History of April 29: Did you know Adolf Hitler commit suicide on this day ?
Here are the other important historical events happened this day
Every day has some historical significance in history. Events in the past have shaped the world as it is now. As we all know that thousands of things that happened in the past and remembering all of them for any purpose is simply not possible. However, there are events that are necessary to remember for a specific purpose like competitive exams. Following are some of the events which you need to note down if you are preparing for any competitive exam.
Music director/Conductor Zubin Mehta born
Born on April 29, 1936, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Zubin a conductor of Western and Eastern classical music. Mehta’s received his early musical education from his father, who was the founder of Bombay Symphony Orchestra. He was honoured with the Kennedy Center Honor in December 2006, and in October 2008, he was honored by the Japanese Imperial Family with the Premium Imperiale.
Indian writer Bharathidasan born
Born on April 29, 1891, in Pondicherry, Bharathidasan was a poet Screenwriter, politician, author and film director. Popularly known by the name of Bharathidasan was a 20th century Tamil poet whose literary works stresses mainly on socio-political issues. One of his songs is a state song of Puducherry.
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Siddhant Chaturvedi birthday
Born on April 29,1993, Siddhant Chaturvedi is an Indian actor. He made his first appearance in a web-series named Inside Edge in 2017. He ventured into Bollywood with the critically acclaimed Gully Boy in 2019.
Raja Ravi Varma
Born on 29 April 1848 Raja Ravi Varma was a celebrated Indian painter and artist. He is deemed among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons.
1916 Irish Nationalists surrendered to the British in Dublin
1945 Dachau concentration camp liberated by the U.S
The U.S. Seventh Army’s 45th Infantry division liberates Dachau on April 29,1945. It was the first concentration established by Germany’s Nazi regime.
1945 Adolf and Eva Marry
During the intervening night of 28-29 April 1945, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun Marry committed suicide. Braun was employed as an assistant to Hitler’s official photographer where they met each other.
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1974 Watergate tapes released by Nixon
On April 29, 1947, the U.S. President Richard Nixon announces publicly that he will release the transcript of 46 taped White House conversation in response to the Watergate trial subpoena issued in July 1973.
1975
In Vietnam, the U.S. embassy is evacuated as the Vietnamese forces fight their way to Saigon.
1983
The first black mayor of Chicago Harold Washington is sworn in.
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