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Apr 29, 1429
Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
This was Joan of Arc's first major military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at Agincourt. I played the role of Joan of Arc in a play in high school. -
Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus
Integration is an important concept in mathematics and, together with differentiation, is one of the two main operations in calculus. Given a function ƒ of a real variable x and an interval [a, b] of the real line, the definite integral. Having studied in a German school, I was taught very advanced mathematics in high school. I always had a hard time learning such complex examples, but it was an astonashing accomplishment that integrals came very easy to me. -
Antigua has an earthquake
An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city. This particular event takes place in my list because if it werent for this earthquake we probably would have ruined the beautiful satellite city we have in Sacatepequez. It truly became a national treasure because we moved out of there -
Mozart's opera "Idomeneo"
It was first performed at the Cuvilliés Theatre of the Residenz in Munich on 29 January 1781. Written when the composer was 24, Idomeneo was Mozart's first mature opera seria, and with it he demonstrated his mastery of orchestral color, accompanied recitatives, and melodic line.
I can relate to this event, because my father always played classical music when I was in my mother's womb. Because of that, I grew up listening to classical music while I danced Ballet for about 13 years -
Arc di Trimph inaguration
The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'Étoile.Officially, it is the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, as a smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel exists nearby. It is located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. On my first trip to Europe a couple of years ago, I visited Paris and it instantly became my favorite city. After getting mugged in Madrid, my only picture of Paris is me next to this Arch. -
Victoria Cross.
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. In my lifetime, my parents have always told me how I should behave like a princess and be awarded like one. Funny thing is, I dated a person from the military for 2yrs -
Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch.
Liliʻuokalani inherited the throne from her brother Kalākaua on 29 January 1891.
Shortly after ascending the throne, petitions from her people began to be received from the two major political parties of the time, mainly Hui Kala'aina and the National Reform Party.
Of all the places in the world, i feel happiest laying on a beach. Id' love to visit Hawaii someday -
Spanish football club FC Barcelona is founded by Joan Gamper.
he club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). The official Barça anthem is El Cant del Barça by Josep Maria Espinàs. Me being a Real Madrid fan, posting this as a positive event on my 29th list brings me both dissagreement but acceptance. Although I love my team, I have to admit that lately this football club has brought us great matches and has formed great athletes making spanish soccer very entertaining -
American League is founded
The American League is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 8 founding teams. The league is often called the Junior Circuit because it was elevated to Major League status in 1901, 25 years after the formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). The American League champion plays in the World Series against the National League champion after the end of every season. Growing up with two brothers, I came to understand sports and most importantly, choose my own favorite team -
Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist
In January 1920, Disney and Iwerks formed a short-lived company called, "Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists". However, following a rough start, Disney left temporarily to earn money at Kansas City Film Ad Company, earning 40$. He was soon joined by Iwerks who was not able to run the business alone. While working for the Kansas City Film Ad Company, Disney took up an interest in the field of animation. Disney still is a big part of my life. My pillow is the face of the little mermaid :) -
Ernest Lawrence receives a Nobel Prize.
In a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, because of the war, physicist Ernest Lawrence receives the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics from Sweden's Consul General in San Francisco. My father studied in Berkeley CA, and although I was never good a physics he always told me about how many great people he was able to meet while he attended that school. -
Tom Selleck - American Actor
American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I. He also plays Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B. Parker novels. My mom told my brothers that they were having a baby sister, when they came out of seeing the movie "three men and a baby" starring Tom Selleck -
Silvio Rodriguez
Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. He is considered Cuba's best known folk singer and known for his highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics. Many of his songs have become classics in Latin American music, such as Ojalá, Playa Girón, Unicornio and La maza. My best friend Clara was the one who showed me Silvio Rodriguez's music for the first time. I had never heared the genre of troba before. Ojala is today one of my favorite songs. -
Michelle Bachelet - President of Chile
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a moderate socialist politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010—the first woman president in the country's history. I truly admire women who go the extra mile and accomplish their dreams. I absolutely think women like this empower the rest of us to go after our dreams of helping our countries. -
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress
American television host, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond, the greatest black philanthropist in American history,and was once the world's only black billionaire. My mother is a huge Oprah fan, I grew up watching her TV show and seeing how she constantly is a blessing in stranger's life. -
Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released
Sleeping Beauty was the first animated feature to be photographed in the Technirama widescreen process. The film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound in first-run engagements. Only one other animated film, Disney's The Black Cauldron, was shot in Technirama. I've come to realize I am in love with my bed, I have a sleeping talent. My record is 13 hours. I've come to find out that resting does in fact make you look better :) -
Mikhail Baryshnikov - Bolshoi Ballet
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with Bolshoi Ballet. My Godmother, founder of the Ballet Academy where I learned how to dance classical ballet always showed me video tapes of famous dancers. Mikhail Baryshnikov was my favorite male ballet dancer. -
Sweden - Banned use of aerosol sprays
Sweden is the first country to introduce a law banning the use of aerosol sprays harmful to the ozone layer. In high school, I was class president and I retook a project that promoted being a green eco friendly education facility. -
Nicole Scherzinger
The Pussycat Dolls (abbreviated to PCD) are an American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles. After attracting national attention, Antin eventually negotiated a record deal with Interscope Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger as lead singer. It would be my dream come true to be part of this music group. They're my favorite -
Pope John Paul II sets foot in Ireland
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to set foot on Irish soil with his pastoral visit to the Republic of Ireland. I really wanted to find something regarding the 29th and Pope John Paul II. Being a catholic I truly admire him to this day to have made of this world a much better place. Examples like this particular event, makes me aspire to think that nothing is impossible in this life when you have goodness in your heart. -
Adam Lambert - American Actor and Singer
American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in December 2009, selling 198,000 copies in the United States in the first week. Music is probably the love of my life. I auditioned for Latin American Idol two years ago, and I plan to audition for American Idol in a near future.... -
INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
Dancing has been a huge part of my life. I started with Ballet, continued with Ballet and then added Jazz, Hip Hop, Bellydancing and Salsa. International Dance Day (World Dance Day) has been celebrated on April 29 through promotion by the International Dance Council (CID), an umbrella organization within UNESCO for all kinds of dance. -
Recording session We Are The World
Final recording by the supergroup USA for Africa. This song was played in my Kindergarden graduation. We dressed up as people from different cultures all over the world. It was a bit ironic me being so pale, I was chosen to represent the carribean, -
My Birthday
I try to be the best person I can be so that hopefully when I'm old and grey, some random college student like I am now, writes about positive things that have happened in history and includes me in her positive 29th list -
49ers 5 time SB winners
The 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowl titles . It's my dad's favorite american football team. And the city where my parents went for their 10th anniversary. Next year it will be my new home for about a year. -
END to French nuclear weapons testing.
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. This event may not be entirely linked to my life, but I chose to add it to my timeline because I don-t believe in violence. I strongly think that any conflict can be resolved in a non violent way. In my point of view, there is no need to manufacture such weapons as this one in particular that happens to be so increidibly risky. -
Guatemala signs "Acuerdos de Paz"
A peace agreement was signed by the government and the URNG in the presence of UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, officially ending the 36-year Civil War. The Secretary-General of the URNG, Comandante Rolando Morán, and president Álvaro Arzú jointly received the UNESCO Peace Prize for their efforts to end the civil war and attaining the peace agreement. This takes place for me in this list because even though it didnt affect me directly, this civil war caused lots of pain to my country -
My 18th Birthday present.
For my eighteenth birthday I got what I've been asking for about 10 years. A PUPPY! -
Roger Clemens made record with 20 strikeouts in nine inning
William Roger Clemens, nicknamed "Rocket" (born August 4, 1962) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently inactive. Clemens has won the most Cy Young Awards with 7. He played for 13 consecutive seasons for the Boston Red Sox, more than half of his career. I lived three months in Boston Massachussetts and became a tru Red Sox fan :)
