January 29th, 1948

Born on January 29th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 163 days, exactly on September 26th, 2024, people who were born on January 29th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

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What happened on January 29th?

January 29th, 2017

A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.

January 29th, 2009

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions are also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the only bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.

January 29th, 1991

The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces.

January 29th, 1967

The Mantra-Rock Dance (poster pictured), called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.

January 29th, 1944

World War II: At least 38 civilians were killed and about a dozen others injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy was attacked by a Soviet partisan unit with a contingent of Jewish partisans.

January 29th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign, began.

January 29th, 1911

Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali.

January 29th, 1891

Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne.

January 29th, 1863

American Indian Wars: The U.S. Army led by Patrick Edward Connor massacred Chief Bear Hunter and Shoshone forces at the Bear River Massacre in present-day Franklin County, Idaho.

January 29th, 1856

Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.

January 29th, 1845

American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror, its first publication attributed to Poe.

January 29th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured.

January 29th, 0904

Sergius III (pictured), whose pontificate was marked by feudal violence and disorder in central Italy, returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 2013

Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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

Born on January 29th, 1948

76

Mamoru Mohri

Japanese astronaut

*January 29th, 1948, Yoichi

76

Marc Singer

Canadian-American actor

*January 29th, 1948, Vancouver

76

Delia Boccardo

Actress

*January 29th, 1948, Genoa

76

Cristina Saralegui

American journalist

*January 29th, 1948, Havana

76

Halina Golanko

Polish actor and model

*January 29th, 1948, Zabrze

73

Kathryn Kates

American actress

*January 29th, 1948, New York City †January 22nd, 2022, Palm Beach

76

Michael Abendroth

German actor

*January 29th, 1948, Hamburg

76

Pat Kenny

Irish television and radio presenter

*January 29th, 1948, Dublin

76

Guido Knopp

German journalist

*January 29th, 1948, Treysa

76

Raymond Keene

English chess player, arbiter, organiser, journalist and author

*January 29th, 1948, London

76

Espen Rud

Norwegian jazz musician (drums), composer and music arranger

*January 29th, 1948, Asker

76

David Hay

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1948)

*January 29th, 1948, Paisley

76

Danny Bravo

American actor

*January 29th, 1948, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on January 29th?

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

70

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

72

Larry Schuba

German country musician and radio personality

*January 29th, 1951, Landshut †July 23rd, 2023

70

Marián Varga

Slovak composer and organist

*January 29th, 1947, Skalica †August 9th, 2017, Bratislava

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

80

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author

*January 29th, 1944, Birmingham

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

76

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Malian politician

*January 29th, 1945, Koutiala †January 16th, 2022, Bamako

79

Tom Selleck

American actor (born 1945)

*January 29th, 1945, Detroit

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

74

Jody Scheckter

South African racecar driver

*January 29th, 1950, East London

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

65

Tommy Ramone

Hungarian-American drummer (1949–2014)

*January 29th, 1949, Budapest †July 11th, 2014, Ridgewood

42

Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

*January 29th, 1953, Baozhong †May 8th, 1995, Chiang Mai

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

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Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Born on January 29th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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