January 29th, 1966

Born on January 29th, 1966

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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, 1966

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

58

Serap Çileli

Turkish opinion journalist

*January 29th, 1966, Mersin

58

Wil van der Aalst

Dutch computer scientist and professor

*January 29th, 1966, Eersel

58

Maxim Dlugy

Russian-American chess player

*January 29th, 1966, Moscow

58

Petr Vachler

Czech film producer, director, scriptwriter and vegan

*January 29th, 1966, Strakonice

58

Malin Cederbladh

Swedish actress

*January 29th, 1966, Täby

58

Mark Stein

South African-born England-based football player

*January 29th, 1966, Cape Town

58

He Qiaonü

Chinese businesswoman

*January 29th, 1966, Jinhua

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

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

70

Oprah Winfrey

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

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

52

Engin Günaydın

Turkish actor

*January 29th, 1972, Erbaa

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

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

54

Heather Graham

American actress

*January 29th, 1970, Milwaukee

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

48

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

60

Holger Behrendt

East German gymnast

*January 29th, 1964, Schönebeck

54

Paul Ryan

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019

*January 29th, 1970, Janesville

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

56

Edward Burns

American actor, director, screenwriter and producer

*January 29th, 1968, Woodside

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

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

57

Marc Cary

American musician

*January 29th, 1967, New York City

54

Jörg Hoffmann

German swimmer

*January 29th, 1970, Schwedt/Oder

26

Gia Carangi

American model (1960–1986)

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

72

Larry Schuba

German country musician and radio personality

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

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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