April 29th, 1962

Born on April 29th, 1962

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

April 29th, 2011

Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.

April 29th, 2006

Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.

April 29th, 1997

The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.

April 29th, 1992

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

April 29th, 1991

A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.

April 29th, 1975

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.

April 29th, 1970

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.

April 29th, 1968

The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 29th, 1945

World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.

April 29th, 1944

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.

April 29th, 1910

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

April 29th, 1903

A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.

April 29th, 1863

Confederate forts at Grand Gulf survived a bombardment by Union gunboats, preventing Ulysses S. Grant's troops from crossing the Mississippi River at that point.

April 29th, 1826

In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised as one of the nearest radio galaxies to Earth.

April 29th, 1770

On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.

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

Born on April 29th, 1962

61

Michelle Rounds

Pacific Island singer-songwriter, recording artist, performer and voice teacher

*April 29th, 1962, Sydney

61

Polly Samson

English novelist, lyricist and journalist

*April 29th, 1962, London

61

Dieter Hegen

German ice hockey player

*April 29th, 1962, Kaufbeuren

61

Rob Druppers

Dutch middle distance runner

*April 29th, 1962, Utrecht

61

Vlado Lisjak

Wrestler

*April 29th, 1962, Petrinja

61

Bruce Driver

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 29th, 1962, Toronto

61

Christine Defraigne

Belgian politician

*April 29th, 1962, Liège

61

Janusz Adamiec

Ice hockey player

*April 29th, 1962, Katowice

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Who's birthday is on April 29th?

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

65

Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress

*April 29th, 1958, Santa Ana

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

71

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist, author, broadcaster, and former football player

*April 29th, 1952, Leicester

25

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

53

Andre Agassi

American tennis player (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Las Vegas

60

Klaus Siebert

East German biathlete

*April 29th, 1955, Schlettau †April 24th, 2016, Altenberg

40

Semih Şentürk

Turkish footballer

*April 29th, 1983, İzmir

80

Dominique Labourier

French actress

*April 29th, 1943, Paris

58

Sylvio Kroll

East German gymnast

*April 29th, 1965, Lübben

62

Paul Holmes

New Zealand broadcaster

*April 29th, 1950, Hastings †February 1st, 2013, Hastings

69

Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian and actor

*April 29th, 1954, Brooklyn

71

Barbara Hendricks

German SPD politician

*April 29th, 1952, Kleve

74

André Wilms

French actor

*April 29th, 1947, Strasbourg †February 9th, 2022, Paris

60

Mike Babcock

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

*April 29th, 1963, Manitouwadge

58

Henri Poincaré

French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)

*April 29th, 1854, Nancy †July 17th, 1912, Paris

67

Jean-Louis Gagnaire

French politician

*April 29th, 1956, Saint-Étienne

Same year
Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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