January 29th, 1707

Born on January 29th, 1707

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 were also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the first 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 as the newspaper's 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 returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 0946

The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, and went on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace.

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

Same year
Born in 1707

70

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

76

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)

*April 15th, 1707, Basel †September 18th, 1783, Saint Petersburg

86

Carlo Goldoni

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

*February 25th, 1707, Venice †February 6th, 1794, Paris

44

Frederick, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death

*January 31st, 1707, Hanover †March 20th, 1751, Leicester House

16

Léopold Clément of Lorraine

Heir apparent to the throne of the sovereign Duchy of Lorraine

*April 25th, 1707, Lunéville †June 4th, 1723, Lunéville

49

Johann Joseph von Trautson

(1707-1757) Austrian cardinal

*July 17th, 1707, Vienna †March 10th, 1757, Vienna

83

Johann Gottfried Hermann

German theologian (1707-1791)

*October 12th, 1707, Altjeßnitz †July 30th, 1791, Dresden

71

Johannes Burman

Dutch botanist

*April 26th, 1707, Amsterdam †January 20th, 1779, Amsterdam

50

Barbara Helena Preissler

German painter

*June 12th, 1707, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1757, Brunswick

70

Carl Günther Ludovici

German writer

*August 7th, 1707, Leipzig †July 5th, 1778, Leipzig

75

Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg

Prince-bishop of Paderborn (1707-1782)

*February 16th, 1707, Brakel †December 26th, 1782, Paderborn

61

Francesco Fontebasso

Italian painter (1707-1769)

*October 4th, 1707, Venice †May 31st, 1769, Venice

75

Francisco Salzillo

Spanish artist

*May 12th, 1707, Murcia †March 2nd, 1783, Murcia

40

Johann Friedrich Crell

German physician and educationist

*January 6th, 1707, Leipzig †May 19th, 1747, Helmstedt

81

Ferdinand Jakob Baier

German physician (1707-1788)

*February 13th, 1707, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †October 23rd, 1788, Ansbach

68

Vincenzo Riccati

Italian mathematician and physicist (1707-1775)

*January 11th, 1707, Castelfranco Veneto †January 17th, 1775, Treviso

73

Johan Ihre

Swedish philologist (1707-1780)

*March 3rd, 1707, Lund Cathedral parish †December 1st, 1780, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

86

Bernardino Galliari

Italian painter (1707-1794)

*November 3rd, 1707, Andorno Micca †January 1st, 1794, Andorno Micca

74

Johann August Ernesti

German theologian

*August 4th, 1707, Bad Tennstedt †September 11th, 1781, Leipzig

54

Pietro Rotari

Italian painter of Baroque period (1707–1762)

*September 30th, 1707, Verona †August 31st, 1762, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1707 is a normal year and no leap year.

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