Daily Calendar For Friday, April 29, 2022

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Daily Calendar for Friday, April 29, 2022

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William Hearst (editor/publisher) – 1863
Duke Ellington (jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Washington, D.C.) – 1899 , – 1899
Duke Ellington (jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Washington, D.C.) – 1899 , – 1899
Emperor Hirohito (Japan’s 124th, and longest reigning, emperor [62 years]; born in Tokyo, Japan) – 1901
Fred Zinnemann (director of film) – 1907
Willie Nelson (country singer) – 1933
Dale Earnhardt (race car driver) – 1951
Jerry Seinfeld (comedian & actor) – 1954
Daniel Day-Lewis (actor) – 1957
Eve Plumb (actress) – 1958
Carnie Wilson (singer) – 1968
Uma Thurman (actress) – 1970
Andre Agassi (tennis player) – 1970

Jacob Hummel received patent for varnish of elastic gum – 1813
Theta Xi, first professional fraternity, founded, Troy, New York – 1864
A landslide in Frank, Alberta, killed at least 70 people – 1903
U.S. president Hoover received King and Queen of Siam – 1931
Prisoners liberated at Dachau – 1945
ABC’s Wide World of Sports premiered – 1961
Proposed Newfoundland flag design was revealed – 1980
The first condor to be conceived in captivity hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park helping to bring the species back from the brink of extinction – 1988
The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened to the public – 2004
A perfect pink ring around the Sun was visible for several hours from Key Largo to Key West, Florida. It’s known as the rare halo phenomenon, a refraction of light through multiple layers of ice-crystal clouds in the upper levels of the atmosphere. A halo usually indicates that rain is on the way. – 2008
Prince William married Catherine Middleton – 2011
Mikah Meyer completed a 3-year journey to visit all 419 U.S. National Park Service sites – 2019

2.4 inches of rain fell within 15 minutes in Taylor, Texas – 1905
Weather device TOTO hit by weak tornado – 1984
Significant flash flooding occurred in coastal Alabama and the Florida panhandle. – 2014 , – 2014
A storm produced a flash of lightning that stretched a horizontal distance of 477.2 miles across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The event set a world record for the longest single lightning bolt. – 2020