
April 29
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on April 29. From 1900 until now.
April 29 is under the sign of Taurus.
Famous birthdays on this day include Uma Thurman (1970), Michelle Pfeiffer (1958) and Daniel Day-Lewis (1957).
Several movies were released around April 29 over the years, such as Brown of Harvard in 1926 directed by Jack Conway and The Sacrifice in 1986 directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
But much more happened on April 29 over the years: find out below
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around April 29 over the years?
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 29?
Holidays
Events
- 2019 A propaganda video featuring Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is released, in which he references the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, indicating that he is still alive and that the video was shot very recently. It is the first time he's been seen on video since July 2014, when he addressed a crowd at the now destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul. (Al Jazeera)
- 2018 The Israel Defense Forces arrest a suspected Hamas member caught tampering with equipment at the Karni Crossing on the Israeli-Gazan border. (Haaretz)
- 2017 North Korea and weapons of mass destruction: The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korean defense officials report that a North Korean missile was fired in the early morning, but quickly failed and did not travel beyond North Korea, echoing a similar failed attempt by North Korea thirteen days ago. (The Washington Post)
- 2016 According to Russian ambassador to the United Nations Aleksi Borodavkin, the Syrian Army is preparing to launch an offensive against the ISIL strongholds of Al-Raqqah and the countryside around Deir ez-Zor and that the Russian Air Force will be providing the ground campaign with air support. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
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Famous Birthday
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Famous Deaths
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 29 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- 2016 Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
- 2015 Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
- 2014 Pharrell Williams - Happy
- 2013 P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason
- 2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Rihanna - S&M
- 2010 B.o.B. - Nothin' On You
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
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2008
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Bastille - Pompeii
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 fun. Featuring Janelle Monae - We Are Young
- 2011 Foo Fighters - Rope
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Books
Which were the most popular books released around April 29 over the years?
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