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This Day in History: April 29 — Infoplease.com

1429

Joan of Arc entered the city of Orléans. She would end its months-long siege and would become known as the "Maid of Orléans."

1916

The Easter rebellion in Ireland ended with the surrender of Irish nationalists.

1978

Japan's Naomi Uemura, traveling by sled dog, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.

1980

Film director Alfred Hitchcock died at age of 80.

1986

Pitcher Roger Clemens set a major league baseball record by striking out 20 batters in a regular nine-inning game. He repeated his feat in 1996.

1992

A Los Angeles jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Massive rioting and looting ensued.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY

William Randolph Hearst
1863–1951, American journalist and publisher, born in San Francisco.

Also Born on April 29

• Sir Thomas Beecham
  conductor (1879)
• Duke Ellington
  musician (1899)
• Hirohito
  Japanese emperor (1901)
• Zubin Mehta
  conductor (1936)
• Dale Earnhardt
  auto racer (1951)
• Jerry Seinfeld
  comedian (1955)
• Michelle Pfeiffer
  actress (1958)
• Daniel Day-Lewis
  actor (1958)

There is a former schoolmate whom I admired, whose birthday falls today.  Agnes Sebastian is her name.  Well, was - because she is married now, I presume.  And I believe it is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena today.