October 29th, 1455

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Born on October 29th, 1455 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 29th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 29th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1455)

Born on October 29th, 1455

Weekday

Monday

October 29th, 1455 was a Monday.

Age

568

People born on October 29th, 1455 will turn 569 this year (2024), in exactly 184 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1455 - November 22nd, 1455

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 207,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 360 days, exactly on April 23rd, 2025, people who were born on October 29th, 1455 will be 208,000 days old!

207,640 Days

29,662 Weeks

6,821 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on October 29th?

October 29th, 1883

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

October 29th, 2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

October 29th, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.

October 29th, 1999

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

October 29th, 1998

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

October 29th, 1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

October 29th, 1986

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

October 29th, 1960

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

October 29th, 1956

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

October 29th, 1955

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

October 29th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

October 29th, 1868

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

October 29th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

October 29th, 1831

Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).

October 29th, 1792

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

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

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

*October 29th, 1946, Pennsylvania †March 22nd, 1991, Pennsylvania

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

*October 29th, 1944, Tyseley †December 5th, 2023, Naples

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

Edwin van der Sar

Dutch association football player

*October 29th, 1970, Voorhout

Hongwu Emperor

Founding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398

*October 29th, 1328, Fengyang County †June 24th, 1398, Nanjing

Jessica Dubé

Canadian pair skater

*October 29th, 1987, Drummondville

Same year
Born in 1455

Johann Reuchlin

German humanist and scholar of Greek and Hebrew (1455–1522)

*January 29th, 1455, Pforzheim †June 30th, 1522, Stuttgart

Giovanni Cataldo Parisio

Italian writer and politician

*January 1st, 1455, Palermo †January 1st, 1517, Lisbon

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

English noble, born in Wales (1455-1483)

*September 4th, 1455, Abergavenny †November 2nd, 1483, Salisbury

Andrea Gritti

Doge of Venice (1455-1539)

*April 17th, 1455, Bardolino †December 28th, 1538, Venice

John II of Portugal

Portuguese king

*March 3rd, 1455, São Jorge Castle †October 25th, 1495, Alvor

John, King of Denmark

King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*February 2nd, 1455, Aalborg †February 20th, 1513, Aalborg

Deposed Queen Yun

Korean queen (1455-1482)

*June 1st, 1455, Joseon †August 16th, 1482, Joseon

Johann von Dalberg

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 14th, 1455, Oppenheim †July 27th, 1503, Heidelberg

John V of Nassau-Siegen

Count of Nassau-Siegen and Diez, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen

*November 9th, 1455, Breda †July 30th, 1516, Dillenburg

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

*August 2nd, 1455, Ansbach †January 9th, 1499, Arneburg

Ascanio Sforza

1455-1505, Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church

*March 3rd, 1455, Cremona †May 28th, 1505, Rome

Pietro Accolti

Catholic cardinal

*March 15th, 1455, Florence †December 11th, 1532, Rome

George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria

Last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut

*August 15th, 1455, Burghausen †December 1st, 1503, Ingolstadt

Andries Boelens

Dutch politician (1455-1519)

*September 3rd, 1455, Amsterdam †November 20th, 1519

Gabriel von Eyb

*September 29th, 1455, Arberg †December 1st, 1535

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 29th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIX.X.MCDLV

29.10.1455

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1455 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1455

October 1455

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43	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
44	29	30	31

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44	29	30	31

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October 29th, 1455

Born on October 29th, 1455

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 207,000 days old!

207,640 Days

29,662 Weeks

6,821 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 29th?

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

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

Same year Born in 1455

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 29th

Abraham of Rostov

Blessed Chiara Badano

Colman mac Duagh

Douai Martyrs

Gaetano Errico

James Hannington (Anglicanism)

Michele Rua

Narcissus of Jerusalem

Theuderius

October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Coronation Day (Cambodia)

Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı