What happened on July 29? There are more than 246 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About July 29
July 29 is the 211th day of the year 2024. There are 155 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday. This day falls under the 31st week of the year 2024.
On this day in Bozeman, Montana 59717 sunrise will occur at 06:03 AM and sunset will occur at 08:57 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Leo. The modern birthstone for this month is Ruby while the mystical birthstone is Ruby.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 184 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For July 29
- 238The Praetorian Guard stormed 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.
- 615Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at age 12.
- 904Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire’s second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
- 1014Byzantine-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.
- 1030Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad – King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
- 1565The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 1567James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
- 1588Anglo-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.
- 1693War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen – France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
- 1793John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
- 1836Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
- 1847Cumberland School of Law is founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, one of only 15 law schools to exist in the United States at the end of 1847.
- 1848Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt – in Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
- 1851Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
- 1858United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
- 1864American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
- 1899The First Hague Convention is signed.
- 1900In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
- 1907Sir 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.
- 1920Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
- 1921Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
- 1932Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the “Bonus Army” of World War I veterans.
- 1937Tōngzhōu Incident: in Tōngzhōu (China), the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
- 1945The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
- 1948Olympic 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.
- 1957The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
- 1958U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- 1959First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
- 1965Vietnam War: the first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
- 1967During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
- 1967Vietnam 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.
- 1973Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
- 1976In New York City, David Berkowitz (aka the “Son of Sam”) kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
- 1981A 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.
- 1987British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
- 1987Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
- 1993The Israeli Supreme Court acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
- 1996The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad .
- 2005Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
Who Were Born On July 29?
- 1166Henry II, Count of Champagne and King of Jerusalem (d. 1197)
- 1605Simon Dach, German poet (d. 1659)
- 1763Philip Charles Durham, Scottish Royal Navy Admiral (d. 1845)
- 1797Daniel Drew, American financier (d. 1879)
- 1801George Bradshaw, English publisher (d. 1853)
- 1805Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political scientist (d. 1859)
- 1806Horace Abbott, American iron manufacturer (d. 1887)
- 1817Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter (d. 1900)
- 1843Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (d. 1901)
- 1846Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (d. 1921)
- 1849Max Nordau, Austrian-Hungarian writer and Zionist leader (d. 1923)
- 1860Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, Governor of Queensland, Governor of Bombay (d. 1940)
- 1869Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (d. 1946)
- 1872Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (d. 1957)
- 1874James Shaver Woodsworth, Canadian politician (d. 1942)
- 1876Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-born American actress (d. 1949)
- 1878Don Marquis, American author (d. 1937)
- 1883Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator (d. 1945)
- 1883Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (d. 1942)
- 1884Ralph A. Bard, U.S. Navy Undersecretary (d. 1975)
- 1885Theda Bara, American film actress (d. 1955)
- 1887Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-born American composer (d. 1951)
- 1890Daniel J. Callaghan, United States Navy officer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)
- 1891Bernhard Zondek German-born Israeli gynecologist, developer of first reliable pregnancy test (d. 1966)
- 1892William Powell, American actor (d. 1984)
- 1897Sir Neil Ritchie, British general (d. 1983)
- 1898Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)
- 1899Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)
- 1900Don Redman, American jazz trumpeter, oboist and pianist (d. 1964)
- 1900Eyvind Johnson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976)
- 1904J. R. D. Tata, France-born Indian aviation pioneer and industrialist (d. 1993)
- 1905Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)
- 1905Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish 2nd UN Secretary-General, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (d. 1961)
- 1905Stanley Kunitz, American poet (d. 2006)
- 1905Thelma Todd, American actress (d. 1935)
- 1906Diana Vreeland, French-born American fashion editor (d. 1989)
- 1907Melvin Belli, American lawyer and actor (d. 1996)
- 1909Chester Himes, American novelist (d. 1984)
- 1911Archbishop Iakovos of America, Turkish-born Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America (d. 2005)
- 1911Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995)
- 1913Erich Priebke, German Nazi war criminal
- 1914Irwin Corey, American stand-up comedian
- 1915Bruce R. McConkie, American Mormon apostle and writer (d. 1985)
- 1915Francis W. Sargent, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998)
- 1916Budd Boetticher, American film director (d. 2001)
- 1916Charlie Christian, American jazz guitarist (d. 1942)
- 1917Rochus Misch, German courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler, the last survivor of the Führerbunker
- 1918Edwin O'Connor, American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1968)
- 1920Neville Jeffress, Australian founder of Media Monitors Australia (d. 2007)
- 1920Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican actor (d. 1974)
- 1921Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1923Gordon Mitchell, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1923Jim Marshall, English founder of Marshall Amplification
- 1924Elizabeth Short, American waitress, victim in the Black Dahlia case (d. 1947)
- 1924Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (d. 2005)
- 1924Robert Horton, American actor
- 1925Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
- 1925Ted Lindsay, Canadian hockey player
- 1927Harry Mulisch, Dutch novelist, playwright, essayist and poet (d. 2010)
- 1930Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer
- 1932Nancy Kassebaum Baker, United States Senator from Kansas
- 1933Colin Davis, British racing driver
- 1933Lou Albano, American pro wrestling manager (d. 2009)
- 1933Robert Fuller, American actor
- 1935Peter Schreier, German tenor
- 1936Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- 1937Daniel McFadden, American economist, Nobel Prize Laureate
- 1938Jean Rochon, Quebec politician
- 1938Peter Jennings, Canadian-born American journalist (d. 2005)
- 1941David Warner, English actor
- 1941Jennifer Dunn, American politician (d. 2007)
- 1942Tony Sirico, American actor
- 1943David Taylor, English snooker player
- 1945Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football manager
- 1946Diane Keen, English actress
- 1946Neal Doughty, American keyboardist (REO Speedwagon)
- 1946Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
- 1947Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (d. 2006)
- 1949Jamil Mahuad, 51st President of Ecuador
- 1949Leslie Easterbrook, American actress
- 1950Mike Starr, American actor
- 1951Dan Driessen, American baseball player
- 1951Dean Pitchford, American songwriter, filmmaker and novelist
- 1952Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
- 1953Geddy Lee, Canadian bassist and singer (Rush)
- 1953Ken Burns, American producer and director
- 1953Patti Scialfa, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
- 1953Tim Gunn, American television personality
- 1955Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008)
- 1955Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor
- 1956Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
- 1956Ronnie Musgrove, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
- 1956Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and commentator
- 1957Alessandra Marc, American operatic soprano
- 1957Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast
- 1959Dave LaPoint, American baseball player
- 1959John Sykes, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang)
- 1959Ruud Janssen, Dutch writer and Fluxus and mail artist
- 1959Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor
- 1962Scott Steiner, American professional wrestler
- 1962Vincent Rousseau, Belgian long-distance runner
- 1963Alexandra Paul, American actress
- 1963Graham Poll, English football referee
- 1963Jim Beglin, Irish football commentator
- 1965Chang-Rae Lee, Korean-born American novelist
- 1965Dean Haglund, Canadian actor
- 1965Luis Alicea, Puerto Rico baseball player and coach
- 1966Martina McBride, American country music singer
- 1966Richard Steven Horvitz, American comic voice actor
- 1968Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist (Apocalyptica)
- 1970Andi Peters, British TV presenter
- 1970John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1971Bryan Dattilo, American actor
- 1971Lisa Ekdahl, Swedish singer and songwriter
- 1971Monica Calhoun, American actress
- 1972Wil Wheaton, American actor
- 1973Stephen Dorff, American actor
- 1973Wanya Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)
- 1974Afroman, American rapper
- 1974Josh Radnor, American actor
- 1975Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
- 1975Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1977Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, American songwriter and record producer
- 1979Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
- 1979Ronald Murray, American basketball player
- 1980Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
- 1980Rachel Miner, American actress
- 1980Ryan Braun, Canadian-born American baseball player
- 1981Andrés Madrid, Argentine footballer
- 1981Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula 1 Driver
- 1981Troy Perkins, American soccer player
- 1982Allison Mack, American actress
- 1982Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
- 1982Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
- 1983Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian hockey player
- 1984Chad Billingsley, American baseball player
- 1984Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer
- 1985Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
- 1985Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
- 1990Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
Who Died On July 29?
- 238Balbinus, Roman Emperor (b. c. 165)
- 238Pupienus, Roman Emperor (b. c. 164 or c. 178)
- 1030Olaf II of Norway (b. 995)
- 1095King Ladislaus I of Hungary (b. c. 1040)
- 1099Pope Urban II (b. 1042)
- 1108King Philip I of France (b. 1052)
- 1507Martin Behaim, German- or Bohemian-born navigator and geographer at the service of the King of Portugal (b. 1459)
- 1573John Caius, English physician and second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (b. 1510)
- 1612Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
- 1644Pope Urban VIII (b. 1568)
- 1752Peter Warren, British admiral (b. 1703)
- 1781Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
- 1792René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)
- 1813Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)
- 1833William Wilberforce, English abolitionist (b. 1759)
- 1839Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)
- 1844Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1791)
- 1856Robert Schumann, German composer (b. 1810)
- 1857Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (b. 1774)
- 1887Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813)
- 1890Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (b. 1853)
- 1900King Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
- 1913Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
- 1918Ernest William Christmas, Australian painter (b. 1863)
- 1924Sotirios Krokidas, Greek law professor, interim Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
- 1934Didier Pitre, French-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
- 1938Nikolai Krylenko, Russian/Soviet jurist and politician (b. 1885)
- 1950Joe Fry, British racing driver (b. 1915)
- 1954Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
- 1964Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)
- 1966Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian regional military governor (b. 1926)
- 1966Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian military leader (b. 1924)
- 1970John Barbirolli, English conductor (b. 1899)
- 1973Norm Smith, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1915)
- 1973Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
- 1974“Mama” Cass Elliot, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1941)
- 1974Erich Kästner, German poet and children’s writer (b. 1899)
- 1976Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)
- 1979Bill Todman, American television producer (b. 1916)
- 1979Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher (b. 1898)
- 1981Robert Moses, American urban planner (b. 1888)
- 1982Harold Sakata, American professional wrestler (“Tosh Togo”) and actor (b. 1920)
- 1982Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-born American physicist and inventor (b. 1889)
- 1983David Niven, English actor (b. 1910)
- 1983Luis Buñuel, Spanish director and writer (b. 1900)
- 1983Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (b. 1896)
- 1984Fred Waring, American bandleader and inventor (b. 1900)
- 1987Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian-born Bengali writer (b. 1894)
- 1990Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911)
- 1992Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952)
- 1994Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1910)
- 1994John Britton, assassinated American abortion provider (b. 1925)
- 1995Les Elgart, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1917)
- 1996Jason Thirsk, American bassist (Pennywise) (b. 1967)
- 1996Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (b. 1920)
- 1996Ric Nordman, Canadian politician (b. 1919)
- 1998Jerome Robbins, American choreographer (b. 1918)
- 2001Edward Gierek, Polish politician (b. 1913)
- 2001Wau Holland, German hacker (b. 1951)
- 2003Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean rebel leader (b. 1937)
- 2004Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)
- 2007Marvin Zindler, American television reporter (b. 1921)
- 2007Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)
- 2007Mike Reid, English comedian and actor (b. 1940)
- 2007Tom Snyder, American television personality (b. 1936)
- 2008Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian playback singer (b. 1989)
- 2009Gayatri Devi, England-born Indian Maharani of Jaipur (b. 1919)
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