deaths
April 29, 1997
Mike Royko, American journalist and author (born 1932)
Mike Royko
Michael Royko Jr. was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago, Illinois. Over his 42-year career, he wrote more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune. A humorist who focused on life in Chicago, he was the winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 246 days remain until the end of the year.