July 29th, 1914

Born on July 29th, 1914

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 days old!

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What happened on July 29th, 1914?

July 29th, 1914

The Cape Cod Canal opened.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal

July 29th, 1914

The Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal

What else happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1981

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.

July 29th, 1950

Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of No Gun Ri.

July 29th, 1938

The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.

July 29th, 1922

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that up to 100 Korean workers who were constructing a hydroelectric plant on the Shinano River in Japan had been murdered and thrown into the river.

July 29th, 1900

Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.

July 29th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union forces after her lover turned her in.

July 29th, 1818

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

July 29th, 1693

Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.

July 29th, 1014

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion (pictured) in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 2021

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

July 29th, 2015

The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

July 29th, 2013

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

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

Born on July 29th, 1914

102

Irwin Corey

American comedian and actor (1914–2017)

*July 29th, 1914, Brooklyn †February 6th, 2017, Manhattan

46

Alexander Gauge

British actor (1914-1960)

*July 29th, 1914, Wenzhou †August 29th, 1960, Woking

79

Marcel Bich

Co-founder of Bic

*July 29th, 1914, Turin †April 30th, 1994, Sologne

61

Gerhard Schumann

German composer

*July 29th, 1914, Görlitz †November 30th, 1975

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Who's birthday is on July 29th?

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

73

Alice Sapritch

French actress (1916-1990)

*July 29th, 1916, Constantinople †March 24th, 1990, 6th arrondissement of Paris

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

100

Erich Priebke

Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS, convicted of war crimes in Italy (1913-2013)

*July 29th, 1913, Hennigsdorf †October 11th, 2013, Rome

49

Edwin O'Connor

American journalist and fiction writer

*July 29th, 1918, Providence †March 23rd, 1968, Boston

96

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

*July 29th, 1925, Chios †September 2nd, 2021, Athens

69

Gale Page

American actress (1913-1983)

*July 29th, 1913, Spokane †January 8th, 1983, Santa Monica

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

91

Chris Marker

French filmmaker

*July 29th, 1921, Neuilly-sur-Seine †July 29th, 2012, 20th arrondissement of Paris

80

Stephen McNally

American actor (1913-1994)

*July 29th, 1913, New York City †June 4th, 1994, Beverly Hills

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

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Born in 1914

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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