Historical Events
- A mile-wide asteroid named 1998 OR2 passes within 3.9 million miles of Earth
- Fire at an Icheon warehouse, South Korea, kills 38
- UK official death toll reaches 26,000 deaths from COVID-19 as care home and community deaths included
- US GDP falls 4.8% for the financial quarter, officially ending the country's growth streak. Worst contraction since 2008.
- World record for the longest single lightning flash of 477miles (768km) across US states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi according to World Meteorological Organization [1]
Famous Deaths
- Denis Goldberg, South African anti-apartheid activist (convicted alongside Mandela), dies at 87
- Irrfan Khan, Indian film producer and actor (Paan Singh Tomar, Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi), dies of cancer at 53
- Jānis Lūsis, Latvian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 1968, silver 1972, bronze 1968), dies at 80
- Maj Sjowall, Swedish writer (Martin Beck crime novels), dies at 84
- Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), dies at 72
Died in 2020 2020 Highlights
About April 29, 2020
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 4 years
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Taurus
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