July 29th, 1368

Born on July 29th, 1368

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 239,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 489 days, exactly on September 3rd, 2025, people who were born on July 29th, 1368 will be 240,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1981

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

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's high-fantasy 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 No Gun 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 Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.

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 (pictured) in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 2021

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

July 29th, 2015

The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

July 29th, 2013

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

July 29th, 2005

Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 29th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 29th?

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

34

Jake Smollett

American actor

*July 29th, 1989, New York City

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

53

Charles C. Wilson

American actor (1894-1948)

*July 29th, 1894, New York City †January 7th, 1948, Los Angeles County

96

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

*July 29th, 1925, Chios †September 2nd, 2021, Athens

67

Neal Walk

American basketball player, center

*July 29th, 1948, Cleveland †October 4th, 2015, Phoenix

85

Klaus Töpfer

German politician

*July 29th, 1938, Wałbrzych

63

Didier Van Cauwelaert

French writer

*July 29th, 1960, Nice

31

Djibril Sidibé

French association football player

*July 29th, 1992, Troyes

91

Nancy Kassebaum

American politician

*July 29th, 1932, Topeka

59

Don Marquis

American humorist

*July 29th, 1878, Illinois †December 29th, 1937, New York City

49

Josh Radnor

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

*July 29th, 1974, Columbus

41

Allison Mack

American former actress

*July 29th, 1982, Preetz

84

Jan Notermans

Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017)

*July 29th, 1932, Sittard †June 8th, 2017, Sittard

53

Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

*July 29th, 1805, Paris †April 16th, 1859, Cannes

68

Ryutaro Hashimoto

82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006)

*July 29th, 1937, Sōja †July 1st, 2006, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

91

Chris Marker

French filmmaker

*July 29th, 1921, Neuilly-sur-Seine †July 29th, 2012, 20th arrondissement of Paris

72

Dean Pitchford

American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist

*July 29th, 1951, Honolulu

78

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

76

Eyvind Johnson

Swedish writer

*July 29th, 1900, Boden †August 25th, 1976, Stockholm

70

Frank McGuinness

Irish writer (born 1953)

*July 29th, 1953, Buncrana

64

Sigmund Romberg

Hungarian-born American composer (1887–1951)

*July 29th, 1887, Nagykanizsa †November 9th, 1951, New York City

89

Isidor Isaac Rabi

American physicist

*July 29th, 1898, Rymanów †January 11th, 1988, Manhattan

60

Clara Bow

American actress (1905–1965)

*July 29th, 1905, Brooklyn †September 27th, 1965, Los Angeles

49

Edwin O'Connor

American journalist and fiction writer

*July 29th, 1918, Providence †March 23rd, 1968, Boston

77

Aleksei Tammiste

Estonian basketball player

*July 29th, 1946, Tartu

61

Lisa Ono

Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer

*July 29th, 1962, São Paulo

57

Richard Steven Horvitz

American actor

*July 29th, 1966, Los Angeles

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Leap year

Yes: 1368 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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