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Sterling Hitchcock in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners).
- 1971 - Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration.
- 1971 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1972 - Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup.
- 1973 - Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1973 - Birth of Mike Hogan; bassist (The Cranberries).
- 1974 - Birth of Alana Blahoski; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of John Macready in Los Angeles, California; gymnast (Olympics-5th-1996).
- 1975 - Charles McMahon Junior, US US Marine Corp lance corporal, killed in Vietnam.
- 1975 - Death of Darwin Judge, US Marine Corp-corporal, one of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam.
- 1975 - Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth.
- 1975 - Death of Michael John Shea, US Marine Corp-Lieutenant/pilot, one of last soldiers killed in Vietnam.
- 1975 - Death of William Craig Nystul, US Marine Corp Captain, one of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam.
- 1976 - Birth of God Shammgod; NBA guard (Washington Wizards).
- 1976 - Birth of Nayla Micherif; Miss Brazil-Universe (1997).
- 1976 - Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water.
- 1977 - British Aerospace forms.
- 1978 - Birth of Mike Bryan in Oxnard, California; tennis star (USTA National 18 doubles).
- 1979 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at age 55.
- 1979 - Birth of Matt Tong; drummer (Bloc Party).
- 1979 - Birth of Jo O'Meara; English singer (S Club 7).
- 1979 - ABC airs the final episode of the original Battlestar Galactica TV show.
- 1980 - Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at age 80 from renal failure (born 1899).
- 1981 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton is first lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.
- 1981 - Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women).
- 1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell win.
- 1984 - In Central Italy, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs.
- 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic.
- 1985 - 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched.
- 1985 - Birth of Zane Carney; actor (Dave's World).
- 1985 - Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit three homeruns in a game in both leagues.
- 1985 - Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing championship.
- 1986 - 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library, California, USA.
- 1986 - Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox sets the record for the most strikeouts in a nine inning Major League Baseball game, striking out 20 Seattle Mariners' players.
- 1986 - Seamus McElwaine, Irish Republican Army-terrorist, killed at age 25.
- 1987 - Chicago Cubs' Andre Dawson hits for the cycle.
- 1987 - American Can changes its company name to Primerica Corporation.
- 1987 - Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 embarks on its second maiden voyage, following entensive renovation.
- 1988 - Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies.
- 1988 - Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago White Sox 9-0 for first 1988 win after 21 losses.
- 1989 - Second Netherlands government of Ruud Lubbers falls.
- 1990 - Dan Quisenberry (all-time American League save king, 238) announces his retirement.
- 1990 - Wrecking cranes begin tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.
- 1991 - Croatia declares independence.
- 1991 - Earthquake in Georgia kills 100.
- 1991 - In Bangladesh a cyclone kills over 131,000 and leaves 9 million homeless.
- 1991 - Death of Ken Curtis at age 74 in his sleep; singer (Shep Fields Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey, Roy Rogers, The Sons of the Pioneers), actor (Festus - Gunsmoke, The Yellow Rose).
- 1992 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
- 1992 - In Simi Valley, California, the Los Angeles police officers accused of excessive force in their severe beating of Rodney King, are found "not guilty". The verdict results in several days of riots in Los Angeles and smaller riots around the country, leading to 53 deaths and US$1 billion in damage.
- 1992 - Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at age 84.
- 1993 - Death of Cy Howard at age 77 of heart failure; director (Lovers and Other Strangers, My Friend Irma).
- 1993 - Michael Gordon, actor/director (Pillow Talk), dies at age 83.
- 1993 - In western Arizona, USA, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs.
- 1993 - Death of Mick Ronson at age 46 of cancer of the liver in London, England; guitarist, producer (David Bowie, Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, Mott the Hoople).
- 1994 - Bill Quinn, American actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at age 81.
- 1994 - Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor, Kenya, kills over 300.
- 1994 - Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization sign economic accord.
- 1994 - Commodore International declares bankruptcy.
- 1995 - Final broadcast of Empty Nest on NBC TV.
- 1995 - Kansas City Royals' player John Nonely is 70th to homerun on his first time at bat.
- 1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 2877 miles, made in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- 1996 - Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, dies at age 72.
- 1996 - New York Mets' pitcher John Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves.
- 1997 - Kansas City Royals' player Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 homeruns.
- 1997 - Keith Ferguson, blues musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at age 50.
- 1997 - Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93), dies.
- 2000 - Death of Pham Van Ðong, Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1906).
- 2000 - The 100th episode of Pokémon TV show airs in the US.
- 2001 - The United Kingdom Census is conducted.
- 2003 - The United States announces the withdrawal of troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, and the redeployment of some at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
- 2003 - Birth of Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Ari Behn and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
- 2004 - The last Oldsmobile car rolls off of the assembly line in the USA, ending 107 years of production.
- 2004 - In Washington, D.C., the National World War II Memorial opens on 7.4 acres of land.
- 2005 - Birth of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, son of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
- 2005 - JAG ends its ten-season run on CBS TV with a flip of a coin, frozen in mid air, leaving viewers wondering if it was Harm, or was it Mac (Sara), who gave up their career in order for the couple to be together.
- 2006 - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.
- 2006 - The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda.
- 2006 - Death of Josh Hancock in an auromobile accident; Saint Louis Cardinals reliever.
- 2006 - Trevor Hoffman appears as a pitcher in his 803rd game for the San Diego Padres establiishing a new record for games pitched for any one team.
- 2007 - Birth of HRH Infanta Sofía of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife, Letizia, Princess of Asturias.
- 2007 - Death of Ivica Racan, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (born 1944).
- 2008 - Take-Two Interactive Software releases the Grand Theft Auto IV video game for the PlayStation III and Xbox 360 in the USA and UK. First day sales in the UK: 609,000, a record. First week worldwide sales: six million copies, US$500 million.
- 2008 - Death of Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist who discovered hallucinogenic drug LSD in 1938, at age 102 of a heart attack in Basel, Switzerland.
- 2009 - In Baghdad, Iraq, three car bombs kill at least 41 people and wound at least 70.
- 2009 - NATO expels two Russian diplomats from NATO headquarters in Brussels over a spy scandal in Estonia.
- 2009 - (to May 1) Heritage Numismatic Auctions conductions coin auctions at the Central States Numismatic Society convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Some highlights:
- US 1804 Draped Bust dollar, Adams-Carter specimen, Class III, PR-58 PCGS: US$2.3 million;
- US 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, AU-55 NGC: US$345,000;
- US 1795 Draped Bust, Small Eagle, Centered Bust dollar, MS-65 PCGS US$253,000;
- US 1870-S Seated Liberty dollar, one of ten known, EF-40 PCGS: US$503,125.
- 2011 - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton wed at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 2012 - Death of Shukri Ghanem, Prime Minister of Libya (2003-2006) (born 1942).
- 2015 - The World Health Organization declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas.
- 2020 - A near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometres wide makes a close approach of 6.3 million km to Earth.
- 2020 - Death of Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, 80th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (born 1944).
- 2021 - The China National Space Administration launches the first module of its Tiangong space station, named Tianhe, beginning a two-year effort to build the station in orbit.
- 2021 - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 150 million worldwide.
- 2022 - Death of Joanna Barnes at age 87 at home in Sea Ranch, California, USA; actor (The Parent Trap movie, Tarzan movie).
- 2022 - Death of Mike Hagerty in Los Angeles, California, USA, at age 67; actor (Friends TV show, Seinfeld TV show).
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Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
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