January 29th, 1634

Born on January 29th, 1634

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 142,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 465 days, exactly on August 7th, 2025, people who were born on January 29th, 1634 will be 143,000 days old!

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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 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

Born on January 29th, 1634

64

Adrian Beier the Younger

German judge (1634-1698)

*January 29th, 1634, Jena †September 7th, 1698, Jena

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44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

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

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

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

70

Johann Georg Graevius

German academic

*January 29th, 1632, Naumburg †January 11th, 1703, Utrecht

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

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

70

Oprah Winfrey

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

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

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

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

85

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

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

94

Heinz Lieberich

German legal historian and archivist (1905–1999)

*January 29th, 1905, Kaiserslautern †October 24th, 1999, Mosbach

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Born in 1634

61

Mariana of Austria

Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696)

*December 24th, 1634, Vienna †May 16th, 1696, Madrid

60

Anselm Franz von Ingelheim

Archbishop of Mainz

*September 16th, 1634, Cologne †March 30th, 1695, Aschaffenburg

89

René Boudier

French historian, poet and translator

*January 1st, 1634, Alençon †November 16th, 1723, Mantes-la-Jolie

54

Gaspar Fagel

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1634-1688)

*January 25th, 1634, The Hague †December 15th, 1688, The Hague

32

Adam Krieger

German composer (1634-1666)

*January 7th, 1634, Drezdenko †June 30th, 1666, Dresden

40

Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675

*June 20th, 1634, Turin †June 12th, 1675, Turin

59

Madame de Lafayette

French writer (1634-1693)

*March 18th, 1634, Paris †May 25th, 1693, Paris

60

Burchard von Ahlefeldt

(1634-1695)

*October 4th, 1634, Flensburg †September 9th, 1695

70

Luca Giordano

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

*October 18th, 1634, Naples †January 3rd, 1705, Naples

64

Pierre Thomas

French writer

*August 6th, 1634, Rouen †November 4th, 1698

76

Johannes Vermehren

Rat der Herzöge von Mecklenburg

*January 1st, 1634, Lübeck †January 1st, 1710, Rostock

48

Manuel Lobo

Portuguese colonial administrator

*November 30th, 1634, Verdelha do Ruivo †November 30th, 1682, Buenos Aires

52

John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

German duke (1634-1686)

*July 12th, 1634, Weimar †September 19th, 1686, Schloss Wilhelmsthal

64

Balthasar Bekker

Dutch minister and author

*March 20th, 1634, Mitselwier †June 11th, 1698, Amsterdam

26

Lady Katherine Ferrers

English highwayman

*May 4th, 1634, Bayford †May 31st, 1660, St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead

66

Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg (1634-1701)

*September 22nd, 1634, Copenhagen †May 20th, 1701, Delitzsch

31

George Christian, Prince of East Frisia

Prince of Ostfriesland

*February 6th, 1634, Aurich †June 6th, 1665, Aurich

27

Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*October 14th, 1634, Modena †July 16th, 1662, Modena

51

Adam Colonia

Dutch Golden Age painter (1634-1685)

*August 12th, 1634, Rotterdam †September 1st, 1685, London

71

Antonio Hugo de Omerique

Spanish mathematician

*January 6th, 1634, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †February 27th, 1705, Cádiz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1634 is a normal year and no leap year.

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