January 29th, 1790

Born on January 29th, 1790

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 85,000 days old!

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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 are also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the only 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, its 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 (pictured), whose pontificate was marked by feudal violence and disorder in central Italy, returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 2013

Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 29th?

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

*January 29th, 1843, Niles †September 14th, 1901, Buffalo

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

70

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

83

Tommaso Villa

Italian lawyer and politician (1832-1915)

*January 29th, 1832, Mondovì †July 24th, 1915, Turin

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

85

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

62

Henry Lee III

American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)

*January 29th, 1756, Dumfries †March 25th, 1818, Cumberland Island

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

85

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

70

Abdus Salam

Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

*January 29th, 1926, Jhang †November 21st, 1996, Oxford

94

Heinz Lieberich

German legal historian and archivist (1905–1999)

*January 29th, 1905, Kaiserslautern †October 24th, 1999, Mosbach

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Born in 1790

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

41

Jean-François Champollion

French classical scholar (1790-1832)

*December 23rd, 1790, Figeac †March 4th, 1832, Paris

77

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

*November 17th, 1790, Schulpforte †September 26th, 1868, Leipzig

91

John Blackwall

British entomologist (1790–1881)

*January 20th, 1790, Manchester †May 11th, 1881, Llanrwst

74

Leopold I of Belgium

German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)

*December 16th, 1790, Coburg †December 10th, 1865, Laeken - Laken

76

George Everest

Welsh surveyor and geographer

*July 4th, 1790, Crickhowell †December 1st, 1866, Westminster

55

Mathias Stinnes

German businessperson

*March 4th, 1790, Mülheim an der Ruhr †April 16th, 1845, Mülheim an der Ruhr

81

William Charles Wentworth

Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician (1790-1872)

*August 13th, 1790, Norfolk Island †March 20th, 1872, Dorset

73

Ludwig Emil Grimm

German artist (1790-1863)

*March 14th, 1790, Hanau †April 4th, 1863, Kassel

61

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden

*August 29th, 1790, Karlsruhe †April 24th, 1852, Karlsruhe

73

William Henry Hunt

English watercolour painter (1790-1864)

*March 28th, 1790, London †February 10th, 1864, London

45

Giuseppe Marco Fieschi

French draper

*December 13th, 1790, Murato †February 19th, 1836, Paris

69

John Austin

Legal philosopher; (1790-1859)

*March 3rd, 1790, Creeting St Mary †December 1st, 1859, Weybridge

69

George Rockingham Gilmer

American politician (1790-1859)

*April 11th, 1790, Lexington †November 16th, 1859, Lexington

78

Jean René Constant Quoy

French naval surgeon, zoologist and anatomist (1790-1869)

*November 10th, 1790, Maillé †July 4th, 1869, Rochefort

57

Chester Ashley

American politician (1790-1848)

*June 1st, 1790, Amherst †April 29th, 1848, Washington, D.C.

68

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons

British Royal Navy admiral (1790-1858)

*November 21st, 1790, Christchurch †November 23rd, 1858, Arundel Castle

77

Jacob Jacobsen Dampe

Danish politician (1790-1867)

*January 10th, 1790, Copenhagen †December 22nd, 1867, Copenhagen

62

Gideon Mantell

British scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)

*February 3rd, 1790, Lewes †November 10th, 1852, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1790 is a normal year and no leap year.

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