April 29
People born on this day are Taurus.
- 1985
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B.
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A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
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The 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.
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An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan.
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A 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.
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Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
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The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
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The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production.
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The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
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A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
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National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
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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 protests.
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2007Mirra Andreeva, Russian tennis player
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2007Infanta Sofía of Spain, Spanish princess
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2006Xochitl Gomez, American actress
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2001Danilo, Brazilian footballer
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1999Mateo Retegui, Argentine-Italian footballer
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1998Kimberly Birrell, Australian tennis player
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1998Mallory Pugh, American soccer player
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1997Lucas Tousart, French footballer
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1996Katherine Langford, Australian actress
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1991Adam Smith, English footballer
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1991Jung Hye-sung, South Korean actress
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1991Misaki Doi, Japanese tennis player
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