October 29th, 1509

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Born on October 29th, 1509 – 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 1509)

Born on October 29th, 1509

Weekday

Friday

October 29th, 1509 was a Friday.

Age

514

People born on October 29th, 1509 will turn 515 this year (2024), in exactly 183 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1509 - November 22nd, 1509

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 187,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 82 days, exactly on July 20th, 2024, people who were born on October 29th, 1509 will be 188,000 days old!

187,918 Days

26,845 Weeks

6,174 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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?

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

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

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

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

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

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

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

*October 29th, 1507, Piedrahíta †December 11th, 1582, Lisbon

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

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

Vincenzo Borghini

Italian historian (1515-1580)

*October 29th, 1515, Florence †August 15th, 1580, Florence

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

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Cardinal

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

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

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

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

Same year
Born in 1509

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

*July 10th, 1509, Noyon †May 27th, 1564, Geneva

John of Leiden

Anabaptist leader, King of Munster (1509-1536)

*February 2nd, 1509, Zevenhoven †January 22nd, 1536, Münster

Melchor Cano

Spanish theologian (1509-1560)

*January 6th, 1509, Tarancón †September 30th, 1560, Toledo

Ippolito II d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*August 25th, 1509, Ferrara †December 2nd, 1572, Rome

Giovanni Morone

Cardinal

*January 25th, 1509, Milan †December 1st, 1580, Rome

Magnus III, Duke of Mecklenburg

Member of the House of Mecklenburg, Prince-Bishop of Schwerin

*July 4th, 1509, Burg Stargard †January 28th, 1550, Bützow

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome

Jean Goujon

French artist

*November 30th, 1509, Rouen †November 30th, 1566, Bologna

John, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz

*November 4th, 1509, Oleśnica †February 28th, 1565, Oleśnica

Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

Roman Catholic cardinal (1509-1540)

*April 23rd, 1509, Évora †April 21st, 1540, Lisbon

Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1539-1578)

*March 27th, 1509, Bad Arolsen †April 15th, 1578, Eilhausen

Henry XXI of Stolberg

German nobleman

*January 2nd, 1509, Stolberg †November 12th, 1572, Stolberg

Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 7th, 1509, Dessau †December 6th, 1561, Dessau

Étienne Dolet

French translator and scholar (1509-1546)

*August 3rd, 1509, Orléans †August 3rd, 1546, Paris

Pasquale Cicogna

Doge of Venice (1509-1595)

*May 27th, 1509, Venice †April 2nd, 1595, Venice

Cornelius Wischaven

*October 2nd, 1509, Mechelen †August 25th, 1559, Loreto

Luis de Morales

16th-century Spanish painter

*January 1st, 1509, Badajoz †May 9th, 1586, Badajoz

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.MDIX

29.10.1509

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

X = 10

IX = 9

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1509 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1509

October 1509

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40	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
41	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
42	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
43	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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39					1	2	3
40	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
41	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
42	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
43	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
39					1	2	3
40	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
41	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
42	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
43	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

October 29th, 1509

Born on October 29th, 1509

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 187,000 days old!

187,918 Days

26,845 Weeks

6,174 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 1509

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