October 29th, 1519

Born on October 29th, 1519

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 734 days, exactly on May 3rd, 2026, people who were born on October 29th, 1519 will be 185,000 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

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

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

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

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

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69

Catherine de' Medici

Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)

*April 13th, 1519, Florence †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois

40

Henry II of France

1519–1559, monarch of the House of Valois

*March 31st, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 10th, 1559, Hôtel des Tournelles

72

Innocent IX

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)

*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, Rome

53

Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519-1572)

*February 16th, 1519, Châtillon-Coligny †August 24th, 1572, Paris

25

René of Châlon

Prince of Orange

*February 5th, 1519, Breda †July 15th, 1544, Saint-Dizier

48

Johann Schneidewein

German jurist (1519-1568)

*December 20th, 1519, Stolberg †December 4th, 1568, Zerbst

81

Johann Conrad Ulmer

Swiss theologian (1519-1600)

*March 31st, 1519, Schaffhausen †October 7th, 1600, Schaffhausen

84

Nikolaus Varnbüler

German jurist

*December 12th, 1519, Lindau †August 20th, 1604, Tübingen

73

Hugolin Martelli

Bishop of Glandèves (1519-1592)

*September 21st, 1519, Florence †November 1st, 1592, Empoli

55

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574)

*February 15th, 1519, Avilés †September 17th, 1574, Santander

54

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Duke of Florence

*June 12th, 1519, Florence †April 21st, 1574, Villa Castello

86

Theodore Beza

French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519–1605)

*June 24th, 1519, Vézelay †October 13th, 1605, Geneva

44

Francis, Duke of Guise

French soldier and politician (1519-1563)

*February 17th, 1519, Bar-le-Duc †February 24th, 1563, Orléans

67

Rudolf Gwalther

Swiss theologian (1519-1586)

*November 9th, 1519, Zürich †December 25th, 1586, Zürich

60

Willibald Imhoff

German art collector

*November 16th, 1519, Nuremberg †January 25th, 1580, Nuremberg

75

Girolamo Mei

Italian historian

*May 27th, 1519, Florence †July 1st, 1594, Rome

52

Ulrich Mordeisen

German jurist and politician

*July 13th, 1519, Leipzig †June 5th, 1572, Dresden

47

Froben Christopher of Zimmern

Author of the Zimmern Chronicle

*February 19th, 1519, Schloss Mespelbrunn †November 27th, 1566, Messkirch

70

Johann Kittel

German theologian

*June 29th, 1519, Jüterbog †February 12th, 1590, Gdańsk

65

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim

Physician

*November 22nd, 1519, Wrocław †October 19th, 1585, Wrocław

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1519 is a normal year and no leap year.

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