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What happened in history on this day: April 29?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On April 29 in ...
- 1985 - The Macintosh XL (formerly called Lisa) is dropped from Apple Computer's product line.
- 1994 - Commodore International and Commodore Electronics (two of the many international components of Commodore Business Machines) file for voluntary liquidation.
- 1996 - Power Computing releases the PowerTower line and the PowerCenter line of Macintosh-compatible computers. All systems use the PowerPC 604 processor, and range in price from US$1895 to US$4195.
- 1997 - Larry Ellison calls off his takeover of Apple Computer.
- 2002 - Apple Computer announces the Apple eMac computer, for the educational market only. It features 700 MHz G4 processor, 128 MB CDROM, 40 GB hard drive, CD-RW drive, 17-inch monitor, nVidia GeForce2 MX video card, five USB ports, two FireWire ports, built-in speakers and microphone, keyboard, mouse, OS X 10.1.5. Price is US$1099.
- 2005 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 operating system. New features include Spotlight search, Dashboard with 14 mini-apps, 64-bit memory addressing, iChat, QuickTime 7. Price is US$129 for single user, or US$199 for a five-user license. Price in the UK is 89 pounds. Code-name during development was Tiger.
- 1926 - Disney ships the Alice Comedy film Alice Charms the Fish to M.J. Winkler Productions.
- 1949 - The Pluto film Pluto's Sweater is released. Figaro and Minnie Mouse also appear.
- 1957 - Walt Disney officially opens the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through attraction in Disneyland, showing a 3-D portrayal of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
- 1983 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Something Wicked This Way Comes to theaters in the US. The film is based on the novel by Ray Bradbury.
- 1988 - The Bebop Hop shop opens in Tokyo Disneyland.
- 1989 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Danny, the Champion of the World.
- 1990 - The Pendleton Woolen Mills Dry Goods Store in Frontierland at Disneyland closes.
- 1990 - The One Man's Dream show gives its last performance at the Videopolis in Disneyland.
- 1991 - The Disney Development Company unveils plans for Celebration, Florida, to have 20,000 people living in four villages.
- 1994 - The Surf's Up unit of the All-Star Sports Resort hotel opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures makes a limited release of the film When a Man Loves a Woman to theaters.
- 1995 - The ABC TV network airs the Disney TV movie Escape to Witch Mountain. It is a different movie than the 1975 film.
- 1997 - Touchstone Home Video releases the film The Preacher's Wife on videocassette.
- 2000 - Michael J. Fox adds his handprints to the collection at the Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World.
- 1962 - At the Virginia International Raceway, in Virginia, an SCCA National race for A-, B-, and C-Production classes is held.
- Finishing 1st in A-Production class and 1st overall is the #11 Corvette driven by Dick Thompson.
- Finishing 2nd in A-Production class and 2nd overall is the #18 Corvette driven by Ben Moore.
- Finishing 3rd in A-Production class and 3rd overall is the #58 Corvette driven by Dick Lang.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 4th overall is the #12 Corvette driven by Don Yenko.
- Finishing 4th in A-Production class and 5th overall is the #41 Corvette driven by Robert Ryan Brown.
- Finishing 5th in A-Production class and 7th overall is the #47 Corvette driven by Roy Kumnick.
- Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 8th overall is the #31 Corvette driven by Grady Davis.
- Finishing 4th in B-Production class and 12th overall is the #42 Corvette driven by George McKean.
- Finishing 6th in A-Production class and 15th overall is the #8 Corvette driven by Hank Mergner.
- 1984 - At the Riverside Raceway in California, the IMSA Los Angeles Times / Nissan Grand Prix 6 Hours of Endurance race is run. Walt Bohren and Rod Millen race #47 Corvette GTP in GTO class. They are out at 2.5 hours of the six-hour race.
- 1940 - Forty tons of gold of fifty total are loaded on HMS Glasgow at Åndalsnes, Norway, along with the Norwegian royal party, headed initially to Tromso.
- 1944 - (0417 hours) In the English Channel, Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS Athabaskan is hit by a torpedo from German destroyer T-24.
- 1944 - (0418 hours) In the English Channel, Canadian destroyers Athabaskan and Haida score a hit on a German destroyer.
- 1944 - (0420 hours) In the English Channel, Canadian destroyers Athabaskan and Haida score a second hit on a German destroyer.
- 1944 - (about 0425 hours) In the English Channel, Royal Canadian Navy destroyer Haida forces German destroyer T-27 to run aground on Ile de Vierge.
- 1944 - (0427 hours) Canadian destroyer Athabaskan suffers a second explosion, possibly from a torpedo hit, and sinks in the English Channel. 128 men die, 83 taken prisoner, 44 rescued.
- 1945 - American 1st Armored Division enters Milan, Italy.
- 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 - A tentative agreement is made with the Swedish Government for German forces in Norway to be disarmed and interred in Sweden.
- 1945 - US 7th Army takes Admiral Nicholas Horthy, Regent of Hungary, into protective custody.
- 1945 - In Moscow, USSR, it is announced that Karl Renner has established a provisional government of Austria, under Soviet auspices.
- 1945 - 429 American and British former prisoners-of-war are released by Japanese retreating from Rangoon. Some had been held since the fall of Singapore.
- 1945 - (about 1300 hours) American 42nd and 45th Divisions capture Dachau concentration camp in Germany, liberating 32,000.
- 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 - Adolf Hitler writes his last will and testament, and final instructions for his staff. He places sole responsibility for all the deaths on the Jews. He appoints Karl Dönitz as Reich President, Joseph Goebbels as Chancellor, Martin Bormann as Party Minister, and Arthur Seyss-Inquart as Foreign Minister.
- 1945 - American escort carriers attack Sakishima Islands, 145 miles south-west of Okinawa, Japan.
- 1945 - (evening) Canadian forces secure Leer, Netherlands.
- 1945 - (Tokyo time) American 27th Army Infantry captures Machinato airfield on Okinawa, Japan.
- 1946 - Poland issues a postage stamp depicting the Majdanek concentration camp, 1941-44.
- 1975 - Netherlands issues a postage stamp marking the 30th anniversary of liberation.
- 1985 - The Grenadines of St. Vincent: Bequia issues eight postage stamps depicting World War II warships.
- 1995 - France issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
- 2005 - Armenia issues a postage stamp marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 2005 - Canada issues a postage stamp marking the Battle of the Atlantic.
- 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. 3.6 million copies (US$310 million) are sold in the first 24 hours, a new record.
- 1816 - Congress approves legal tender status for French silver 5-franc coins, and orders assays of British and Portuguese coins.
- 1948 - US Mint Nellie Ross introduces the 1948 Franklin half dollar to 200 invited guests at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
- 2006 - Heritage Auctions sells the Floyd Star specimen of the 1792 half disme, graded SP-67 PCGS, for $1,322,000.
- 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;
- 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, AU-55 NGC: US$345,000;
- 1795 Draped Bust, Small Eagle, Centered Bust dollar, MS-65 PCGS US$253,000;
- 1870-S Seated Liberty dollar, one of ten known, EF-40 PCGS: US$503,125.
- 1901 - 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75.
- 1918 - Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of four unassisted double plays.
- 1922 - First official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn, Estonia).
- 1930 - 123 runs are scored in 7 Major League Baseball games.
- 1931 - Cleveland Indians' Wes Ferrell no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 9-0.
- 1934 - Pittsburgh is last Major Baseball League city to play a home game on a Sunday.
- 1936 - First pro baseball game in Japan is played; Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 107 Australia versus Worcestershire, 152 minutes, 15 fours.
- 1953 - Joe Adcock is first to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers.
- 1956 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1961 - ABC-TV debuts ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay.
- 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1973 - Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton is first lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.
- 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic.
- 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 - 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.
- 1987 - Chicago Cubs' Andre Dawson hits for the cycle.
- 1988 - Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago White Sox 9-0 for first 1988 win after 21 losses.
- 1990 - Dan Quisenberry (all-time American League save king, 238) announces his retirement.
- 1995 - Kansas City Royals' player John Nonely is 70th to homerun on his first time at bat.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Francisco Giants by score 14-4.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Kansas City Royals by score 12-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 11-1.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Texas Rangers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 11-7.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Seattle Mariners by score 8-6.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Nashville Predators by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Calgary Flames by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Saint Louis Blues by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats New York Islanders by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Washington Capitals by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Florida Panthers by score 10-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Boston Bruins by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-2.
- 1715 - John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time.
- 1853 - Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 1971 - Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration.
- 1977 - British Aerospace forms.
- 1985 - 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched.
- 2020 - A near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometres wide makes a close approach of 6.3 million km to Earth.
- 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.
- 1991 - In Bangladesh a cyclone kills over 131,000 and leaves 9 million homeless.
- 1857 - US Army, Pacific Division headquarters is permanently established at Presidio (San Francisco).
- 1861 - Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from USA.
- 1862 - 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Mississippi, CSA.
- 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia (Fredericksburg, Wilderness Tavern).
- 1864 - Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas, begins.
- 1894 - Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Washington DC, 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol.
- 1912 - 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record high).
- 1926 - France and US reach accord on repayment of WWI.
- 1939 - Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens (New York).
- 1943 - US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia.
- 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 - (about 1300 hours) American 42nd and 45th Divisions capture Dachau concentration camp in Germany, liberating 32,000.
- 1957 - First military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA.
- 1962 - 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying win.
- 1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1965 - Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Seattle, Washington, USA, killing five; second largest earthquake in the history of Washington state.
- 1970 - 50,000 US and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia.
- 1971 - Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration.
- 1971 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell win.
- 1985 - 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched.
- 1986 - 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library, California, USA.
- 1987 - American Can changes its company name to Primerica Corporation.
- 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.
- 1993 - In western Arizona, USA, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2006 - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.
- 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.
- 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.
Other history:
- 1707 - English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union, form Great Britain.
- 1990 - Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.
- 1992 - Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin. About 55 killed, 1000 injured, 1100 buildings destroyed, material damage estimated at $900 million.
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