Day 2 Day History

Apr 29 1636

Esaias Reusner German lutenist and composer born in Lwwek lski Poland (d. 1679)

Apr 29 1665

James Butler 2nd Duke of Ormonde Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)

Apr 29 1667

John Arbuthnot Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)

Apr 29 1686

Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven English statesman (d. 1742)

Apr 29 1727

Jean-Georges Noverre French dancerchoreographer (ballet daction)

Apr 29 1745

Oliver Ellsworth 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)

Apr 29 1758

Georg Carl von Dbeln Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (d. 1820).

Apr 29 1762

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan French marshal (d. 1833)

Apr 29 1783

David Cox English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)

Apr 29 1784

Samuel Turell Armstrong American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)

Apr 29 1806

Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben Austrian physicianphilosopher

Apr 29 1815

Abram Durye American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1890)

Apr 29 1830

Adolph Sutro German American engineer and politician mayor of San Francisco built Cliff House born in Aachen Prussia (d. 1898)

Apr 29 1837

Georges Boulanger French general and politician (d. 1891)

Apr 29 1848

Raja Ravi Varma Indian painter born in Kilimanoor Travancore (d. 1906)

Apr 29 1854

Henri Poincar French mathematicianastronomerphilosopher

Apr 29 1855

Anatol K Liadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]

Apr 29 1857

Edouard Rod FranceSwiss writer (Mishel Tese)

Apr 29 1863

Constantine P Cavafy Egyptian Greek poet journalist and civil servant born in Alexandria Egypt Province Ottoman Empire (d. 1933)

Apr 29 1863

Maria Theresa Ledochowska Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)

Apr 29 1871

Louis William Stern GermanUS philosopher (Intelligence of Children)

Apr 29 1872

Harry Payne Whitney American businessman (d. 1930)

Apr 29 1873

Alida J M Tartaud-Klein Dutch actress and nomination artist (Rotterdam Stage) born in Amsterdam (d. 1938)

Apr 29 1875

Rafael Sabatini ItalianBritish writer (d. 1950)

Apr 29 1879

Thomas Beecham England composer (found London Philharmonic)

Apr 29 1882

Hendrik N Werkman painterprinterresistance fighter (Hot printing)

Apr 29 1885

Egon E Kisch Czech writerjournalist (Rasende Reporter)

Apr 29 1885

Wallingford Riegger Albany Georgia composer (Bacchangle)

Apr 29 1893

Elisaveta Bagrjana [Beltsheva] Bulgaria poet

Apr 29 1893

Harold C Urey Ind physicist (Deuterium Nobel 1934)

Apr 29 1895

Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts)

Apr 29 1897

Bernard Verhoeven Dutch poet (Pleidooi near een non) born in Arnhem Netherlands (d. 1965)

Apr 29 1899

Natalie Talmadge American actress (Our Hospitality) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1969)

Apr 29 1091 Battle at Monte Levunium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes

Apr 29 1540 Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended

Apr 29 1550 Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority

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