August 29th, 1510

Born on August 29th, 1510

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 320 days, exactly on May 20th, 2025, people who were born on August 29th, 1510 will be 188,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 29th?

August 29th, 2016

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, later overseeing the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.

August 29th, 2007

Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

August 29th, 1996

Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.

August 29th, 1991

Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.

August 29th, 1984

Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (pictured) began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.

August 29th, 1960

Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.

August 29th, 1959

Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.

August 29th, 1930

The last 36 residents of St Kilda, Scotland, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural and cultural qualities, voluntarily evacuated to Morvern.

August 29th, 1916

Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.

August 29th, 1911

The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.

August 29th, 1903

Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.

August 29th, 1885

Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.

August 29th, 1842

Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong Kong would grow was ceded to Britain.

August 29th, 1831

Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him.

August 29th, 1786

Farmers in western Massachusetts angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement began an armed uprising led by Daniel Shays against the U.S. federal government.

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

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

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

72

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

*August 29th, 1632, Wrington †October 28th, 1704, High Laver

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

86

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

81

John McCain

American politician, military officer, and presidential candidate (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

30

Liam Pane

English singer and songwriter

*August 29th, 1993, Wolverhampton

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

52

Carla Gugino

American actress

*August 29th, 1971, Sarasota

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

89

Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

*August 29th, 1691, Lewes †January 12th, 1781, London

74

Darnell Hillman

American basketball player

*August 29th, 1949, Sacramento

73

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

*August 29th, 1810, San Miguel de Tucumán †June 19th, 1884, Neuilly-sur-Seine

65

Lenny Henry

British comedian

*August 29th, 1958, Dudley

Same year
Born in 1510

42

Michael Servetus

Spanish physician and theologian

*November 30th, 1510, Villanueva de Sigena †October 27th, 1553, Geneva

61

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía

Grandee of Spain and Jesuit priest (1510–1572)

*October 28th, 1510, Gandia †September 30th, 1572, Rome

68

Nicholas Bacon

English politician (1511-1579)

*December 28th, 1510, Chislehurst †February 20th, 1579, London

47

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

*August 24th, 1510, Old Cölln †May 25th, 1558, Ilmenau

71

Guillaume Postel

French linguist, astronomer, diplomat and professor (1510–1581)

*March 25th, 1510, Barenton †September 6th, 1581, Paris

62

John Caius

English physician (1510–1573)

*October 6th, 1510, Norwich †July 29th, 1573, London

26

Alessandro de' Medici

Duke of Florence (1510-1537)

*June 22nd, 1510, Florence †January 6th, 1537, Florence

59

Gracia Mendes Nasi

Portuguese businesswoman

*June 20th, 1510, Lisbon †November 3rd, 1569, Istanbul

55

Antonio de Cabezón

Spanish composer and organist (1510-1566)

*March 30th, 1510, Castrillo Mota de Judíos †March 26th, 1566, Madrid

63

Renee of France

French princess

*October 25th, 1510, Blois †June 12th, 1574, Montargis

56

Margaret Paleologa

Marchioness of Montferrat in her own right

*August 11th, 1510, Casale Monferrato †December 28th, 1566, Mantua

76

Leonhard Badhorn

Politician (1510-1587)

*November 6th, 1510, Meissen †July 1st, 1587, Leipzig

27

Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville

French noble

*June 5th, 1510, Blandy †June 9th, 1537

45

John Bradford

English church Reformer and martyr (1510–1555)

*January 1st, 1510, Greater Manchester †January 1st, 1555, Smithfield

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Public holidays on August 29th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1510 is a normal year and no leap year.

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