Historical events on April 29
APRIL 29, 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.
The Bali Nine were a group of nine Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin out of Indonesia in
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APRIL 29, 1995
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main event of Collision in Korea, the highest attended professional wrestling event of all time.
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium occupying an area of 20.7 hectares on Rungra Island, Pyongyang, North Korea.
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APRIL 29, 2006
Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. In mid-April 2006, an
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APRIL 29, 1945
World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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APRIL 29, 1863
Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S. Grant's troops from crossing the Mississippi River at that point.
Grand Gulf is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.
APRIL 29, 1903
A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of
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APRIL 29, 1992
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.
Rodney Glen King was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely
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APRIL 29, 1386
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively won the Battle of the Vikhra River, forcibly making the Principality of Smolensk a vassal state.
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of
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APRIL 29, 1944
Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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APRIL 29, 1826
In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised as one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.
Parramatta is a suburb and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney. Parramatta is located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of the
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APRIL 29, 1991
A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.
The 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone has been noted as one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history. It was also one of
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APRIL 29, 2011
Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.
William, Prince of Wales, is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana,
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APRIL 29, 1997
The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and
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APRIL 29, 1910
Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and
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APRIL 29, 1968
The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Broadway theatre, or Broadway, is a theater genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional theaters, each with 500
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APRIL 29, 1760
Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain.
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers. It was primarily fought in Central
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APRIL 29, 1943
After suffering train derailments, defections, and outbreaks of dysentery and typhoid fever which killed two members, the Brazilian football club Santa Cruz returned from their Suicidal Tour (team pictured).
Dysentery, historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms may include fever,
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APRIL 29, 1770
On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS
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APRIL 29, 1970
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies.
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APRIL 29, 1975
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies.
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