April 29th, 1793

Born on April 29th, 1793

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What happened on April 29th?

April 29th, 2011

Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.

April 29th, 2006

Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.

April 29th, 1997

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.

April 29th, 1992

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

April 29th, 1991

A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.

April 29th, 1975

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.

April 29th, 1970

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.

April 29th, 1968

The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 29th, 1945

World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.

April 29th, 1944

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.

April 29th, 1910

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

April 29th, 1903

A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.

April 29th, 1863

Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S. Grant's troops from crossing the Mississippi River at that point.

April 29th, 1826

In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised as one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.

April 29th, 1770

On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 29th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 29th?

50

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

58

Henri Poincaré

French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)

*April 29th, 1854, Nancy †July 17th, 1912, Paris

43

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

56

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

26

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

54

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

67

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

72

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist, author, broadcaster, and former football player

*April 29th, 1952, Leicester

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

66

Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress

*April 29th, 1958, Santa Ana

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

94

Toots Thielemans

Belgian jazz musician

*April 29th, 1922, Marolles - Marollen †August 22nd, 2016, Braine-l'Alleud

87

Jean Rochefort

French actor

*April 29th, 1930, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2017, 14th arrondissement of Paris

81

Dominique Labourier

French actress

*April 29th, 1943, Paris

41

Semih Şentürk

Turkish footballer

*April 29th, 1983, İzmir

54

Andre Agassi

American tennis player (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Las Vegas

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

87

Hirohito

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

*April 29th, 1901, Aoyama †January 7th, 1989, Fukiage Gyoen

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

63

Charles Nodier

French author (1780–1844)

*April 29th, 1780, Besançon †January 27th, 1844, Paris

Same year
Born in 1793

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

55

Peter Friedrich Engstfeld

German organist (1793-1848)

*June 6th, 1793, Heiligenhaus †October 4th, 1848, Duisburg

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

50

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

86

Ludwig Reichenbach

German botanist (1793–1879)

*January 8th, 1793, Leipzig †March 17th, 1879, Dresden

69

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

87

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

70

Sam Houston

American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)

*March 2nd, 1793, Lexington †July 26th, 1863, Huntsville

88

Joseph Earl Sheffield

Railroad executive, philanthropist

*June 19th, 1793, Southport †February 16th, 1882, New Haven

77

Josef Naus

Officer and surveying technician

*August 29th, 1793, Lechaschau †April 6th, 1871, Munich

70

John Clare

English poet (1793-1864)

*July 13th, 1793, Clare Cottage †May 20th, 1864, Northampton

68

Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout

Painter (1793-1861)

*February 8th, 1793, Antwerp †December 25th, 1861, Paris

64

Josef Ressel

Austrian inventor

*June 29th, 1793, Chrudim †October 9th, 1857, Ljubljana

54

Henry Francis Lyte

Anglican priest, hymn-writer and poet (1793-1847)

*June 1st, 1793, Ednam †November 20th, 1847, Nice

74

Antonio José Martínez

New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician (1793-1867)

*January 17th, 1793, Abiquiú †July 27th, 1867, Kit Carson Park

82

John Neal

American writer

*August 25th, 1793, Portland †June 20th, 1876, Portland

63

Barthélemy Thimonnier

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine

*August 19th, 1793, L'Arbresle †July 5th, 1857, Amplepuis

54

Denis Auguste Affre

Murdered Archbishop of Paris

*September 27th, 1793, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn †June 27th, 1848, former 9th arrondissement of Paris

70

Roger Sherman Baldwin

American politician (1793-1863)

*January 4th, 1793, New Haven †February 19th, 1863, New Haven

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

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