Tuesday April 29, 2014

US date format: 4/29/2014, UK date format: 29/4/2014

It was Tuesday, under the sign of Taurus (see zodiac on April 29, 2014). The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Francis was leading the Catholic Church. In that special week of April people in US were listening to Happy by Pharrell Williams. It Follows, directed by David Robert Mitchell, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2014 while The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt was one of the best selling books. On TV people were watching Maniac. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Age of Empires: Castle Siege or Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

You can also have a look at the year 2014, at April 29 across the years or at April 2014 calendar.

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 29, 2014?

Holidays

Saint Robert Blessed Robrecht Gruuthuuse (d.1157)
Saint Hugh of Cluny
International Dance Day.
Japan (public holiday since 1927, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period.) The Emperor's Birthday (1927-1988. Holiday of Emperor Hirohito's birthday until his death in 1989).
Greenery Day (1989-2006).
Sh?wa Day (2007 - Day of Showa period, which is reigned by Emperor Hirohito)
Roman Empire - second day of the Floralia in honor of Flora.
Bah�'f Faith - The ninth day of the Festival of Ridv�n.
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Wilfred the Younger
Saint Peter of Verona
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Events

2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:: Pro-Russian militants in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk seize the regional administration's headquarters, resulting in a tense standoff with the militants and security personnel. (BBC)
Pro-Russian militants in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk seize the regional administration's headquarters, resulting in a tense standoff with the militants and security personnel. (BBC)
Syrian Civil War:: At least 37 people are killed and 85 others are injured in multiple explosions in the Syrian city of Homs. (BBC)
At least 37 people are killed and 85 others are injured in multiple explosions in the Syrian city of Homs. (BBC)
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs approves three of President Barack Obama's nominees to the Federal Reserve, including the nomination of Stanley Fischer to be its vice chairman. (Reuters)
Korean maritime border incidents:: North Korea warns South Korea that it will conduct live firing near the disputed maritime border. (BBC)
North Korea warns South Korea that it will conduct live firing near the disputed maritime border. (BBC)
Sinking of the MV Sewol:: Surveillance video footage captures the captain of MV Sewol Lee Joon-seok escaping the vessel and leaving behind his passengers. (CNN)The President of South Korea Park Geun-hye apologises on national television for the government's poor handling of the incident. (BBC)The death toll rises to 205, with 97 passengers still unaccounted for. (CNN)
Surveillance video footage captures the captain of MV Sewol Lee Joon-seok escaping the vessel and leaving behind his passengers. (CNN)
The President of South Korea Park Geun-hye apologises on national television for the government's poor handling of the incident. (BBC)
The death toll rises to 205, with 97 passengers still unaccounted for. (CNN)
A shooting at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States, leaves six injured with the gunman committing suicide. (CNN)
Venezuelan officials announce that a former chief of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, Eliecer Otaiza, was shot and killed on Saturday. (BBC)
American prisoner Clayton Lockett dies of a heart attack in Oklahoma after a botched execution by lethal injection. (Al Jazeera)
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned from the league for life after a recording of Sterling making racist comments surfaces. Sterling is also fined the maximum allowable US$2.5 million as the NBA examines options for a forced sale. (ABC News) (Fox News)
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