On This Day — July 29

🕰️ Notable Events on July 29

• 2015 — Microsoft releases Windows 10. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel). Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — During the Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The Cape Cod Canal opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — The First Hague Convention is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1851 — Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt: In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1693 — War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1588 — Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1567 — James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. Wikipedia ↗
• 1565 — The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1148 — The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1030 — Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1018 — Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1014 — Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6. Wikipedia ↗
• 923 — Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany). Wikipedia ↗
• 904 — Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week. Wikipedia ↗
• 615 — Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. Wikipedia ↗
• 238 — The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor. Wikipedia ↗
• The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 29

• 2000 — Lino Facioli, Austro-Brazilian-English Actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Anna Murashige, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Nicole Melichar, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Miki Ishikawa, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Irakli Logua, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Alexander Lee Eusebio, Hong Kong-South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alice Dellal, Brazilian-English model Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chad Billingsley, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jerious Norwood, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Troy Perkins, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Fernando González, Chilean tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ben Koller, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — John Morris, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ronald Murray, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Bidisha, English journalist, author, and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mike Adams, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Rodney Jerkins, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Danger Mouse, American keyboard player, drummer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Akram Khan, English dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Josh Radnor, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Wanya Morris, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Andrea Philipp, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Adele Griffin, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Gideon Henderson, English geologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Adam Holloway, English captain and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Stan Koziol, American soccer player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Julie Elliott, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Carl Cox, English DJ and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Scott Steiner, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ken Burns, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Geddy Lee, Canadian musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tim Gunn, American television host and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Leslie Easterbrook, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ximena Armas, Chilean painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Diane Keen, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Sharon Creech, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — David Warner, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Betty Harris, American chemist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Colin Davis, English race car driver (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (The New Christy Minstrels) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Leslie Fielding, English diplomat Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Robert Horton, American actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 29 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 29

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Día de la Gran Parada Militar (PE) · Independence Day (PE) · วันอาสาฬหบูชา (TH)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Tu B’Av