January 29th, 1748

Born on January 29th, 1748

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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 1748

77

Jacques-Louis David

French painter (1748–1825)

*August 30th, 1748, Paris †December 29th, 1825, City of Brussels

79

Anne Seymour Damer

British artist (1748–1828)

*November 8th, 1748, Sevenoaks †May 28th, 1828, London

82

Adam Weishaupt

German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)

*February 6th, 1748, Ingolstadt †November 18th, 1830, Gotha

45

Olympe de Gouges

French playwright and political activist

*May 7th, 1748, Montauban †November 3rd, 1793, Paris

70

Charles IV of Spain

King of Spain from 1788 to 1808

*November 11th, 1748, Portici †January 20th, 1819, Rome

88

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

French priest and statesman (1748-1836)

*May 3rd, 1748, Fréjus †June 20th, 1836, Paris

82

Louis Pierre Vieillot

French ornithologist

*May 10th, 1748, Yvetot †August 24th, 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen

56

Johann Friedrich Gmelin

German naturalist (1748–1804)

*August 8th, 1748, Tübingen †November 1st, 1804, Göttingen

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)

*October 7th, 1748, Stockholm †February 5th, 1818, Stockholm

84

Adamantios Korais

Greek humanist scholar

*April 27th, 1748, İzmir †April 6th, 1833, Paris

58

William V, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange, General Stadtholder of the United Provinces (1748-1806)

*March 8th, 1748, The Hague †April 9th, 1806, Brunswick

71

John Playfair

Scottish scientist and mathematician

*March 10th, 1748, Dundee †July 20th, 1819, Burntisland

33

Martha Jefferson

First lady of Virginia, wife of Thomas Jefferson (1748-1782)

*October 30th, 1748, Charles City County †September 6th, 1782, Albemarle County

42

José Iglesias de la Casa

Spanish poet

*October 31st, 1748, Salamanca †August 26th, 1791, Carbajosa de la Sagrada

70

Gottfried August Arndt

German historian

*November 24th, 1748, Wrocław †October 10th, 1819, Leipzig

73

Aleš Vincenc Pařízek

Czech author and writer (1748-1822)

*November 10th, 1748, Prague †April 15th, 1822, Prague

83

Erdmann Traugott Reichel

German merchant (1748-1832)

*November 8th, 1748, Kamenz †May 30th, 1832, Leipzig

58

Louis-Joseph-Charles-Amable d'Albert de Luynes

French politician (1748-1807)

*November 4th, 1748, Paris †May 13th, 1807, Paris

80

William Few

American politician (1748-1828)

*June 8th, 1748, Baltimore County †July 16th, 1828, Beacon

73

Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière

Canadian politician

*August 31st, 1748, Quebec City †January 1st, 1822, Montreal

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Leap year

Yes: 1748 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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