June 29th, 1597

Born on June 29th, 1597

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 102 days, exactly on August 9th, 2024, people who were born on June 29th, 1597 will be 156,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 29th?

June 29th, 2003

An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.

June 29th, 1995

Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.

June 29th, 1971

The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space.

June 29th, 1967

Actress Jayne Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries.

June 29th, 1950

The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.

June 29th, 1927

The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight.

June 29th, 1913

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.

June 29th, 1889

Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population.

June 29th, 1864

A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident.

June 29th, 1776

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey.

June 29th, 1764

One of the strongest tornadoes in history (pictured) struck Woldegk (in present-day northeastern Germany), killing one person.

June 29th, 1613

The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof.

June 29th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

June 29th, 2012

A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

June 29th, 2007

Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

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

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

30

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

84

Emperor Go-Mizunoo

Emperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629

*June 29th, 1596, Kyoto †September 11th, 1680, Kyoto

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

*June 29th, 1925, Naples †September 22nd, 2023, Rome

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

54

Antoine Brun

Burgundian diplomat (1599-1654)

*June 29th, 1599, Dole †January 2nd, 1654, The Hague

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

45

Nicole Scherzinger

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

77

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006)

*June 29th, 1929, Florence †September 15th, 2006, Florence

28

Nicholas Latifi

Canadian racing driver (born 1995)

*June 29th, 1995, Toronto

Same year
Born in 1597

32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia

54

Friedrich Leibniz

German philosopher

*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, Leipzig

41

Martin Opitz

German poet

*December 23rd, 1597, Bolesławiec †August 20th, 1639, Gdańsk

61

Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659)

*December 22nd, 1597, Gottorf Castle †August 10th, 1659, Tönning

62

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Electress of Brandenburg and duchess of Prussia

*November 19th, 1597, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 26th, 1660, Krosno Odrzańskie

51

Vincent Voiture

French poet

*February 24th, 1597, Amiens †May 26th, 1648, Paris

81

Abraham Heidanus

Dutch Calvinist minister

*August 10th, 1597, Frankenthal †October 15th, 1678, Leiden

73

John Davenport

British priest 1597-1670

*April 9th, 1597, Coventry †May 30th, 1670, Boston

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

74

John Underhill

Early settler of American colonies, Captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia

*October 7th, 1597, Warwickshire †July 21st, 1672, Killingworth

78

Philip von Krusenstiern

Swedish diplomat (1597-1676)

*May 1st, 1597, Lutherstadt Eisleben †April 10th, 1676, Tallinn

61

Johann Micraelius

German historian

*September 1st, 1597, Koszalin †December 3rd, 1658, Szczecin

53

Alvise Contarini

Italian diplomat, nobleman

*April 23rd, 1597, Venice †March 11th, 1651, Venice

40

Theodoor Rombouts

Flemish painter (1597-1637)

*July 2nd, 1597, Antwerp †September 14th, 1637, Antwerp

55

Jean-Charles de la Faille

Jesuit mathematician

*March 1st, 1597, Antwerp †November 4th, 1652, Barcelona

40

Henry Gellibrand

English mathematician (1597-1637)

*January 1st, 1597, London †February 16th, 1637, London

67

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Painter of the Dutch Golden Age (1597-1665)

*June 9th, 1597, Assendelft †May 31st, 1665, Haarlem

62

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière

French nobleman, founder of Montreal and an order of nursing Sisters

*March 18th, 1597, La Flèche †November 6th, 1659, La Flèche

43

John Francis Regis

French Jesuit priest

*January 31st, 1597, Fontcouverte †December 31st, 1640, Lalouvesc

62

Johann Georg Dorsche

German theologian

*November 13th, 1597, Strasbourg †December 25th, 1659, Rostock

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1597 is a normal year and no leap year.

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