January 29th, 1592

Born on January 29th, 1592

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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 were also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the first 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 as the newspaper's 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 returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 0946

The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, and went on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace.

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

Same year
Born in 1592

50

Hong Taiji

1st emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1592-1643)

*November 28th, 1592, Hetu Ala City †September 21st, 1643, Manchuria

43

Wilhelm Schickard

German astronomer, mathematician

*April 22nd, 1592, Herrenberg †October 24th, 1635, Tübingen

60

Ferdinand Geizkofler

Baron and director of the court chancellery of Württemberg (1592-1653)

*June 19th, 1592, Augsburg †February 2nd, 1653, Regensburg

68

Pierre d'Hozier

French genealogist (1592-1660)

*July 10th, 1592, Marseille †December 1st, 1660, Paris

61

Cornelis Bicker

Dutch regency and politician (1592-1654)

*October 25th, 1592, Amsterdam †September 15th, 1654, Amsterdam

56

Wilhelm Leyser

German theologian

*October 26th, 1592, Brunswick †February 8th, 1649, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

71

Jacopo Vignali

Italian painter (1592-1664)

*September 5th, 1592, Pratovecchio †August 3rd, 1664, Florence

70

Johan Printz

Swedish military and governor of New Sweden

*July 20th, 1592, Jönköping †May 3rd, 1663, Jönköping

86

Roger Conant

American city founder

*April 9th, 1592, England †January 1st, 1679, Massachusetts

74

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China

*May 1st, 1592, Lüftelberg †August 15th, 1666, Beijing

63

Krzysztof Arciszewski

Polish-Lithuanian general

*December 9th, 1592, Rogalin †April 7th, 1656, Gdańsk

84

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676)

*December 6th, 1592, Handsworth †December 25th, 1676, Welbeck

49

Anton Wolff von Todenwarth

*January 1st, 1592, Speyer †January 1st, 1641

42

Johannes Kempf

*October 18th, 1592, Marburg †June 25th, 1635

62

John Southworth

English martyr

*January 1st, 1592, Lancashire †June 28th, 1654, Tyburn

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Leap year

Yes: 1592 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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