July 29th, 1766

Born on July 29th, 1766

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1981

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.

July 29th, 1950

Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of No Gun Ri.

July 29th, 1938

The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.

July 29th, 1922

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that up to 100 Korean workers who were constructing a hydroelectric plant on the Shinano River in Japan had been murdered and thrown into the river.

July 29th, 1914

The Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.

July 29th, 1900

Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.

July 29th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union forces after her lover turned her in.

July 29th, 1818

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

July 29th, 1693

Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.

July 29th, 1014

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion (pictured) in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 2021

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

July 29th, 2015

The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

July 29th, 2013

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

July 29th, 2005

Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

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

Born on July 29th, 1766

75

Carlo Ignazio Pozzi

German artist and architect (1766-1842)

*July 29th, 1766, Mannheim †June 26th, 1842, Dessau-Roßlau

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37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

78

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

53

Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

*July 29th, 1805, Paris †April 16th, 1859, Cannes

34

Jake Smollett

American actor

*July 29th, 1989, New York City

80

Christian Winther

Danish lyric poet (1796-1876)

*July 29th, 1796, Zealand †December 30th, 1876, Paris

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

53

Charles C. Wilson

American actor (1894-1948)

*July 29th, 1894, New York City †January 7th, 1948, Los Angeles County

80

August Tischbein

German painter and lithographer (1768-1848)

*July 29th, 1768, Hamburg †September 10th, 1848, Rostock

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75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

77

John Dalton

British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

63

Caroline von Humboldt

German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)

*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin

51

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

109

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck

French antiquarian, explorer, artist (1766-1875)

*March 16th, 1766, Prague †April 30th, 1875, Paris

73

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

35

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

57

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

76

Charles Macintosh

British chemist (1766–1843)

*December 29th, 1766, Glasgow †July 25th, 1843, Glasgow

79

Samuel Friedrich Sauter

German author

*November 10th, 1766, Oberderdingen †July 14th, 1846, Oberderdingen

72

Moss Kent

American politician

*April 3rd, 1766, Rensselaer County †May 30th, 1838, Plattsburgh

87

Samuel Wilson

American meat packer (1766-1854)

*September 13th, 1766, Arlington †July 31st, 1854, Troy

68

Samuel Dinsmoor

American politician

*July 1st, 1766, Windham †March 15th, 1835, Keene

71

Samuel Wesley

English organist and composer

*February 24th, 1766, Bristol †October 11th, 1837, London

64

Rodolphe Kreutzer

French violinist, conductor, composer (1766-1831)

*November 15th, 1766, Versailles †January 6th, 1831, Geneva

47

Honoré Vial

French diplomat (1766-1813)

*February 22nd, 1766, Antibes †October 18th, 1813, Leipzig

68

Antoine-Vincent Arnault

French dramatist (1766-1834)

*January 22nd, 1766, Paris †September 16th, 1834, Bréauté

85

Wilhelm Hisinger

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

*December 23rd, 1766, Västmanland †June 28th, 1852, Skinnskatteberg

71

Christmas Evans

Welsh minister

*December 25th, 1766, Llandysul †July 19th, 1838, Swansea

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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