April 29th in History

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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