*📰 TODAY IN HISTORY*

_📆 - April 29_

*📜 Events:*

* 1429 — Joan of Arc breaks the Siege of Orléans.

* 1770 — James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.

* 1862 — American Civil War: New Orleans is captured by Union forces under the command of David Farragut.

* 1945 — World War II: Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun in the Führerbunker.

* 1945 — The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by U.S. troops.

* 1975 — Operation Constant Wind: the United States begins evacuating citizens of Saigon, marking the end of its participation in the war.

* 2011 — The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton is held at Westminster Abbey, in London.

*⭐ Births:*

* 1818 — Alexander II of Russia, emperor of Russia (m. 1881).

* 1854 — Henri Poincaré, French mathematician (m. 1912).

* 1899 — Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (m. 1974).

* 1901 — Hirohito, Japanese emperor (m. 1989).

* 1933 — Willie Nelson, American singer, songwriter, writer, and actor.

* 1958 — Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress.

* 1970 — Uma Thurman, American actress.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

* 1380 — Catherine of Siena, Italian Catholic saint (n. 1347).

* 1676 — Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (n. 1607).

* 1951 — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher (n. 1889).

* 1980 — Alfred Hitchcock, British filmmaker (n. 1899).

* 1991 — Gonzaguinha, Brazilian singer and songwriter (n. 1946).

* 2006 — John Kenneth Galbraith, American economist (n. 1908).

* 2020 — Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (n. 1967).

*📍 Holidays and Cyclical Events:*

* International Dance Day

* Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Weapons

*International:*

* Green Day, a holiday that marks the start of Golden Week - Japan

*Portugal:*

* World Fanzine Day

*Brazil:*

* Anniversary of the municipality of Campos do Jordão, in São Paulo

* Anniversary of the municipality of Guaratuba, in Paraná

* Anniversary of the municipalities of Ipatinga, João Monlevade, and Timóteo, in Minas Gerais

* Anniversary of the municipalities of Alcantil, Algodão de Jandaíra, Amparo, Areia de Baraúnas, Assunção, Barra de Santana, Baraúna, Boa Vista, Cacimbas, Cajazeirinhas, Casserengue, Caturité, Damião, Gado Bravo, Logradouro, Parari, Pedro Régis, Poço Dantas, Riachão, Riachão do Bacamarte, Riacho de Santo Antônio, Santa Inês, São Bentinho, Santo André, São Bento São Domingos, São José de Princesa, São José do Brejo do Cruz, São José dos Ramos, Sertãozinho, Sobrado, Tenório, Vieirópolis, and Zabelê, in Paraíba

* Anniversary of the municipalities of Buriti dos Montes, Coivaras, and Lagoa Alegre, in Piauí

* Anniversary of the municipalities of São Vendelino and São Sepé, in Rio Grande do Sul
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