January 29th, 1714

Born on January 29th, 1714

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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 1714

71

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

French sculptor (1714-1785)

*January 26th, 1714, Rueil-Malmaison †August 20th, 1785, Paris

73

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

Opera composer (1714–1787)

*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna

74

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg

72

Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch

German botanist (1714–1786)

*February 5th, 1714, Leipzig †October 5th, 1786, Berlin

73

Johan Daniel Berlin

Norwegian composer and organist (1714-1787)

*May 12th, 1714, Klaipėda †November 4th, 1787, Trondheim

88

Christoph Anton Migazzi

Catholic bishop (1714-1803)

*October 14th, 1714, Trento †April 14th, 1803, Vienna

74

Virgilius Augustin Maria von Firmian

Austrian bishop

*February 16th, 1714, Trento †August 4th, 1788, Passau

38

Friedrich Christian Glume

German sculptor (1714-1752)

*March 25th, 1714, Berlin †April 6th, 1752, Berlin

75

Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre

French painter, draughtsman and administrator (1714-1789)

*March 6th, 1714, Paris †May 15th, 1789, Paris

63

Sebastian Sailer

Premonstratensian preacher and writer

*February 12th, 1714, Weißenhorn †March 7th, 1777, Obermarchtal

78

Princess Marie Victoire d'Arenberg

Belgian noble (1714-1793)

*October 26th, 1714, Brussels †April 13th, 1793, Strasbourg

45

Alaungpaya

King of Burma

*September 24th, 1714, Shwebo †May 11th, 1760, Mottama

83

Anton Raaff

German opera tenor

*May 6th, 1714, Gelsdorf †May 28th, 1797, Munich

84

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher

*October 25th, 1714, Kincardineshire †May 26th, 1799, Edinburgh

73

Johann Georg Dominicus von Linprun

German scientist (1714-1787)

*January 10th, 1714, Viechtach †June 14th, 1787, Munich

85

Adam Stanisław Krasiński

Polish bishop

*April 4th, 1714, Kraków †January 1st, 1800, Krasne, Masovian Voivodeship

60

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Italian artist (1714-1774)

*January 21st, 1714, Bologna †July 9th, 1774, Bologna

71

Georg Ernst von Holtzendorff

German officer (1714-1785)

*February 14th, 1714, Calbe †December 10th, 1785, Berlin

70

César-François Cassini de Thury

French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)

*June 17th, 1714, Paris †September 3rd, 1784, Paris

47

Gioacchino Conti

Italian opera singer (1714-1761)

*February 28th, 1714, Arpino †October 25th, 1761, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1714 is a normal year and no leap year.

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