October 29th, 1786

Born on October 29th, 1786

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 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?

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

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

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

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

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

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

71

Louis Blanc

French politician and historian (1811-1882)

*October 29th, 1811, Madrid †December 6th, 1882, Cannes

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 1786

39

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

73

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786-1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

58

Guadalupe Victoria

First president of Mexico (1786-1845)

*September 29th, 1786, Tamazula de Victoria †March 21st, 1845, San Carlos Fortress

68

José María Vargas Ponce

President of Venezuela from 1835–1836

*March 10th, 1786, La Guaira †July 14th, 1854, New York City

73

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet and novelist

*June 20th, 1786, Douai †July 23rd, 1859, Paris

81

Ludwig I of Bavaria

King of Bavaria (1786-1868)

*August 25th, 1786, Strasbourg †February 29th, 1868, Nice

88

Marc Seguin

French engineer

*April 20th, 1786, Paris †February 24th, 1875, Annonay

67

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

102

Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, Paris

49

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

61

John Franklin

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

*April 16th, 1786, Spilsby †June 11th, 1847, King William Island

82

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

Swiss composer and author (1786-1868)

*April 18th, 1786, Lucerne †August 27th, 1868, Frankfurt

70

William L. Marcy

American politician (1786-1857)

*December 12th, 1786, Southbridge †July 4th, 1857, Ballston Spa

85

Philippe-Jacques van Bree

Flemish painter (1786-1871)

*January 1st, 1786, Antwerp †February 16th, 1871, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

58

Nicholas Biddle

American financier, banker

*January 8th, 1786, Philadelphia †February 27th, 1844, Philadelphia

42

Dixon Denham

British explorer

*January 1st, 1786, City of London †May 8th, 1828, Freetown

74

Nikolaus Nack

German politician (1786-1860)

*January 17th, 1786, Mainz †May 5th, 1860, Mainz

55

Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

Italian saint

*May 3rd, 1786, Bra †April 30th, 1842, Chieri

51

Josef von Teng

German politician (1786-1837)

*August 29th, 1786, Passau †December 7th, 1837, Munich

57

Ferdinand Piloty

German artist

*August 28th, 1786, Homburg †January 8th, 1844, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1786 is a normal year and no leap year.

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