This Day in History - July 29th
July 29th is day 210 of the year in the Gregorian calendar with 155 days remaining.
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Featured Historical Event for July 29th
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration created.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on this day in 1958. NASA grew out of the "space race" between the U.S. and USSR, as both nations tried to be the first to reach the moon.
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Historical Events That Occurred on July 29th
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Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1836) |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration created. (1958) |
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U.S. Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. (2004) |
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The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. (1957) |
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Another proposal for the 10th Planet is made (2005) |
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Environmentalist: Amory Lovins (2011) |
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Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt - In Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police. (1848) |
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John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there. (1793) |
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Astronomers discover 10th planet. (2005) |
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Beginning of the Blitz air attack by Nazi Germany on Great Britain. (1940) |
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The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. (1945) |
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Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. (1851) |
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First congressional elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. (1959) |
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Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, France. (1588) |
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"De_teapt-te, române!" (1848) |
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After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a memory upgrade, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955. (1947) |
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After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics opened in London, United Kingdom. (1948) |
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Musician Bob Dylan crashes his Triumph motorcycle in upstate New York. He goes into seclusion for over a year before reemerging and reinventing himself artistically. (1966) |
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War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen - France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands. (1693) |
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United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. (1858) |
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Abdication of Charles X of France. (1830) |
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At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela was shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. (1967) |
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Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales. (1981) |
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In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci. (1900) |
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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. (1921) |
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Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts with the first Scout camp at Brownsea Island. The acutal camp ran from August 1-9, 1907. (1907) |
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The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, is published in the UK. (1954) |
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Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. (1965) |
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British PM Margaret Thatcher and French president François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (1987) |
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The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. (1993) |
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American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC. (1864) |
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Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. (1920) |
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The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) |
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Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst US naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. (1967) |
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James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. (1567) |
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Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock. (1014) |
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The First Hague Convention is signed. (1899) |
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King Olaf II fights and dies in the Battle of Stiklestad, trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. (1030) |
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Great Depression: In Washington, DC, U.S. troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. (1932) |
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Mary Stuart, widowed, marries Lord Darnley, duke of Albany. (1565) |
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In New York City, the "Son of Sam" kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. (1976) |
Notable People Born on July 29th
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Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (1843) |
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Ruud Janssen, Dutch writer and artist (1959) |
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Martina McBride, American singer (1966) |
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Stephen Dorff, American actor (1973) |
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Edwin O'Connor, American novelist and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1918) |
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Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (1883) |
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Wanya Morris, American singer (1973) |
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Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast (1957) |
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Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor (1959) |
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Wil Wheaton, American actor (1972) |
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Karim Essediri, Tunisian Footballer (1979) |
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Abs Breen, English singer (1979) |
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William Powell, American actor (1892) |
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Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1898) |
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J. R. D. Tata, Indian pioneer aviator and entrepreneur (1904) |
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Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-born actress (1876) |
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Scott Steiner, US professional wrestler (1962) |
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Ralph A. Bard, U.S. Navy Undersecretary (1884) |
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James Shaver Woodsworth, Canadian minister, social worker, and politician (1874) |
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Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican actor (1920) |
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Booth Tarkington, American author (1869) |
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Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish UN Secretary-General, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1905) |
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Elizabeth Dole, U.S. senator (1936) |
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Sir Neil Ritchie, British general (1897) |
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Charlie Christian, The First Great Jazz Soloist (1916) |
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Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (1849) |
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Simon Dach, German poet (1605) |
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Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (1865) |
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Don Marquis, American author (1878) |
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Erich Priebke, Nazi war criminal (1913) |
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Fernando González, Chilean tennis player (1980) |
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Melvin Belli, American lawyer and actor (1907) |
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David Warner, Canadian actor (1941) |
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Vida Blue, baseball player (1949) |
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Chang-Rae Lee, Korean-born author (1965) |
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Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (1925) |
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Daniel McFadden, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (1937) |
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Harry Mulisch, Dutch author (1927) |
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Thelma Todd, American actress (1905) |
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Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (1924) |
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Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher (1929) |
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Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, folklorist (1872) |
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David Taylor, English snooker player (1943) |
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George Bradshaw, English publisher (1801) |
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Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-born composer (1887) |
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Clara Bow, American actress (1905) |
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Peter Schreier, German tenor (1935) |
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Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (1930) |
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Ken Burns, American producer and director (1953) |
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Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver (1981) |
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Diana Vreeland, French-born fashion editor (1906) |
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Henry II of Champagne (1166) |
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Geddy Lee, Canadian bassist and vocalist (1953) |
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Stanley Kunitz, American poet (1905) |
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Eyvind Johnson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (1900) |
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Peter Jennings, Canadian-born television journalist (1938) |
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Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, U.S. Senator (1932) |
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Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (1883) |
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Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political scientist (1805) |
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Tony Sirico, American actor (1942) |
Notable People That Died on July 29th
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. Olaf of Swede (2004) |
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St. Olav's Day (2004) |
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Fred Waring, American band leader and inventor (1984) |
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Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer (1844) |
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Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek comedian and actress (2004) |
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Cass Elliot, American musician (1974) |
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s. Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice (2004) |
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Peter Warren, British admiral (1752) |
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René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (1792) |
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the feasts of at least 8 saints: (2004) |
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Bill Todman, American television producer (1979) |
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. Feli (2004) |
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Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (1890) |
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James Blish, American writer (1975) |
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Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (1954) |
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Erich Kästner, German author (1974) |
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Jason Thirsk, American bassist (1996) |
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Edward Gierek, Polish politician (2001) |
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Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (1887) |
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Luis Buñuel, Spanish director (1983) |
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Robert Moses, New York public works official (1981) |
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Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1990) |
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. William Pincho (2004) |
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King Olaf II of Norway (1030) |
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Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher (1979) |
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. Olaf (2004) |
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John Barbirolli, English conductor (1970) |
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Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (1983) |
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Megan Nicole Kanka, Victim of rape, and basis of Megan's Law (1994) |
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Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean rebel leader (2003) |
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Ólavsøka: opening of the Løgting session (2004) |
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Pope Urban VIII (1644) |
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William Wilberforce, English campaigner against slavery (1833) |
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tional Anthem Day in Romani (2004) |
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Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1913) |
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Henryk Jablonski, President of Poland (2001) |
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King Philip I of France (1108) |
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Martin Behaim, German-born navigator and geographer (1507) |
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. Martha, sister of Lazarus, patron of cooks and dieticians (2004) |
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David Niven, English actor (1983) |
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Pope Urban II (1099) |
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Robert Schumann, German composer (1856) |
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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1994) |
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Nikolai Krylenko, Russian/Soviet jurist and politician (1938) |
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George Szell, Hungarian conductor (1970) |
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Pupienus, Roman Emperor (238) |
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Wau Holland, German hacker (2001) |
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Balbinus, Roman Emperor (238) |
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Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (1813) |
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Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author (1951) |
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Vladimir Zworykin, Russian physicist and inventor (1982) |
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Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (1612) |
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King Umberto I of Italy (1900) |
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