January 29th, 1955

Born on January 29th, 1955

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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 were also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the first 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 as the newspaper's 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 returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

January 29th, 0946

The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, and went on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace.

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

Born on January 29th, 1955

43

John Tate

American boxer

*January 29th, 1955, Marion County †April 9th, 1998, Knoxville

Same year
Born in 1955

71

Milly Quezada

Dominican Republic singer

*May 21st, 1955, Santo Domingo

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

71

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

70

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

70

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

71

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

70

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

71

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

71

Nicolas Sarkozy

23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

71

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

71

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

70

Friedrich Merz

German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

*November 11th, 1955, Brilon

71

Jair Bolsonaro

38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil from 2019 to 2023, Captain of the Brazilian Army, Federal Deputy of Brazil (1991-2019) and Councilman of the City of Rio de Janeiro (1989-1991)

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician (1955–1998)

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

71

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

71

Kevin Costner

American actor

*January 18th, 1955, Lynwood

70

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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