Events on April 29 in history

Los Angeles Public Library (April 29, 1986)

A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.

The Los Angeles Public Library system (LAPL) serves the residents of the City of Los Angeles. The system holds more than six million volumes, and with around 19 million residents in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, it serves the largest population of any public library system in the United States. The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles in staggered terms.

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Events on 1986

25 Feb

Ferdinand Marcos
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
1 Apr

Kathmandu
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
26 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
27 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
2 Jul

Augusto Pinochet
Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

Events on April 29 in history

Los Angeles Public Library (April 29, 1986)

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Events on 1986

Ferdinand Marcos

Kathmandu

Chernobyl disaster

Chernobyl disaster

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