April 29, 1770
James Cook arrives at
Botany Bay, Australia.
1945
The
concentration camp at Dachau is liberated by U.S. troops.
1975
Vietnam War:
Operation Frequent Wind: U.S. troops begin evacuating U.S. citizens from Saigon.
2004
After 107 years of production,
Oldsmobile builds its final car.
Births
William Randolph Hearst-1863; Duke Ellington-1899; Hirohito-1901; Lonnie Donegan-1931; Rod McKuen, Willie Nelson-1933;
Otis Rush-1935; Bernard Madoff-1938; Tommy James, Johnny Miller-1947; Dale Earnhardt, Sr.-1951; Jerry Seinfeld-1954; Daniel Day-Lewis, Timothy Treadwell-1957; Jay Cutler-1983
Deaths
J. B. Lenoir-1967; Alfred Hitchcock-1980; Mike Royko-1997; Amarillo Slim-2012; Bob Hoskins-2014; Calvin Peete-2015