January 29th, 1979

Born on January 29th, 1979

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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, 1979

47

Sarah Kuttner

German television presenter and author

*January 29th, 1979, Berlin

47

Vinzenz Kiefer

German actor

*January 29th, 1979, Weilburg

47

Andreas Thorstensson

Swedish businessman and web developer

*January 29th, 1979, Stockholm

47

Jedediah Bila

American television and radio host, columnist, and author

*January 29th, 1979, Brooklyn

47

Károly Hajduk

Hungarian actor

*January 29th, 1979, Békéscsaba

Same year
Born in 1979

47

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

47

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

47

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

47

Imany

French pop-soul singer

*April 5th, 1979, Martigues

46

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

46

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

47

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger

46

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

47

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

46

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

47

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

46

Hussain Al Jassmi

Emirati singer

*August 25th, 1979, Khor Fakkan

46

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

46

Hard Kaur

British Indian rapper

*July 29th, 1979, Kanpur

47

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

46

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

47

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

47

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

47

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

47

Anne Schäfer

German actress

*April 23rd, 1979, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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