29th April: Today In History

                                     

Today is Friday, April 29th, the 120 day of 2016. There are 246 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events:

1429   French troops led by Joan of Arc lift the siege of Orl????ans

1852   The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus is published

1945   The German armed forces in Italy surrender to the allies

1975   The US army pulls out of Vietnam

Birthdays:

1951   Dale Earnhardt (Race car driver)

1955   Jerry Seinfeld (Comedien)

1957   Daniel Day Lewis (Actor)

1958   Michelle Pfeiffer (Actress)

1970   Andre Agassi (Tennis Player)

1970   Master P (Rapper)

1970   Uma Thurman (Actress)

1983   Jay Cutler (NFL Quarterback)