June 29th, 1724

Born on June 29th, 1724

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 487 days, exactly on August 30th, 2025, people who were born on June 29th, 1724 will be 110,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 29th?

June 29th, 2003

An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.

June 29th, 1995

Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.

June 29th, 1971

The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space.

June 29th, 1967

Actress Jayne Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries.

June 29th, 1950

The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.

June 29th, 1927

The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to complete the first transpacific flight.

June 29th, 1913

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.

June 29th, 1889

Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the United States and the second-largest by population.

June 29th, 1864

A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident.

June 29th, 1776

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey.

June 29th, 1764

One of the strongest tornadoes in history (pictured) struck Woldegk (in present-day northeastern Germany), killing one person.

June 29th, 1613

The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the roof.

June 29th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

June 29th, 2012

A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

June 29th, 2007

Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

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

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

30

Oliver Tree

American singer, record producer and comedian

*June 29th, 1993, Santa Cruz

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

29

Elina Born

Estonian singer

*June 29th, 1994, Lehtse

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

65

Ralf Rangnick

German association football manager (born 1958)

*June 29th, 1958, Backnang

54

Aleks Paunovic

Canadian actor

*June 29th, 1969, Winnipeg

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

*June 29th, 1925, Naples †September 22nd, 2023, Rome

62

Jörg Meuthen

German university teacher and economist, politician

*June 29th, 1961, Essen

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

55

Brian d'Arcy James

American actor and musician

*June 29th, 1968, Saginaw

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

65

Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa

Italian noble

*June 29th, 1725, Novellara †December 25th, 1790, Reggio Emilia

41

Lily Rabe

American actress

*June 29th, 1982, New York City

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

65

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

45

Nicole Scherzinger

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality

*June 29th, 1978, Honolulu

53

Emily Skinner

American singer

*June 29th, 1970, Richmond

77

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006)

*June 29th, 1929, Florence †September 15th, 2006, Florence

45

Alexander Kokorinov

Russian architect (1726-1772)

*June 29th, 1726, Tobolsk †March 10th, 1772, Saint Petersburg

28

Nicholas Latifi

Canadian racing driver (born 1995)

*June 29th, 1995, Toronto

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79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

65

Frances Brooke

English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)

*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

98

Eva Marie Veigel

Austrian dancer in London

*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London

74

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)

*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace

27

Louise of Great Britain

Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace

43

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1724-1767)

*February 27th, 1724, Ribeauvillé †August 15th, 1767, Schwetzingen

91

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)

*December 12th, 1724, Butleigh †January 27th, 1816, Bath

73

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Austrian marshall

*May 7th, 1724, Strasbourg †August 22nd, 1797, Vienna

83

Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval

French Catholic bishop and cardinal (1724-1808)

*December 11th, 1724, Bayers †June 17th, 1808, Hamburg

68

Henry Laurens

American slave trader, planter, and congressman (1724-1792)

*March 6th, 1724, Charleston †December 8th, 1792, Charleston

89

Manuel do Cenáculo

18th-century Portuguese prelate and antiquarian

*March 1st, 1724, Lisbon †January 26th, 1814, Évora

82

Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg

Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)

*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna

68

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae

German geologist (1724-1793)

*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, Hanover

74

Claude Balbastre

French composer

*December 8th, 1724, Dijon †May 9th, 1799, Paris

68

John Smeaton

English engineer (1724-1792)

*June 8th, 1724, Austhorpe †October 28th, 1792, Austhorpe

81

George Stubbs

British painter (1724–1806)

*August 25th, 1724, Liverpool †July 10th, 1806, London

55

Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria

German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)

*July 18th, 1724, Munich †April 23rd, 1780, Dresden

66

Lyman Hall

American physician (1724-1790)

*April 12th, 1724, Wallingford †October 19th, 1790, Burke County

84

Guy Carleton

Governor of the Province of Quebec (1724-1808)

*September 3rd, 1724, Strabane †November 10th, 1808, Berkshire

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Public holidays on June 29th

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Leap year

Yes: 1724 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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