January 29th, 1793

Born on January 29th, 1793

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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 1793

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

50

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

83

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Argentine politician (1793-1877)

*March 30th, 1793, Buenos Aires †March 14th, 1877, Southampton

76

Jacob de Kempenaer

Dutch politician (1793-1870)

*July 6th, 1793, Amsterdam †February 12th, 1870, Arnhem

54

James Dunlop

Australian astronomer (1793–1848)

*October 31st, 1793, Scotland †September 22nd, 1848, New South Wales

69

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

87

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

65

Agostino Codazzi

Italian scientist, geographer and cartographer (1793-1859)

*July 12th, 1793, Lugo †February 7th, 1859, Agustín Codazzi

60

Friedrich Traugott Friedemann

German educator and archivist (1793-1853)

*March 31st, 1793, Stolpen †May 2nd, 1853, Idstein

79

Karl Zell

German classical philologist (1793-1873)

*April 8th, 1793, Mannheim †January 24th, 1873, Freiburg im Breisgau

49

Karl Seydelmann

German actor (1793–1843)

*April 24th, 1793, Kłodzko †March 17th, 1843, Berlin

76

Karl Wilhelm Göttling

German classical philologist (1793–1869)

*January 19th, 1793, Jena †January 20th, 1869, Jena

73

Eugène Walckiers

French composer

*July 22nd, 1793, Avesnes-sur-Helpe †September 1st, 1866, Paris

60

Johannes Cornelis de Jonge

Dutch author

*May 9th, 1793, Zierikzee †June 12th, 1853, Rijswijk

64

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet

French physicist (1793-1857)

*February 10th, 1793, Besançon †December 6th, 1857, former 11th arrondissement of Paris

83

Nicolas Anne Théodule Changarnier

French general (1793-1877)

*April 26th, 1793, Autun †February 14th, 1877, Paris

72

Charles Lock Eastlake

English painter, gallery director, collector and writer (1793-1865)

*November 17th, 1793, Plymouth †December 24th, 1865, Pisa

64

Johann Langer

Austrian author

*April 7th, 1793, Vienna †January 29th, 1858, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

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