October 29th, 1495

Born on October 29th, 1495

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 193,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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?

51

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Cardinal

*October 29th, 1497, Florence †September 21st, 1549, Florence

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

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

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

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

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

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

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

89

Franz von Papen

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

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

61

Jean Giraudoux

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

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

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

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

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

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

27

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

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

40

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

53

Edwin van der Sar

Dutch association football player

*October 29th, 1970, Voorhout

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61

Luigi Alamanni

Italian poet

*March 6th, 1495, Florence †April 18th, 1556, Amboise

57

Petrus Apianus

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (*1495 – †1552)

*April 16th, 1495, Leisnig †April 21st, 1552, Ingolstadt

48

Clément Marot

French poet (1495-1544)

*December 2nd, 1495, Cahors †September 12th, 1544, Turin

74

Matthäus Alber

(1495-1570)

*December 4th, 1495, Reutlingen †December 1st, 1570, Blaubeuren

67

Jan van Scorel

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1495–1562)

*August 1st, 1495, Schoorl †December 6th, 1562, Utrecht

33

Michele Antonio, Marquess of Saluzzo

Marquess of Saluzzo

*March 26th, 1495, Saluzzo †October 18th, 1528, Aversa

53

Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Prince of Lüneburg and Baron of Harburg

*August 24th, 1495, Celle †August 11th, 1549, Harburg

49

Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

German noble

*September 18th, 1495, Grünwald †April 22nd, 1545, Landshut

55

John of God

Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker, canonized by the Catholic Church

*March 8th, 1495, Montemor-o-Novo †March 8th, 1550, Granada

63

Erhard Schnepf

German theologian

*November 1st, 1495, Heilbronn †November 1st, 1558, Jena

56

Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Leuchtenberg

*September 24th, 1495, Ansbach †September 23rd, 1552, Karlovy Vary

67

John Bale

Anglican bishop in Ireland

*November 21st, 1495, Covehithe †October 31st, 1563, Canterbury

53

Augustin Schurff

German physicist

*January 6th, 1495, St. Gallen †May 9th, 1548, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

40

Francesco II Sforza

Duke of Milan, 1521-24, 1525-35

*February 4th, 1495, Milan †October 24th, 1535, Vigevano

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1495 is a normal year and no leap year.

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