On This Day In ...

• Apr 29 1863 – Constantine P. Cavafy, poet, born in Alexandria, Egypt.
• Apr 29 1933 – Constantine P. Cavafy, poet, died in Alexandria, Egypt, at the age of 70.
• Apr 29 1960 – Robert J. Sawyer, scifi writer, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Apr 29 2003 – Publication of US hardcover edition of The Kalahari Typing School for Men, the fourth installment of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith.
• Apr 29 2010 – Publication of Girl in Translation, a novel by Jean Kwok.

• Apr 29 1879 – Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England.
• Apr 29 1895 – Malcolm Sargent, known principally as a conductor, born in Ashford, Kent, England.
• Apr 29 1936 – Zubin Mehta, conductor, born in Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India.

• Apr 29 1833 – William Babington, physician, mineralogist and one of the thirteen founding members of the Geological Society of London, died in London, England, at the age of 77. President of the Geological Society, 1822 to 1824.
• Apr 29 1834 – The surveying party from HMS Beagle, including Charles Darwin, while travelling inland up the Santa Cruz River in Patagonia, had their first sight of the Andes off to the west.
• Apr 29 1848 – Admiral Frances Beaufort appointed KCB (Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath) for services to hydrography.

• Apr 29 1899 – The Edmonton Club, an exclusive private club for business and professional men, was formed.
• Apr 29 1903 – A large section of Turtle Mountain slid downslope and buried the mining town of Frank, Alberta, killing at least 70 people.
• Apr 29 1957 – First public concert held in the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. The concert was given by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
• Apr 29 2012 – Last home milk delivery in Edmonton, when deliveryman Barry Svederus retires after 34 years of service.

• Apr 29 1989 – Arabic Calligraphy and Miniature Writing exhibition opens.
• Apr 29 2004 – Time Travellers XI lecture series, third presentation: "Carved in Stone: The Rise and Fall of the Great Stone Statues of Easter Island" given by Jack Brink.
• Apr 29 2012 – Narrative Quest exhibition closes.
• Apr 29 2022 – Jack Brink, former Curator of Archaeology, presented with the Johan (John) Dormaar Distinguished Service Award by the Archaeological Society of Alberta and the Smith-Wintemberg Award by the Canadian Archaeological Association at the 54th Annual Canadian Archaeological Association and 47th Annual Archaeological Society of Alberta Joint Meeting in Edmonton.

This presentation has been compiled and is ©1998-2025 by
Alwynne B. Beaudoin (bluebulrush@gmail.com)
Last updated February 1, 2025