January 29th, 1806

Born on January 29th, 1806

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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 1806

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

88

Karl Ernst Georges

German teacher and classical philologist

*December 26th, 1806, Gotha †August 25th, 1895, Gotha

83

Michele Amari

Italian patriot and arabist

*July 7th, 1806, Palermo †July 16th, 1889, Florence

55

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British poet, author

*March 6th, 1806, Coxhoe Hall †June 29th, 1861, Florence

25

Emilia Plater

Polish noblewoman

*November 13th, 1806, Vilnius †December 23rd, 1831, Vainežeris

64

Augustus De Morgan

British mathematician, philosopher and university teacher (1806–1871)

*June 27th, 1806, Madurai †March 18th, 1871, London

57

Jane Pierce

First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857

*March 12th, 1806, Hampton †December 2nd, 1863, Andover

51

Alexander Ivanov

Russian artist (1806-1858)

*July 16th, 1806, Saint Petersburg †July 3rd, 1858, Saint Petersburg

79

Otto Wilhelm Hermann Abich

German mineralogist and geologist (1806-1886)

*December 11th, 1806, Berlin †July 1st, 1886, Vienna

74

Manuel Sánchez Silva

Spanish politician

*July 5th, 1806, Utrera †May 10th, 1881, Utrera

57

John B. Floyd

American politician (1806-1863)

*June 1st, 1806, Blacksburg †August 26th, 1863, Abingdon

83

Karl Bötticher

German archaeologist (1806-1889)

*January 1st, 1806, Nordhausen †January 1st, 1889, Berlin

72

George Cadwalader

Union Army General (1806–1879)

*May 16th, 1806, Philadelphia †February 3rd, 1879, Philadelphia

73

James Shields

Irish-American politician and general (1806-1879)

*May 10th, 1806, Altmore †June 1st, 1879, Ottumwa

78

Friedrich Kurschat

Lithuanian linguist (1806–1884)

*April 24th, 1806, Slavsk †August 23rd, 1884, Zelenogradsk

75

Augustus Bradford

American politician (1806-1881)

*January 9th, 1806, Bel Air †March 1st, 1881, Baltimore

78

Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia

Prince of Serbia (1806–1885)

*October 11th, 1806, Topola †May 3rd, 1885, Timișoara

73

Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre

Brazilian poet, playwright and painter (1806-1879)

*November 29th, 1806, Rio Pardo †December 30th, 1879, Lisbon

78

Edward Davy

British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)

*June 16th, 1806, Raleigh House †January 26th, 1885, Malmsbury

58

Václav Jindřich Veit

Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer (1806–1864)

*January 19th, 1806, Řepnice †February 16th, 1864, Litoměřice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1806 is a normal year and no leap year.

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