August 29th, 1699

Born on August 29th, 1699

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 118,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 417 days, exactly on June 21st, 2025, people who were born on August 29th, 1699 will be 119,000 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?

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

72

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

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

86

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

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

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

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

58

Felix Anton Scheffler

German painter (1701-1760)

*August 29th, 1701, Mainburg †January 10th, 1760, Prague

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

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

89

Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

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

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

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

30

Liam Pane

English singer

*August 29th, 1993, Wolverhampton

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

52

Carla Gugino

American actress

*August 29th, 1971, Sarasota

73

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

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

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

Same year
Born in 1699

63

Françoise-Louise de Warens

Swiss baroness (1699-1762)

*March 31st, 1699, Vevey †July 29th, 1762, Chambéry

58

Osman III

Ottoman sultan

*January 2nd, 1699, Edirne †October 30th, 1757, Topkapı Palace

84

Johann Adolf Hasse

German composer, singer and teacher (1699-1783)

*March 25th, 1699, Bergedorf †December 16th, 1783, Venice

69

Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt

Roman Catholic bishop (1699-1768)

*January 13th, 1699, Brussels metropolitan area †August 20th, 1768, Plombières-les-Bains

62

Charles O'Brien, 6th Viscount Clare

Jacobite noble

*March 17th, 1699, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1761, Montpellier

86

Hans Joachim von Zieten

Prussian general (1699-1786)

*May 14th, 1699, Fehrbellin †January 26th, 1786, Berlin

90

Étienne Jeaurat

Painter (1699-1789)

*February 9th, 1699, Paris †December 14th, 1789, Versailles

18

Anna Leszczyńska

Daughter of Stanislas Leszczynski, king of Poland

*May 25th, 1699, Trzebnica †June 20th, 1717, Zweibrücken

77

William Bowyer

18th-century English printer

*December 19th, 1699, London †November 13th, 1777, London

80

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Painter from France (1699-1779)

*November 2nd, 1699, Paris †December 6th, 1779, Paris

46

Christian VI of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*November 30th, 1699, Copenhagen Castle †August 6th, 1746, Hirschholm Palace

57

Maria Josepha of Austria

Queen of Poland

*December 8th, 1699, Hofburg Palace †November 17th, 1757, Dresden

82

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal

Portuguese noble and diplomat (1699–1782)

*May 13th, 1699, Lisbon †May 8th, 1782, Pombal

54

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

German artist (1699-1753)

*February 17th, 1699, Krosno Odrzańskie †September 16th, 1753, Berlin

54

Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais

French admiral and colonial governor (1699-1753)

*February 11th, 1699, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1753, Paris

68

Paul Gottlieb Werlhof

German physician

*March 24th, 1699, Helmstedt †July 26th, 1767, Hanover

63

Jakob Adlung

Organist

*January 14th, 1699, Bindersleben †July 5th, 1762, Erfurt

82

Friedrich Ludwig Abresch

Philologist

*December 29th, 1699, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †January 1st, 1782, Zwolle

79

Leonardus Offerhaus

German university professor, author and historian (1699-1779)

*November 18th, 1699, Hamm †October 18th, 1779, Groningen

77

Johann Georg von Langen

German politician (1699-1776)

*March 22nd, 1699, Oberstadt †May 25th, 1776, Jægersborg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1699 is a normal year and no leap year.

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