October 29th, 1932

Born on October 29th, 1932

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 590 days, exactly on November 30th, 2025, people who were born on October 29th, 1932 will be 34,000 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, 1932

91

Charlotte Knobloch

Former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany

*October 29th, 1932, Munich

88

Ted Nash

American rower (1932-2021)

*October 29th, 1932, Melrose †July 3rd, 2021, Medford

87

Dick Garmaker

American basketball player (1932-2020)

*October 29th, 1932, Hibbing †June 13th, 2020

91

Alex Soler-Roig

Spanish racing driver

*October 29th, 1932, Barcelona

91

Peter Baronsky

German handball player

*October 29th, 1932, Eberswalde

91

Joyce Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton

British trade unionist and peer (born 1932)

*October 29th, 1932, Leeds

71

Věra Suchánková

Czechoslovak figure skater (1932–2004)

*October 29th, 1932, Pardubice †February 12th, 2004, Pila

52

Velma Barfield

American serial killer (1932-1984)

*October 29th, 1932, South Carolina †November 2nd, 1984, Raleigh

91

Füruzan

Turkish writer (1932–2024)

*October 29th, 1932, Istanbul †February 11th, 2024, Istanbul

74

R.B. Kitaj

American artist (1932-2007)

*October 29th, 1932, Chagrin Falls †October 21st, 2007, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on October 29th?

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

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

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

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

79

Denny Laine

British rock musician (1944–2023)

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

88

Peter Watkins

English film director

*October 29th, 1935, Norbiton

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

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

82

Isao Takahata

Japanese animator, animation director, director, producer (1935-2018)

*October 29th, 1935, Ise †April 5th, 2018, Tokyo

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

76

Richard Dreyfuss

American actor

*October 29th, 1947, Brooklyn

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

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

83

Franco Interlenghi

Italian actor (1931-2015)

*October 29th, 1931, Rome †September 10th, 2015, Rome

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

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

93

Omara Portuondo

Cuban singer

*October 29th, 1930, Havana

84

Necmettin Erbakan

Prime Minister of Turkey (1997-2000)

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

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68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Born on October 29th, 1932
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Leap year

Yes: 1932 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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