January 29th, 1687

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Born on January 29th, 1687 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 29th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 29th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1687)

Born on January 29th, 1687

Weekday

Wednesday

January 29th, 1687 was a Wednesday.

Age

337

People born on January 29th, 1687 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 337 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1687 - February 19th, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 823 days, exactly on July 31st, 2026, people who were born on January 29th, 1687 will be 124,000 days old!

123,177 Days

17,596 Weeks

4,047 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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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?

Emmanuel Swedenborg

Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian

*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, London

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

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

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

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

Oprah Winfrey

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

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

Henry Lee III

American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)

*January 29th, 1756, Dumfries †March 25th, 1818, Cumberland Island

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

Abdus Salam

Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

*January 29th, 1926, Jhang †November 21st, 1996, Oxford

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

Same year
Born in 1687

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

Johann Balthasar Bernhold

*May 3rd, 1687, Burgsalach †February 15th, 1769, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

Prince Johan Willem Friso I, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)

*August 4th, 1687, Dessau †July 14th, 1711, Moerdijk

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Prussian royal consort of Frederick William I

*March 16th, 1687, Hanover †June 28th, 1757, Monbijou Palace

Johann Balthasar Neumann

German engineer and architect

*January 27th, 1687, Cheb †August 19th, 1753, Würzburg

Jean Baptiste Senaillé

French born composer and violin virtuoso (1687-1730)

*November 23rd, 1687, Paris †October 15th, 1730, Paris

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

Gerhard von Holy

Organ builder (1687-1736)

*September 15th, 1687, Aurich †June 3rd, 1736, Remscheid

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 29th.

Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday

Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIX.I.MDCLXXXVII

29.1.1687

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1687

January 1687

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1			1	2	3	4	5
2	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
3	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
4	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
5	27	28	29	30	31