On This Day Today | April 29

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Key moments that marked April 29 in history.

1429: Joan of Arc leads a French force in relieving the besieged city of Orléans during the Hundred Years’ War.

1863: Constantine P. Cavafy is born in Alexandria.

1933: Constantine P. Cavafy dies in Alexandria on his 70th birthday. 

Constantine P. Cavafy

1945: United States forces liberate Dachau concentration camp near Munich. 

1980: Alfred Hitchcock dies in Los Angeles at the age of 80. 

1992: Riots erupt in Los Angeles after the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King case; more than 50 people are killed over several days. 

2004: The World War II Memorial opens in Washington, DC, honouring the 16 million Americans who served. 

2015: Cyprus, Egypt and Greece hold a trilateral summit in Nicosia, with energy and regional cooperation on the agenda. 

2022: The Takis Pattichis Industrial Pharmaceutical Museum is inaugurated in Limassol, housed at the Carob Mill in the old city centre.