29 days before May 3, 1968

would be

April 4, 1968 (Thursday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 95

• Week number: 14

• Leap year: 1968 is a leap year.

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for April 4, 1968 (Thursday)

• Sunrise time: 06:12 am

• Sunset time: 06:59 pm

• Day length: 12h 47m

Moon Phase for April 4, 1968 (Thursday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

• Illumination: 39%

• Moon Age: 6.34 day(s)

April 4, 1968 Holidays and National Days

1985

A coup in Sudan ousts President Nimeiry and replaces him with General Dahab.

1979

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the president of Pakistan is executed.

1974

Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home-run record.

1968

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

1949

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty is signed.

1941

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel captures the British held town of Benghazi in North Africa.

1918

The Battle of the Somme ends.

1917

The U.S. Senate votes 90-6 to enter World War I on Allied side.

1862

The Battle of Yorktown begins as Union gen. George B. McClellan closes in on Richmond, Va.