April 29: Day of the Week
April 29, 2023 was the 119th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 246 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 29 Historical Event(s)
- 1429Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- 1587Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.
- 1862American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.
- 1882The “Elektromote” – forerunner of the trolleybus – is tested by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
- 1945World War II – Fuehrerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Both Hitler and Braun will commit suicide the next day.
- 1945World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1946Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.
- 1974Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1986A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
- 1992Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
Who were born on April 29?
- 1745Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
- 1863Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
- 1908Jack Williamson, American writer (d. 2006)
- 1922Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
- 1934Pedro Pires, 3rd President of Cape Verde
- 1944Princess Benedikte of Denmark
- 1945Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
- 1952Nora Dunn, American actress
- 1981George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
- 1983Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
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