July 29th, 1981

Born on July 29th, 1981

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What happened on July 29th, 1981?

July 29th, 1981

After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolhassan_Banisadr

July 29th, 1981

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_Lady_Diana_Spencer

What else happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.

July 29th, 1950

Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of No Gun Ri.

July 29th, 1938

The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.

July 29th, 1922

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that up to 100 Korean workers who were constructing a hydroelectric plant on the Shinano River in Japan had been murdered and thrown into the river.

July 29th, 1914

The Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.

July 29th, 1900

Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.

July 29th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union forces after her lover turned her in.

July 29th, 1818

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

July 29th, 1693

Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.

July 29th, 1014

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion (pictured) in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 2021

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

July 29th, 2015

The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

July 29th, 2013

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

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

Born on July 29th, 1981

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

42

Troy Perkins

American soccer player

*July 29th, 1981, Springfield

42

Emily Bauer

American voice and stage actress

*July 29th, 1981, New Jersey

42

Kimberly Brooks

American voice actress

*July 29th, 1981, Los Angeles County

42

Andrés Madrid

Argentine footballer

*July 29th, 1981, Mar del Plata

42

Silvana Pacheco Gallardo

Peruvian chess player

*July 29th, 1981, Trujillo

42

Tom Morton

French actor (born 1981)

*July 29th, 1981, London

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

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

41

Allison Mack

American former actress

*July 29th, 1982, Preetz

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

34

Jake Smollett

American actor

*July 29th, 1989, New York City

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

43

Fernando González

Chilean tennis player

*July 29th, 1980, Santiago

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

49

Josh Radnor

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

*July 29th, 1974, Columbus

39

Wilson Palacios

Honduran footballer

*July 29th, 1984, La Ceiba

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

31

Djibril Sidibé

French association football player

*July 29th, 1992, Troyes

41

Ken Oman

Irish footballer

*July 29th, 1982, Dublin

40

Tania Gunadi

Indonesian actress

*July 29th, 1983, Bandung City

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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