October 29th, 1668

Born on October 29th, 1668

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 129,000 days old!

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What happened on October 29th?

October 29th, 1883

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

October 29th, 2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

October 29th, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.

October 29th, 1999

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

October 29th, 1998

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

October 29th, 1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

October 29th, 1986

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

October 29th, 1960

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

October 29th, 1956

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

October 29th, 1955

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

October 29th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

October 29th, 1868

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

October 29th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

October 29th, 1831

Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).

October 29th, 1792

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

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

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

89

Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach

61

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

*October 29th, 1946, Pennsylvania †March 22nd, 1991, Pennsylvania

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

*October 29th, 1944, Tyseley †December 5th, 2023, Naples

27

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

40

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

53

Edwin van der Sar

Dutch association football player

*October 29th, 1970, Voorhout

36

Jessica Dubé

Canadian pair skater

*October 29th, 1987, Drummondville

25

Lance Stroll

Canadian and Belgian racing driver

*October 29th, 1998, Montreal

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64

François Couperin

French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †September 11th, 1733, Paris

69

Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

*December 31st, 1668, Voorhout †September 23rd, 1738, Leiden

75

Giambattista Vico

Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian and jurist

*June 23rd, 1668, Naples †January 23rd, 1744, Naples

36

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Prussian royal consort

*October 30th, 1668, Bad Iburg †February 1st, 1705, Hanover

41

Louis, Prince of Condé

Duke of Bourbon (1668-1710)

*November 10th, 1668, Paris †March 4th, 1710, Paris

75

Johann Peter von Ludewig

German legal historian and archivist (1668-1743)

*August 15th, 1668, Schwäbisch Hall †September 7th, 1743, Halle (Saale)

77

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Austrian architect

*November 14th, 1668, Genoa †November 16th, 1745, Vienna

58

Francesco Gasparini

Italian composer and teacher (1668-1727)

*March 19th, 1668, Camaiore †February 22nd, 1727, Rome

71

Friedrich Opfergeldt

German theologian

*December 3rd, 1668, Wrocław †October 5th, 1740, Magdeburg

47

Johann Samuel Stryk

German author (1668-1715)

*March 12th, 1668, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 10th, 1715, Halle (Saale)

32

Louis François Marie Le Tellier

French statesman (1668-1701)

*June 23rd, 1668, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire †January 5th, 1701

79

Alain-René Lesage

French writer (1668-1747)

*May 6th, 1668, Sarzeau †November 17th, 1747, Boulogne-sur-Mer

64

Lambert Friedrich Corfey

German architect (1668-1733)

*October 11th, 1668, Warendorf †February 18th, 1733, Münster

79

Johann Rudolf Huber

Swiss painter (1668-1748)

*April 21st, 1668, Basel †February 28th, 1748, Basel

69

Nicolas Vleughels

French painter (1668-1737)

*December 6th, 1668, Paris †December 11th, 1737, Rome

83

Henri de Favanne

French painter (1668-1752)

*October 3rd, 1668, London †April 27th, 1752, Paris

61

Gottlieb Wernsdorf

German historian, theologian and writer (1668-1729)

*February 25th, 1668, Schönewalde †July 11th, 1729, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

83

Pompeo Aldrovandi

Italian cardinal (1668–1752)

*September 23rd, 1668, Bologna †January 6th, 1752, Montefiascone

52

Johann Ernst Schaper

German author (1668-1721)

*April 26th, 1668, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †January 11th, 1721, Rostock

75

Jacques-Antoine Arlaud

Genevan artist (1668-1743)

*May 18th, 1668, Geneva †May 25th, 1743, Geneva

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Leap year

Yes: 1668 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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