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Year 1091

Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

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Year 1386

Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and becomes its vassal.

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Year 1429

Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.

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Year 1483

Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile.

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Year 1521

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.

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Year 1770

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

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Year 1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

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Year 1834

Charles Darwin during the second survey voyage of HMS Beagle, ascended the Bell mountain, Cerro La Campana on 17 August 1834, his visit being commemorated by a memorial plaque.[1]

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Year 1861

American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

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Year 1862

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.

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Birthdays on 29 April 202

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Minamoto no Mitsunaka

b. 912 – d. 997

Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (d. 997)

William II, Landgrave of Hesse

b. 1469 – d. 1509

William II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1509)

Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania

b. 1587 – d. 1635

Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania (d. 1635)

Esaias Reusner

b. 1636 – d. 1679

Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer (d. 1679)

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

b. 1665 – d. 1745

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1745)

John Arbuthnot

b. 1667 – d. 1735

John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath (d. 1735)

Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

b. 1686 – d. 1742

Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1742)

Jean-Georges Noverre

b. 1727 – d. 1810

Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer (d. 1810)

Oliver Ellsworth

b. 1745 – d. 1807

Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)

Georg Carl von Döbeln

b. 1758 – d. 1820

Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (d. 1820)

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

b. 1762 – d. 1833

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1833)

Charles Nodier

b. 1780 – d. 1844

Charles Nodier, French librarian and author (d. 1844)

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Deaths on 29 April 85

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Hou Junji

d. 643

Hou Junji, Chinese general and politician, Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

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Burchard II, Duke of Swabia

d. 926 (b. 883)

Burchard II, Duke of Swabia (b. 883)

Blanche of Burgundy

d. 1326

Blanche of Burgundy, queen consort of France (b. c. 1296)

Catherine of Siena

d. 1380 (b. 1347)

Catherine of Siena, Italian mystic, philosopher, and saint (b. 1347)

Louis II of Naples

d. 1417 (b. 1377)

Louis II of Naples (d. 1417)

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Thomas Cooper (bishop)

d. 1594 (b. 1517)

Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)

Agrippa d'Aubigné

d. 1630 (b. 1552)

Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)

John Cleveland

d. 1658 (b. 1613)

John Cleveland, English poet and educator (d. 1658)

Michiel de Ruyter

d. 1676 (b. 1607)

Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)

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Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

d. 1688 (b. 1620)

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)

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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis

d. 1698 (b. 1655)

Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)

George Farquhar

d. 1707 (b. 1678)

George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)

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