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  1. Born on August 29th, 1559 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 29th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 29th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1559)

Born on August 29th, 1559

Weekday

Saturday

August 29th, 1559 was a Saturday.

Age

464

People born on August 29th, 1559 will turn 465 this year (2024), in exactly 123 days .

Zodiac

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Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1559 - September 23rd, 1559

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 284 days, exactly on February 6th, 2025, people who were born on August 29th, 1559 will be 170,000 days old!

169,716 Days

24,245 Weeks

5,575 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 29th?

Chen Quanguo August 29th, 2016

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, later overseeing the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident 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.
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 August 29th, 1996

Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.
Libero Grassi August 29th, 1991

Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
Rajneesh 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.
Air France Flight 343 August 29th, 1960

Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.
Mona Best August 29th, 1959

Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.
St Kilda, Scotland 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.
United States Congress 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.
Yana people August 29th, 1911

The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.
Russian battleship Slava August 29th, 1903

Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.
Gottlieb Daimler August 29th, 1885

Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
Treaty of Nanking 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.
Michael Faraday August 29th, 1831

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

Michael Jackson: Age & Birthday 50
Michael Jackson

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

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles
Lucero: Age & Birthday 54
Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City
Bizarrap: Age & Birthday 25
Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía
John Locke: Age & Birthday 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
Doris Ahnen: Age & Birthday 59
Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier
58
Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: Age & Birthday 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
John McCain: Age & Birthday 81
John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville
Liam Pane: Age & Birthday 30
Liam Pane

English singer

*August 29th, 1993, Wolverhampton
85
Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn
Ingrid Bergman: Age & Birthday 67
Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London
Carla Gugino: Age & Birthday 52
Carla Gugino

American actress

*August 29th, 1971, Sarasota
Arthur B. McDonald: Age & Birthday 80
Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney
Maurice Maeterlinck: Age & Birthday 86
Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice
74
Darnell Hillman

American basketball player

*August 29th, 1949, Sacramento
Jean-Baptiste Colbert: Age & Birthday 64
Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619-1683)

*August 29th, 1619, Reims †September 6th, 1683, Paris
Juan Bautista Alberdi: Age & Birthday 73
Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

*August 29th, 1810, San Miguel de Tucumán †June 19th, 1884, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Lenny Henry: Age & Birthday 65
Lenny Henry

British comedian

*August 29th, 1958, Dudley

Same year
Born in 1559

77
Alice Spencer

English countess, viscountess and baroness

*May 4th, 1559, Althorp †January 23rd, 1637, Harefield
57
Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612

*March 26th, 1559, Bregenz †January 16th, 1617, Fortress Hohensalzburg
67
Nurhaci

Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty

*February 11th, 1559, Hetu Ala City †September 30th, 1626, Xingcheng
61
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Austrian cardinal and governor of the Netherlands (1559-1621)

*November 15th, 1559, Wiener Neustadt †July 13th, 1621, City of Brussels
45
Catherine de Bourbon

Infanta of Navarre, Princess of France, crown princess of Navarre and crown princess consort of Lorraine

*February 7th, 1559, Paris †February 13th, 1604, Nancy
60
Lawrence of Brindisi

Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)

*July 22nd, 1559, Brindisi †July 22nd, 1619, Lisbon
29
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden

*February 19th, 1559, Baden-Baden †June 7th, 1588, Baden-Baden
52
Melchior Jöstel

German mathematician (1559-1611)

*April 10th, 1559, Dresden †June 13th, 1611, Freiberg
60
Amar Singh I

Eldest son and successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar

*March 16th, 1559, Chittorgarh Fort †January 26th, 1620, Chittorgarh Fort
53
Cigoli

Tuscan painter active in Rome (1559-1613)

*September 22nd, 1559, Cigoli †June 18th, 1613, Rome
91
Jacques Sirmond

French jesuit scholar (1559-1651)

*October 12th, 1559, Riom †October 7th, 1651, Paris
71
Giulio Mancini

Italian art historian

*February 21st, 1559, Siena †August 22nd, 1630, Rome
70
Dominique de Jésus-Marie

Spanish monk (1559-1630)

*May 16th, 1559, Calatayud city †February 16th, 1630, Vienna
45
Salomon Gesner

German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)

*November 8th, 1559, Bolesławiec †February 7th, 1605, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
55
Isaac Casaubon

Classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)

*February 18th, 1559, Geneva †July 1st, 1614, London
58
Countess Palatine Barbara of Zweibrücken-Neuburg

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken by birth and by marriage Countess of Oettingen-Oettingen (1559-1618)

*July 27th, 1559, Neuburg an der Donau †March 5th, 1618, Oettingen in Bayern
59
Frederik van den Bergh

Soldier in the Eighty Years' War (1559-1618)

*August 18th, 1559, Ulft †September 3rd, 1618
66
Johann Friedrich Schröter
*January 1st, 1559, Jena †January 1st, 1625, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 29th

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

Adelphus of Metz
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelphus
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
Eadwold of Cerne
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadwold_of_Cerne
Euphrasia Eluvathingal (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrasia_Eluvathingal
John Bunyan (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan
Sabina
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sabina
Vitalis, Sator and Repositus
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis,_Sator_and_Repositus
August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
International Day against Nuclear Tests
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_against_Nuclear_Tests
Miners' Day (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Ukraine
Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Ukraine
Municipal Police Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Poland
National Sports Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sports_Day
Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovakia
Telugu Language Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidugu_Venkata_Ramamurthy

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIX.VIII.MDLIX

29.8.1559

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1559 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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