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April 29

A look at April 29 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Taoufik Makhloufi and Duke Ellington, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1997

    Chemical Weapons Convention

    The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

    Multilateral treaty prohibiting the
  2. 1991

    1991 Bangladesh cyclone

    A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.

    North Indian Ocean cyclone
  3. 1970

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

    1955–1975 war in Southeast
  4. 1945

    World War II

    World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  5. 1945

    Adolf Hitler

    World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.

    Dictator of Germany from
  6. 1916

    World War I

    World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  7. 1910

    Parliament of the United Kingdom

    The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.

    Supreme legislative body of
  8. 1903

    Frank Slide

    A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.

    Rockslide, buried part of
  9. 1770

    James Cook

    James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.

    British explorer and naval
  10. 1429

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.

    French folk heroine and
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Famous birthday twins

Born on April 29

Taoufik Makhloufi

b. 1988

Algerian athlete

Duke Ellington

b. 1899

American pianist, composer and bandleader

Andre Agassi

b. 1970

American tennis player

Bernie Madoff

b. 1938

American businessman, financier and convicted felon

Lonnie Donegan

b. 1931

Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Misaki Doi

b. 1991

Japanese tennis player

Hirohito

b. 1901

Japanese emperor

Bob Bryan

b. 1978

American tennis player

Deaths

  • 2008Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic
  • 2006John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India
  • 1980Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer
  • 1978Theo Helfrich, German race car driver
  • 1956Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal and convicted war criminal
  • 1951Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Catherine of Siena (Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Hugh of Cluny
  • —Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme
  • —Christian feast day: Wilfrid II
  • —Christian feast day: April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —International Dance Day (UNESCO)
  • —Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)

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