April 29th in History
April 29th in History
- 1429: The seige of Orleans is lifted by Joan of Arc
- 1852: First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published
- 1913: The modern form of the zip fastener is patented
- 1945: The German armed foces in Italy surrender to the allies
- 1975: US Forces pull out of Vietnam
April 29th birthdays
- 1854: Henri Poincare, French mathematician
- 1863: William Randolph Hearst, American publisher
- 1899: 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader
- 1901: Emperor Hirohito of Japan
- 1907: Fred Zinneman, American director
- 1937: Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader
- 1957: Daniel Day Lewis, British actor
- 1957: Michelle Pfeiffer, American film actress
