October 29th, 1920

Born on October 29th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 207 days, exactly on November 12th, 2024, people who were born on October 29th, 1920 will be 38,000 days old!

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What happened on October 29th?

October 29th, 1883

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

October 29th, 2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

October 29th, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.

October 29th, 1999

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

October 29th, 1998

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

October 29th, 1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

October 29th, 1986

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

October 29th, 1960

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

October 29th, 1956

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

October 29th, 1955

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

October 29th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

October 29th, 1868

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

October 29th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

October 29th, 1831

Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).

October 29th, 1792

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

Born on October 29th, 1920

90

Baruj Benacerraf

Venezuelan-American- Moroccan immunologist

*October 29th, 1920, Caracas †August 2nd, 2011, Boston

76

Ernst Majonica

German politician (1920-1997)

*October 29th, 1920, Soest †July 21st, 1997, Soest

101

Hilda Bernard

Argentine actress

*October 29th, 1920, Puerto Deseado †April 20th, 2022, Buenos Aires

97

Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak

Polish architect

*October 29th, 1920, Tarnawce †June 5th, 2018, Wrocław

71

Liselotte Thoms-Heinrich

German politician (1920-1992)

*October 29th, 1920, Berlin †July 14th, 1992

96

Kate Murtagh

American film and TV actress (1920-2017)

*October 29th, 1920, Los Angeles †September 10th, 2017, Woodland Hills

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Who's birthday is on October 29th?

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

*October 29th, 1946, Pennsylvania †March 22nd, 1991, Pennsylvania

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

*October 29th, 1944, Tyseley †December 5th, 2023, Naples

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

61

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

89

Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach

81

Bill Mauldin

American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003)

*October 29th, 1921, Mountain Park †January 22nd, 2003, Newport Beach

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

72

Luis Bras

(1923-1995), Argentine drawer, graphic designer and filmmaker

*October 29th, 1923, Rosario †November 19th, 1995, Rosario

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

51

Geraldine Brooks

American actress (1925-1977)

*October 29th, 1925, New York City †June 19th, 1977, Riverhead

84

Necmettin Erbakan

Prime Minister of Turkey (1997-2000)

*October 29th, 1926, Sinop †February 27th, 2011, Ankara

63

Alois Mertes

German diplomat and politician

*October 29th, 1921, Gerolstein †June 16th, 1985, Bonn

101

Diana Serra Cary

American child film actress and silent film historian (1918–2020)

*October 29th, 1918, Merced †February 24th, 2020, Gustine

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 29th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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