April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining.
Births:
- 1863 - William Randolph Hearst, publisher, subject of film Citizen Kane (+ 1951)
- 1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch, journalist and author (+ 1981)
- 1894 - Paul Hörbiger (+ 1981)
- 1899 - Duke Ellington, pianist, bandleader (+ 1974)
- 1901 - Hirohito, Japanese emperor (+ 1989)
- 1907 - Fred Zinnemann, film director (+ 1997)
- 1922 - George Allen, football coach
- 1929 - Walter Kempowski, author
- 1937 - Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader
- 1938 - Larry Niven, author
- 1946 - John Waters, director, writer
- 1951 - Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR racer
- 1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, actor, writer, producer
- 1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, actor
- 1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
- 1968 - Carnie Wilson, singer
- 1970 - Andre Agassi, tennis player
- 1970 - Uma Thurman, actress
Deaths:
- 1707 - George Farquhar, Irish dramatist
- 1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austian-born English philosopher
- 1980 - Alfred Hitchcock, director
- 1984 - Marvin Gaye
Events:
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun.
- 1945 - Dachau Concentration Camp liberated by U.S. troops.
- 1970 - U.S. invades Cambodia to hunt out Vietcong.
- 1992 - Riots in Los Angeles, following teh acquital of police officers charged with beating Rodney King.
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See Also:
April 28 - April 30 - March 28 - May 28 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December