October 29th, 1745

Born on October 29th, 1745

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 101,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 282 days, exactly on February 3rd, 2025, people who were born on October 29th, 1745 will be 102,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Born on October 29th, 1745

74

Thomas Sim Lee

American politician (1745-1819)

*October 29th, 1745, Upper Marlboro †November 9th, 1819, Frederick County

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Who's birthday is on October 29th?

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

85

Edmond Halley

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist

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

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

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

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

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

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

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

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

48

Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken

Duke of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

*October 29th, 1746, Düsseldorf †April 1st, 1795, Mannheim

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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Born in 1745

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

65

Nicolas-Étienne Framery

French music theorist

*March 25th, 1745, Rouen †November 26th, 1810, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry, Philadelphia †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

John Jay

Chief justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795

*December 12th, 1745, New York City †May 17th, 1829, Westchester County

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

67

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire

*September 5th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 16th, 1813, Bolesławiec

74

Nicolas Roze

French composer (1745-1819)

*January 17th, 1745, Duchy of Burgundy †September 30th, 1819, Saint-Mandé

73

Robert Calder

Royal Navy admiral

*July 13th, 1745, Elgin †September 1st, 1818, Bishop's Waltham

82

Thomas Tudor Tucker

American politician (1745-1828)

*June 25th, 1745, Bermuda †May 2nd, 1828, Washington, D.C.

49

Jean-Antoine Roucher

French poet (1745-1794)

*February 22nd, 1745, Montpellier †July 4th, 1794, Paris

76

Johann Peter Frank

German physician

*March 19th, 1745, Rodalben †April 24th, 1821, Vienna

58

John Barry

United States admiral (1745-1803)

*March 25th, 1745, Tacumshin †September 13th, 1803, Philadelphia

63

Ivan Starov

Russian architect (1745-1808)

*February 12th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 5th, 1808, Saint Petersburg

70

Johann Hieronymus Schröter

German selenographer (1745-1816)

*August 30th, 1745, Erfurt †August 29th, 1816, Lilienthal, Lower Saxony

70

Richard Bassett

American politician (1745-1815)

*April 2nd, 1745, Cecil County †September 15th, 1815, Kent County

70

Johann Peter Salomon

German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario

*February 20th, 1745, Bonn †November 25th, 1815, London

80

Joseph Boze

French painter (1745-1826)

*February 6th, 1745, Martigues †January 17th, 1826, Paris

63

Johan Christian Fabricius

Danish zoologist (1745–1808)

*January 7th, 1745, Tønder †March 3rd, 1808, Kiel

68

Pierre Lacour the Elder

French painter and printmaker (1745-1814)

*April 15th, 1745, Bordeaux †January 28th, 1814, Bordeaux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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