September 29th, 1778

Born on September 29th, 1778

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 486 days, exactly on November 23rd, 2027, people who were born on September 29th, 1778 will be 91,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 29th?

September 29th, 1964

Mafalda, a popular comic strip by Quino, was first published in newspapers in Argentina.

September 29th, 2006

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Brazil, killing 154 people and triggering a national aviation crisis.

September 29th, 2004

Archaeologists and volunteers began excavation of the remains of Fort Tanjong Katong in Singapore.

September 29th, 1991

The award-winning Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast premiered while unfinished at the New York Film Festival.

September 29th, 1990

The Lockheed YF-22, the prototype for the F-22 Raptor, made its first flight.

September 29th, 1963

The University of East Anglia (coat of arms featured) was founded in Norwich, England, after talk of establishing a university in the city began as early as the 19th century.

September 29th, 1957

An explosion at the Soviet nuclear reprocessing plant Mayak released 74 to 1,850 PBq of radioactive material.

September 29th, 1955

The first Indonesian legislative election resulted in an unexpectedly poor result for the Masyumi Party of incumbent prime minister Burhanuddin Harahap (pictured).

September 29th, 1954

Willie Mays (pictured) of the New York Giants made The Catch, one of the most famous defensive plays in the history of Major League Baseball.

September 29th, 1941

The Holocaust: Nazi forces, aided by Ukrainian collaborators, began a massacre of Jews in a ravine in Kyiv, killing more than 30,000 civilians in two days and thousands more in the following months.

September 29th, 1940

During a Royal Australian Air Force training exercise over Brocklesby, two planes collided and interlocked in mid-air (pictured); the pilot of the upper plane was able to land safely using the lower plane's engines.

September 29th, 1923

The Mandate for Palestine came into effect, officially creating the protectorates of Mandatory Palestine under British administration and Transjordan as a separate emirate under King Abdullah I.

September 29th, 1918

World War I: The Battle of St Quentin Canal took place, which led to the British Fourth Army making the first breach of the German defensive Hindenburg Line.

September 29th, 1833

The Spanish American wars of independence ended with the death of King Ferdinand VII, with what had once been the Spanish Empire disintegrating into independent Latin American states.

September 29th, 1724

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas, for the feast of archangel Michael.

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

Same year
Born in 1778

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

63

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

*February 4th, 1778, Geneva †September 9th, 1841, Geneva

52

José de La Mar

President of Peru

*May 12th, 1778, Cuenca †October 11th, 1830, San José

52

William Hazlitt

English essayist and writer

*April 10th, 1778, Maidstone †September 18th, 1830, London

61

Fernando Sor

Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

*February 13th, 1778, Barcelona †July 10th, 1839, Paris

75

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

*August 11th, 1778, Lanz †October 15th, 1853, Freyburg

91

Pauline Fourès

French painter (1778-1869)

*March 15th, 1778, Pamiers †March 18th, 1869, 8th arrondissement of Paris

53

Johan Storm Munch

Norwegian bishop (1778-1832)

*August 31st, 1778, Vågå †January 26th, 1832, Kristiansand Municipality

49

Jules Anglès

French politician (1778-1828)

*July 29th, 1778, Grenoble †January 16th, 1828, Mably

75

August Zeune

German educator

*May 12th, 1778, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †November 14th, 1853, Berlin

60

Philipp von Borries

(1778-1838)

*April 26th, 1778, Harsefeld †June 17th, 1838, Herford

83

Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky

Czech nobleman (1778-1861)

*January 31st, 1778, Prague †April 4th, 1861, Vienna

77

George Bellas Greenough

English geologist (1778–1855)

*January 18th, 1778, London †April 2nd, 1855, Naples

85

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

British Baron (1778-1863)

*February 16th, 1778, Hampshire †April 17th, 1863, Torquay

35

Isidoro de Antillón y Marzo

Spanish politician and writer (1778-1814)

*January 1st, 1778, Santa Eulalia del Campo †November 30th, 1813, Santa Eulalia del Campo

73

Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen

Composer and music teacher

*September 27th, 1778, Berlin †December 21st, 1851, Berlin

86

Paul Traugott Meissner

Austrian chemist (1778-1864)

*March 23rd, 1778, Mediaș †July 9th, 1864, Neuwaldegg

73

Florestano Pepe

Italian general

*March 4th, 1778, Squillace †April 3rd, 1851, Naples

69

William Herbert

British botanist, botanical illustrator, poet, and clergyman (1778–1847)

*January 12th, 1778, Hampshire †May 28th, 1847, London

53

Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac

French politician (1778-1832)

*June 20th, 1778, Bordeaux †April 3rd, 1832, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1778 is a normal year and no leap year.

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