August 29th, 1644

Born on August 29th, 1644

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 138,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 267 days, exactly on March 25th, 2025, people who were born on August 29th, 1644 will be 139,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 29th?

August 29th, 2016

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, later overseeing the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.

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.

August 29th, 1996

Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.

August 29th, 1991

Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.

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.

August 29th, 1960

Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.

August 29th, 1959

Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.

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.

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.

August 29th, 1911

The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.

August 29th, 1903

Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.

August 29th, 1885

Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.

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.

August 29th, 1831

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

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?

72

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

*August 29th, 1632, Wrington †October 28th, 1704, High Laver

50

Michael Jackson

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

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

86

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

89

Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

*August 29th, 1691, Lewes †January 12th, 1781, London

81

John McCain

American politician, military officer, and presidential candidate (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

64

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619-1683)

*August 29th, 1619, Reims †September 6th, 1683, Paris

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

30

Liam Pane

English singer and songwriter

*August 29th, 1993, Wolverhampton

52

Carla Gugino

American actress

*August 29th, 1971, Sarasota

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

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

73

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

*August 29th, 1810, San Miguel de Tucumán †June 19th, 1884, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Born in 1644

73

William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, Ruscombe

65

Ole Rømer

Danish astronomer (*1644 – †1710)

*September 25th, 1644, Aarhus †September 19th, 1710, Copenhagen

75

Claude Delisle

French historian (1644-1720)

*November 5th, 1644, Vaucouleurs †May 2nd, 1720, Paris

43

David Clodius

German theologian

*May 14th, 1644, Hamburg †September 10th, 1687, Giessen

70

Thomas Britton

English charcoal merchant, chemist and concert promoter

*January 14th, 1644, Rushden †September 27th, 1714, Clerkenwell

70

Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld

German businessman

*March 18th, 1644, Schneeberg †January 26th, 1715, Schneeberg

72

Nils Bielke

Swedish noble 1644–1716

*February 7th, 1644, Stockholm †November 26th, 1716, Stockholm

84

Johann Fabricius

German theologian

*February 11th, 1644, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †January 29th, 1729, Königslutter am Elm

79

Marie Jeanne of Savoy

Duchess of Savoy

*April 11th, 1644, Paris †March 15th, 1724, Turin

66

Philips van Almonde

Dutch Lieutenant Admiral

*December 29th, 1644, Brielle †January 6th, 1711, Leiden

36

Jacob Rotius

Dutch painter (1644-1681)

*September 11th, 1644, Hoorn †January 1st, 1681, Hoorn

61

Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg

Prince-Bishop of Münster

*August 8th, 1644, Lenhausen Castle †May 6th, 1706, Greven

59

Heinrich Biber

Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704)

*August 12th, 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem †May 3rd, 1704, Salzburg

26

Henrietta of England

English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)

*June 16th, 1644, Exeter †June 30th, 1670, Saint-Cloud

49

Marquard Sebastian Schenk of Stauffenberg

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1644-1693)

*May 16th, 1644, Eichstätt †October 9th, 1693, Bamberg

50

Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt

Mother of Johann Sebastian Bach (1644-1694)

*February 24th, 1644, Erfurt †May 1st, 1694, Eisenach

56

Savio Mellini

Italian cardinal

*July 5th, 1644, Rome †February 10th, 1701, Rome

64

Conrad von Reventlow

Danish statesman (1644-1708)

*April 21st, 1644, Copenhagen †July 21st, 1708, Clausholm Castle

65

Johann Wolfgang Franck

German baroque composer

*May 31st, 1644, Unterschwaningen †January 1st, 1710, London

80

Pierre de Langle

French bishop and theologian (1644-1724)

*March 6th, 1644, Évreux †April 12th, 1724, Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Leap year

Yes: 1644 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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