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On This Day In History for April 29, 2026
This is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 246 days remaining in 2026.
- It was on this date in 1770, that James Cook arrived in Australia at Botany Bay, which he named.
- On April 29, 1826, The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 was discovered by James Dunlop.
- Also today in 1953, The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- That same date in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger was launched on STS-51 -B.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- Scottish-English physician and polymath, John Arbuthnot, born on this date in 1667.
- French mathematician, physicist and engineer, Henri Poincaré was born 172 years ago today.
- William Randolph Hearst, the American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation was born 163 years ago today.
- Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1872.
- Harold Urey, the American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate was born 133 years ago today.
- Born April 29, 1915, German-American physicist and academic Henry H. Barschall.
- Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor, Dmitry Zaikin, born on this date in 1932.
- Also turning 72 today is American comedian, actor and producer Jerry Seinfeld.
- Also born on that same date in 1955, American actress, Kate Mulgrew.
- American actress, Michelle Pfeiffer, born on this date in 1958.
- Also turning 68 today is American actress Eve Plumb.
Listener Birthdays
- 29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe
- 29 – Timothy Karre
- 29 – Dhruv Gupta
- 30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana)
- 3 – Keao Wright
- 3 – Leon
- 5 – Joe Mieczkowski host of Onthepodcast
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 29, 2026
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News
- NASA’s Revolutionary Roman Telescope, That Can Chart 200 Times More Sky Than Hubble, Is Complete And Ready For Launch
- A 15-Year-Old Built a $12 Electric Generator to Power Remote Homes Using Ocean Currents
- A nuclear first: TerraPower officially starts construction on next-gen Natrium plant in Wyoming
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