Tukuk-OS📅 July 29
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 29? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 1981 — An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana SpencerSt Paul's Cathedral
- 1954 — The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.
The Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings
- 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 Nogeun-ri.
- 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.
- 1921 — Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
- 1914 — The Cape Cod Canal (pictured), connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.
- 1914 — The first shots of World War I were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river monitor Bodrog on Serbian defences near Belgrade.
- 1911 — In a case later termed a "legal lynching", Will P. Brady obtained a guilty verdict and death sentence against 15-year-old León Martínez Jr., five days after his arrest for killing a white woman.
- 1900 — Italian anarchist Gaetano Bresci (pictured) assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.
- 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.
- 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.
Nine Years' WarGrand Alliance (League of Augsburg)William III of England
- 1567 — The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
- 1014 — Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.
Byzantine–Bulgarian warsByzantine EmpireFirst Bulgarian Empire
- 904 — Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders.
Births
- 2003 — Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdler
- 2003 — Jens Castrop, German-South Korean footballer
- 2003 — Renato Veiga, Portuguese footballer
- 2000 — Yacine Adli, French footballer
- 1998 — Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player
- 1998 — Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player
- 1998 — Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer
- 1995 — Neal Pionk, American ice hockey player
- 1994 — Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1994 — Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer
- 1993 — Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
- 1993 — Ayoze Pérez, Spanish footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)
- 2018 — Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947)
- 2018 — Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947)
- 2015 — Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920)
- 2015 — Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918)
- 2015 — Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939)
- 2015 — Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930)
- 2014 — M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)
- 2014 — Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)
- 2014 — Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929)
- 2014 — María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)
- 2014 — Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Lazarus of Bethany
- Christian feast day: Lupus of Troyes
- Christian feast day: Martha of Bethany (Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Church)
- Christian feast day: Mary of Bethany
- Christian feast day: Olaf II of Norway
- Christian feast day: Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
- Christian feast day: William Pinchon
- Christian feast day: July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. (Bermuda)
- International Tiger Day
- Mohun Bagan Day (India)
- National Anthem Day (Romania)
- National Thai Language Day (Thailand)
- Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)
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