July 29th, 1938

Born on July 29th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 29th, 1938?

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Commodities_Reserves_Act_1938

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, 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, 1914

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

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.

July 29th, 2005

Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

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

Born on July 29th, 1938

85

Klaus Töpfer

German politician

*July 29th, 1938, Wałbrzych

67

Peter Jennings

Canadian-American broadcast journalist (1938–2005)

*July 29th, 1938, Toronto †August 7th, 2005, Manhattan

85

Enzo G. Castellari

Italian film director

*July 29th, 1938, Rome

85

Walter Gillik

German bobsledder

*July 29th, 1938, Opava

83

Jean Rochon

Canadian politician

*July 29th, 1938, Montreal †October 18th, 2021, Montreal

83

Bernard Tiphaine

French actor

*July 29th, 1938, 15th arrondissement of Paris †October 19th, 2021, Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

57

Fritz Ligges

German equestrian

*July 29th, 1938, Dortmund †May 21st, 1996, Ascheberg

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

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

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

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

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

61

Benito Mussolini

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

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

68

Ryutaro Hashimoto

82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006)

*July 29th, 1937, Sōja †July 1st, 2006, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

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

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

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

91

Nancy Kassebaum

American politician

*July 29th, 1932, Topeka

86

Daniel McFadden

American economist

*July 29th, 1937, Raleigh

67

Neal Walk

American basketball player, center

*July 29th, 1948, Cleveland †October 4th, 2015, Phoenix

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

84

Jan Notermans

Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017)

*July 29th, 1932, Sittard †June 8th, 2017, Sittard

96

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

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

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

77

Aleksei Tammiste

Estonian basketball player

*July 29th, 1946, Tartu

Same year
Born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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