What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
04/29/1818	Alexander II, Tsar of all Russia (1855-81)
04/29/1830	Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels...
04/29/1854	Henri Poincar‚, French mathematician, astronomer, philosopher
04/29/1863	William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, Castle Builder
04/29/1899	Duke Ellington, musician
04/29/1901	Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1926-1990)
04/29/1936	Zubin Mehta, conductor
EVENTS
04/29/	The Emperor's Birthday, celebrated in Japan.
04/29/1429	Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English.
04/29/1913	Gideon Sundback of Hoboken NJ patents the zipper.
04/29/1971	Salyut 1, world's First space station, launched into earth orbit.

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