Calendar for April 29th, 2013

2006: National Arbor Day

1813: Jacob Hummel received patent for varnish of elastic gum

Born 1863: William Hearst (editor/publisher)

1864: Theta Xi, first professional fraternity, founded, Troy, New York

Born 1899: Duke Ellington (musician)

Born 1901: Hirohito (emperor of Japan)

1903: A landslide in Frank, Alberta, killed at least 70 people

Born 1907: Fred Zinnemann (director of film)

1945: Prisoners liberated at Dachau

Born 1951: Dale Earnhardt (race car driver)

Born 1954: Jerry Seinfeld (comedian & actor)

Born 1957: Daniel Day-Lewis (actor)

Born 1958: Eve Plumb (actress)

1961: ABC's Wide World of Sports premiered

Born 1968: Carnie Wilson (singer)

Born 1970: Uma Thurman (actress)

Born 1970: Andre Agassi (tennis player)

Died 1980: Alfred Hitchcock (director)

1988: 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

2004: The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened to the public

Died 2005: William J. Bell (writer and producer)

2008: 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.

2014: Annular Eclipse of the Sun.