Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 29
April 29: Good Friday in Eastern Christianity (2005), Greenery Day in Japan, International Dance Day
- 1429 - Battle of Orléans: French troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the English siege of Orléans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1862 - Union forces under David Farragut captured New Orleans, securing access into the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler dictated his last will and testament to his secretary in the Führerbunker, and then married Eva Braun in a brief ceremony.
- 1992 - The acquittal of policemen who had beaten Rodney King sparked civil unrest in Los Angeles.