January 29th, 1956

Born on January 29th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1956

68

Éric Woerth

French politician

*January 29th, 1956, Creil

68

Jan Jakub Kolski

Polish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter

*January 29th, 1956, Wrocław

68

Amii Stewart

American singer, dancer and actress

*January 29th, 1956, Washington, D.C.

68

Lisa Emery

American actress

*January 29th, 1956, Pittsburgh

68

Tony De Santis

American actor

*January 29th, 1956, Montreal

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

70

Oprah Winfrey

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

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

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

70

Terry Kinney

American actor

*January 29th, 1954, Lincoln

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

72

Larry Schuba

German country musician and radio personality

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

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

42

Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

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

26

Gia Carangi

American model (1960–1986)

*January 29th, 1960, Philadelphia †November 18th, 1986, Philadelphia

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

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

85

Germaine Greer

Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939)

*January 29th, 1939, Melbourne

52

Engin Günaydın

Turkish actor

*January 29th, 1972, Erbaa

48

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

64

Greg Louganis

American platform diver

*January 29th, 1960, San Diego

80

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author

*January 29th, 1944, Birmingham

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Born on January 29th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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