April 29th, 1468

Born on April 29th, 1468

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 203,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 926 days, exactly on November 10th, 2026, people who were born on April 29th, 1468 will be 204,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 29th?

April 29th, 2011

Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.

April 29th, 2006

Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.

April 29th, 1997

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.

April 29th, 1992

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

April 29th, 1991

A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.

April 29th, 1975

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.

April 29th, 1970

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.

April 29th, 1968

The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 29th, 1945

World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.

April 29th, 1944

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.

April 29th, 1910

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

April 29th, 1903

A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.

April 29th, 1863

Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S. Grant's troops from crossing the Mississippi River at that point.

April 29th, 1826

In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised as one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.

April 29th, 1770

On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.

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

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

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

25

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

58

Henri Poincaré

French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)

*April 29th, 1854, Nancy †July 17th, 1912, Paris

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

71

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist, author, broadcaster, and former football player

*April 29th, 1952, Leicester

65

Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress

*April 29th, 1958, Santa Ana

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

40

Semih Şentürk

Turkish footballer

*April 29th, 1983, İzmir

53

Andre Agassi

American tennis player (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Las Vegas

80

Dominique Labourier

French actress

*April 29th, 1943, Paris

94

Toots Thielemans

Belgian jazz musician

*April 29th, 1922, Marolles - Marollen †August 22nd, 2016, Braine-l'Alleud

87

Jean Rochefort

French actor

*April 29th, 1930, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2017, 14th arrondissement of Paris

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

87

Hirohito

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

*April 29th, 1901, Aoyama †January 7th, 1989, Fukiage Gyoen

74

André Wilms

French actor

*April 29th, 1947, Strasbourg †February 9th, 2022, Paris

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

Same year
Born in 1468

81

Paul III

Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill

60

Juan del Encina

Spanish composer, poet, and playwright

*July 12th, 1468, Province of Salamanca †November 30th, 1528, Chinchón

64

Johann I, Elector of Saxony

John the Steadfeast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)

*June 13th, 1468, Meissen †August 16th, 1532, Schweinitz

26

Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*September 27th, 1468, Ansbach †February 26th, 1495, Ansbach

55

Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Archduchess Consort of Austria (1484 - 1494) and Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497)

*July 26th, 1468, Grimma †February 11th, 1524, Calenberg

34

Frederick Jagiellon

Primate of Poland

*April 27th, 1468, Kraków †March 14th, 1503, Kraków

53

Johannes Werner

German mathematician

*February 14th, 1468, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1521, Nuremberg

76

Philipp Solms

(1468-1544)

*August 15th, 1468, Frankfurt †October 3rd, 1544, Frankfurt

42

Albert I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Oleśnica, Count of Kladsko

*August 3rd, 1468, Kunětice Mountain Castle †July 12th, 1511, Prostějov

64

Isabella del Balzo

Queen Consort of Naples

*June 24th, 1468, Minervino Murge †May 22nd, 1533, Ferrara

21

Charles I, Duke of Savoy

King of Jerusalem

*March 29th, 1468, Carignano †March 13th, 1490, Pinerolo

55

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

English baron

*December 21st, 1468, Settrington †April 14th, 1524, Hornby Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1468 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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