January 29th, 1521

Born on January 29th, 1521

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 125 days, exactly on November 7th, 2024, people who were born on January 29th, 1521 will be 184,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 29th?

January 29th, 2017

A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.

January 29th, 2009

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions are also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the only bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.

January 29th, 1991

The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces.

January 29th, 1967

The Mantra-Rock Dance (poster pictured), called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.

January 29th, 1944

World War II: At least 38 civilians were killed and about a dozen others injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy was attacked by a Soviet partisan unit with a contingent of Jewish partisans.

January 29th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign, began.

January 29th, 1911

Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali.

January 29th, 1891

Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne.

January 29th, 1863

American Indian Wars: The U.S. Army led by Patrick Edward Connor massacred Chief Bear Hunter and Shoshone forces at the Bear River Massacre in present-day Franklin County, Idaho.

January 29th, 1856

Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.

January 29th, 1845

American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror, its first publication attributed to Poe.

January 29th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured.

January 29th, 0904

Sergius III (pictured), whose pontificate was marked by feudal violence and disorder in central Italy, returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 2013

Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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

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

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

*January 29th, 1843, Niles †September 14th, 1901, Buffalo

37

Lelio Sozzini

Italian theologian

*January 29th, 1525, Siena †May 4th, 1562, Zürich

70

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

53

Katharina von Bora

Wife of Martin Luther

*January 29th, 1499, Lippendorf †December 20th, 1552, Torgau

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

85

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

48

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

70

Abdus Salam

Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

*January 29th, 1926, Jhang †November 21st, 1996, Oxford

85

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

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Born in 1521

69

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

31

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

German duke

*May 10th, 1521, Coburg †February 8th, 1553, Coburg

77

Paul von Eitzen

German theologian (1521-1598)

*January 25th, 1521, Hamburg †February 25th, 1598, Schleswig

59

Johann Marbach

German theologian

*April 14th, 1521, Lindau †March 17th, 1581, Strasbourg

53

Sebastian Ochsenkhun

German composer and luth player

*February 6th, 1521, Nuremberg †August 20th, 1574, Heidelberg

72

Xu Wei

Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)

*January 1st, 1521, Shaoxing †January 1st, 1593

51

Takeda Shingen

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

*December 1st, 1521, Yogaisan Castle †May 13th, 1573, Ina district

76

Peter Canisius

Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint

*May 8th, 1521, Nijmegen †December 21st, 1597, Fribourg

48

François de Coligny d'Andelot

French general (1521-1569)

*April 18th, 1521, Châtillon-Coligny †May 27th, 1569, Saintes

32

Thomas Wyatt

English rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I (1521-1554)

*September 20th, 1521, Chatham †April 21st, 1554, London

55

Simon Musaeus

German theologian

*March 25th, 1521, Vetschau/Spreewald †July 11th, 1576, Mansfeld

56

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Portuguese infanta (1521-1577)

*June 8th, 1521, Lisbon †October 10th, 1577, Lisbon

67

Lodovico Guicciardini

Italian historian (1521-1589)

*August 19th, 1521, Florence †March 22nd, 1589, Antwerp

76

Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*July 25th, 1521, Simmern †January 13th, 1598, Ravengiersburg

60

Daniel Brendel von Homburg

Roman Catholic archbishop

*November 30th, 1521, Aschaffenburg †January 1st, 1582, Aschaffenburg

32

Maurice of Saxony

Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521-1553)

*March 21st, 1521, Freiberg †July 9th, 1553, Sievershausen

64

Johannes Trautenbul

German jurist

*March 25th, 1521, Halberstadt †November 2nd, 1585, Halle (Saale)

59

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

*June 29th, 1521, Haderslev †October 1st, 1580, Haderslev

49

Francesco Laparelli

Italian military engineer (1521-1570)

*April 5th, 1521, Cortona †October 20th, 1570, Heraklion

78

Jacob Heerbrand

German theologian (1521-1600)

*August 12th, 1521, Giengen an der Brenz †May 22nd, 1600, Tübingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1521 is a normal year and no leap year.

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