July 29th, 1252

Born on July 29th, 1252

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 282,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 307 days, exactly on May 28th, 2027, people who were born on July 29th, 1252 will be 283,000 days old!

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What happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1911

In a case later termed a "legal lynching", Will P. Brady obtained a guilty verdict and death sentence against 15-year-old León Martínez Jr., five days after his arrest for killing a white woman.

July 29th, 1981

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.

July 29th, 1950

Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of Nogeun-ri.

July 29th, 1938

The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.

July 29th, 1922

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that up to 100 Korean workers who were constructing a hydroelectric plant on the Shinano River in Japan had been murdered and thrown into the river.

July 29th, 1914

The first shots of World War I were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river monitor Bodrog on Serbian defences near Belgrade.

July 29th, 1900

Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.

July 29th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union forces after her lover turned her in.

July 29th, 1818

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

July 29th, 1693

Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.

July 29th, 1014

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 0904

Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders.

July 29th, 1921

Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

July 29th, 1567

The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

Public holidays on July 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 29th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1252 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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