October 29th, 1510

Born on October 29th, 1510

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 447 days, exactly on July 20th, 2025, people who were born on October 29th, 1510 will be 188,000 days old!

... 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?

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

64

Vincenzo Borghini

Italian historian (1515-1580)

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

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

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

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

75

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

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

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

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

51

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Cardinal

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

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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

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, stonemason †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

62

John Caius

English physician (1510–1573)

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

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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Leap year

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

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