births
April 29, 1887
Robert Cushman Murphy, American ornithologist (died 1973)
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and Lamont Curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History. He went on numerous oceanic expeditions and was an expert on marine birds, and wrote several major books on them. He described a species of petrel which is now known as Murphy's petrel. Mount Murphy in Antarctica and Murphy Wall in South Georgia are named after him.
April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 246 days remain until the end of the year.