October 29th, 1733

Born on October 29th, 1733

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!

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What happened on October 29th?

October 29th, 1883

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

October 29th, 2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

October 29th, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.

October 29th, 1999

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

October 29th, 1998

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

October 29th, 1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

October 29th, 1986

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

October 29th, 1960

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

October 29th, 1956

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

October 29th, 1955

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

October 29th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

October 29th, 1868

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

October 29th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

October 29th, 1831

Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).

October 29th, 1792

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

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

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, Greenwich

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

89

Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach

61

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

*October 29th, 1946, Pennsylvania †March 22nd, 1991, Pennsylvania

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

69

Heinrich Leopold von Seherr-Thoß

29 Oct 1734 - 23 Jun 1804 Weigelsdorf

*October 29th, 1734, Ostroszowice †June 13th, 1804, Ostroszowice

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

*October 29th, 1944, Tyseley †December 5th, 2023, Naples

27

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

40

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

53

Edwin van der Sar

Dutch association football player

*October 29th, 1970, Voorhout

36

Jessica Dubé

Canadian pair skater

*October 29th, 1987, Drummondville

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70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German writer, poet and publisher (1733-1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

82

Carsten Niebuhr

German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815)

*March 17th, 1733, Lüdingworth †April 26th, 1815, Meldorf

81

Christian Friedrich Schwan

German publisher

*December 12th, 1733, Prenzlau †June 29th, 1815, Heidelberg

77

Roman Anton Boos

German sculptor (1733-1810)

*February 28th, 1733, Roßhaupten †December 19th, 1810, Munich

55

Robert Goldsborough

American politician and lawyer

*December 3rd, 1733, Cambridge †December 22nd, 1788, Dorchester County

91

Giacomo Tritto

Italian composer (1733-1824)

*April 2nd, 1733, Altamura †September 16th, 1824, Naples

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

57

Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon

Irish belle, lady-in-waiting, and society hostess; (1733-1790)

*December 7th, 1733, Hemingford Grey †December 20th, 1790, London

75

Leopoldine von Sternberg

Princess consort of Liechtenstein (1733-1809)

*December 11th, 1733, Vienna †June 27th, 1809, Valtice

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

79

Alessandro Longhi

Italian painter and engraver (1733-1813)

*June 12th, 1733, Venice †January 1st, 1813, Venice

74

Georg Friedrich Seiler

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 1757

*January 1st, 1733, Creußen †January 1st, 1807, Erlangen

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

68

Isabella Vincent

Vincent [née Burchell; other married name Mills], Isabella (1734/5–1802), singer

*November 30th, 1733, Surrey †June 9th, 1802, London

75

Johann Matthias Schröckh

German historian

*July 26th, 1733, Vienna †August 1st, 1808, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

Joseph Adam von Arco

Austrian priest (1733-1802)

*January 27th, 1733, Salzburg †June 3rd, 1802, Graz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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