The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅…
A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. Date: April 29, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this…
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. Date: April 29, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production. Date: April 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. Date: April 29, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board. Date: April 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people. Date: April 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)