April 29th, 1836

Born on April 29th, 1836

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 68,000 days old!

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What happened on April 29th?

April 29th, 2011

Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.

April 29th, 2006

Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.

April 29th, 1997

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.

April 29th, 1992

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

April 29th, 1991

A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.

April 29th, 1975

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.

April 29th, 1970

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.

April 29th, 1968

The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 29th, 1945

World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.

April 29th, 1944

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.

April 29th, 1910

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

April 29th, 1903

A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.

April 29th, 1863

Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S. Grant's troops from crossing the Mississippi River at that point.

April 29th, 1826

In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised as one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.

April 29th, 1770

On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 29th

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

58

Henri Poincaré

French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)

*April 29th, 1854, Nancy †July 17th, 1912, Paris

50

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

54

Georges Ernest Boulanger

French general (1837-1891)

*April 29th, 1837, Rennes †September 30th, 1891, Ixelles - Elsene

43

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

56

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

26

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

54

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

67

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

72

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist, author, broadcaster, and former football player

*April 29th, 1952, Leicester

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

75

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

*April 29th, 1899, Washington, D.C. †May 24th, 1974, New York City

66

Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress

*April 29th, 1958, Santa Ana

94

Toots Thielemans

Belgian jazz musician

*April 29th, 1922, Marolles - Marollen †August 22nd, 2016, Braine-l'Alleud

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

87

Jean Rochefort

French actor

*April 29th, 1930, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2017, 14th arrondissement of Paris

81

Dominique Labourier

French actress

*April 29th, 1943, Paris

87

Hirohito

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

*April 29th, 1901, Aoyama †January 7th, 1989, Fukiage Gyoen

54

Andre Agassi

American tennis player (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Las Vegas

41

Semih Şentürk

Turkish footballer

*April 29th, 1983, İzmir

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

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86

Sara Plummer Lemmon

American botanist (1836-1923)

*September 3rd, 1836, New Gloucester †January 15th, 1923, Stockton

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

70

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American poet, novelist, editor (1836-1907)

*November 11th, 1836, Portsmouth †March 19th, 1907, Boston

80

Wilhelmine von Hillern

German actress and writer

*March 11th, 1836, Munich †December 15th, 1916, Aschau im Chiemgau

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City

73

Mily Balakirev

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910)

*December 21st, 1836, Nizhny Novgorod †May 16th, 1910, Saint Petersburg

71

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

*September 7th, 1836, Glasgow †April 22nd, 1908, Downing Street

56

Michał Elwiro Andriolli

Polish artist, architect, and revolutionary

*November 14th, 1836, Vilnius †August 23rd, 1893, Nałęczów

50

Ramakrishna

Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886)

*February 18th, 1836, Kamarpukur †August 16th, 1886, Kolkata

69

Adolf von Wittich

Politician (1836-1906)

*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, Würzburg

71

Ernest Blum

French writer

*August 15th, 1836, former 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 19th, 1907, 10th arrondissement of Paris

34

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish poet

*February 17th, 1836, Seville †December 22nd, 1870, Madrid

77

Joseph Chamberlain

British politician (1836-1914)

*July 8th, 1836, London †July 2nd, 1914, London

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

*October 15th, 1836, Nantes †August 8th, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon

71

Joaquina Cabrera

Guatemalan First Mother of the Nation

*August 21st, 1836, Quetzaltenango †July 3rd, 1908, Guatemala City

86

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian politician, military (1836-1923)

*November 10th, 1836, Ayacucho †October 10th, 1923, Lima

76

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912)

*January 8th, 1836, Dronryp †June 25th, 1912, Wiesbaden

54

Léo Delibes

French composer (1836–1891)

*February 21st, 1836, La Flèche †January 16th, 1891, Paris

73

Thomas Crapper

British plumber

*September 28th, 1836, Thorne †January 27th, 1910, Anerley

99

Juliette Adam

Author, salonnière

*October 4th, 1836, Verberie †August 23rd, 1936, Callian

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Leap year

Yes: 1836 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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