January 29th, 1978

Born on January 29th, 1978

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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, 1978

46

Julee Cerda

South Korean born American actress

*January 29th, 1978, Seoul

46

Jonathan Jakubowicz

Venezuelan film director

*January 29th, 1978, Caracas

46

Débora Lamm

Brazilian actress

*January 29th, 1978, Rio de Janeiro

36

Rob Bironas

American football player, placekicker (1978-2014)

*January 29th, 1978, Louisville †September 20th, 2014, Nashville

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

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

48

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

47

Justin Hartley

American actor (born 1977)

*January 29th, 1977, Knoxville

52

Engin Günaydın

Turkish actor

*January 29th, 1972, Erbaa

70

Oprah Winfrey

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

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

42

Adam Lambert

American singer

*January 29th, 1982, Indianapolis

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

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

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

45

Sarah Kuttner

German television presenter and author

*January 29th, 1979, Berlin

54

Heather Graham

American actress

*January 29th, 1970, Milwaukee

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

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

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

45

Vinzenz Kiefer

German actor

*January 29th, 1979, Weilburg

38

Bryce Davison

American-Canadian pair skater

*January 29th, 1986, Walnut Creek

77

Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

36

Cyntoia Brown Long

American murderer, author and speaker

*January 29th, 1988, Kentucky

54

Paul Ryan

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

*January 29th, 1970, Janesville

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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