On This Day: 29 April

29 April in Indian history

• 1916World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.India

29 April in world history

• 2015The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin to Australia in 2005.
• 2015A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore pro
• 2013A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
• 2006Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.
• 1997The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.
• 1991A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.
• 1986The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
• 1975Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
• 1970Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.
• 1946The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
• 1945World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
• 1945Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
• 1944Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.
• 1922Sixteen-year-old Lilian Salkeld became the first woman to walk from London to Brighton.
• 1910Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.
• 1903A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.
• 1862American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard.

Born on 29 April

• 1988Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978Mike Bryan, American tennis player
• 1936Zubin Mehta, Indian conductorIndia
• 1929Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (died 2014)
• 1895Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer and conductor (died 1967)
• 1848Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic (died 1906)India

Died on 29 April

• 2017R. Vidyasagar Rao, Indian bureaucrat and activist (born 1939)India
• 2006John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (born 1908)India
• 1917Florence Farr, British actress, composer and director (born 1860)
• 1854Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1768)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 29 April in history?

2015: The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin to Australia in 2005. 2015: A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore pro. 2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people. 2006: Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.

What happened on 29 April in Indian history?

1916: World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

Which famous people were born on 29 April?

Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player (1988); Mike Bryan, American tennis player (1978); Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor (1936); Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (died 2014) (1929).

Which day is observed on 29 April?

International Dance Day (UNESCO); Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan).