January 29th, 1652

Born on January 29th, 1652

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 135,000 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

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

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

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

85

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

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

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

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33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

*March 3rd, 1652, Trotton with Chithurst †April 14th, 1685, London

87

Clement XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

*April 7th, 1652, Florence †February 6th, 1740, Rome

77

Samuel Sewall

Salem witch trial judge; early abolitionist; chief justice of Massachusetts

*March 28th, 1652, Hampshire †January 1st, 1730, Boston

77

Johann Heinrich Ernesti

Philosopher and theologian

*March 12th, 1652, Königsfeld †October 16th, 1729, Leipzig

71

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus

German physician and botanist (1652-1723)

*December 9th, 1652, Leipzig †December 20th, 1723, Leipzig

55

Karolina of Legnica-Brieg

Silesian noblewoman

*December 2nd, 1652, Brzeg †December 24th, 1707, Wrocław

76

Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard

Marshal of France (1652-1728)

*February 14th, 1652, Dauphiné †March 20th, 1728, Paris

63

Andreas Wolff

German painter (1652-1716)

*December 11th, 1652, Munich †April 9th, 1716, Munich

69

Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine

German princess; wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

*May 27th, 1652, Heidelberg †December 8th, 1721, Saint-Cloud

67

Michel Rolle

French mathematician

*April 21st, 1652, Ambert †November 8th, 1719, Paris

79

Johann Ernst Kregel

German jurist

*August 13th, 1652, Magdeburg †December 26th, 1731, Leipzig

60

Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt

Regent of the Duchy of Württemberg and hymn lyricist (1652-1712)

*April 28th, 1652, Darmstadt †August 11th, 1712, Kirchheim unter Teck

60

Archibald Pitcairne

Scottish physician

*December 25th, 1652, Edinburgh †October 20th, 1713, Edinburgh

51

Johann Philipp d'Arco

Austrian army commander (1652-1704)

*May 11th, 1652, Arco †February 18th, 1704, Bregenz

78

Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate

German princess

*March 14th, 1652, Paris †August 12th, 1730, Asnières-sur-Seine

74

Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Italian painter (1652-1726)

*February 13th, 1652, Florence †November 22nd, 1726, Florence

61

Livio Odescalchi

Italian noble

*March 10th, 1652, Rome †September 8th, 1713, Rome

51

Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels

Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt and Duke of Württemberg-Oels

*April 9th, 1652, Oleśnica †April 5th, 1704, Oleśnica

66

Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652-1718)

*October 16th, 1652, Zerbst †November 3rd, 1718, Zerbst

45

Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental

Regent of Württemberg

*September 12th, 1652, Stuttgart †December 20th, 1697, Stuttgart

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Leap year

Yes: 1652 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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