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What happened in history on this day: July 29?
On July 29 in ...
- 1030 - Death of King Olav Haraldsson of Norway, in battle of Stiklestad.
- 1164 - King Olaf of Norway, dies.
- 1588 - Attacking Spanish Armada defeated and scattered by English defenders.
- 1751 - First international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England.
- 1773 - A meteor is viewed in the sky at Crespi (now Crepy), France, creating a large booming noise, and shaking the earth on impact.
- 1805 - Birth of Alexis de Tocqueville in France; statesman/writer (Democracy in America).
- 1848 - A nationalist revolt in County Tipperary, Ireland against British rule is put-down by a government police force.
- 1851 - A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia.
- 1858 - First commercial treaty between US and Japan signed.
- 1858 - US citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan.
- 1869 - Birth of Booth Tarkington; US novelist (17, Magnificent Ambersons).
- 1871 - Birth of Gregory Efimovich Rasputin; the mad Russian monk.
- 1874 - Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court.
- 1878 - Birth of Don Marquis in Illinois, USA; journalist/poet (archy and mehitabel).
- 1883 - Birth of Benito Mussolini AKA Il Duce; Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43).
- 1887 - Birth of Sigmund Romberg in Nagykanizsa, Hungary; operetta composer (Blossom Time).
- 1890 - Death of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, at age 37, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- 1892 - Birth of William Powell; actor (Thin Man, My Man Godfrey).
- 1898 - Birth of Isidor Isaac Rabi in Poland; physicist (explored atom, Nobel Prize-1944).
- 1899 - First motorcycle race, in Manhattan Beach, New York, USA.
- 1900 - Birth of Don Redman in Piedmont, West Virginia, USA; orchestra leader ("Sugar Hill Times").
- 1900 - Birth of Eyvind Johnson in Sweden; novelist (Return to Ithaca - Nobel Prize 1974).
- 1900 - Italian King Umberto I is assassinated by anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
- 1900 - King Vittorio Emanuele III ascends to the throne in Italy.
- 1905 - Birth of Clara Bow; silent screen actress (It, Saturday Night Kid).
- 1905 - Birth of Dag Hammarskjöld in Sweden; second United Nations Secretary-General (1953-61) (Nobel Prize 1961).
- 1905 - Birth of Thelma Todd; actress (Dangerous Female, Devil's Brother).
- 1907 - Birth of Melvin Belli in Sonora, California, USA; lawyer, San Francisco's "King of Torts".
- 1913 - Birth of Stephen McNally in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo).
- 1914 - First transcontinental phone link made between New York City and San Francisco.
- 1914 - Austro-Hungarian forces begin to shell the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Russia, Serbia's ally, orders a troop mobilization against Austria-Hungary.
- 1914 - Birth of "Professor" Irwin Corey; comedian (Car Wash).
- 1920 - First transcontinental airmail flight from New York to San Francisco.
- 1921 - The Council on Foreign Relations is incorporated in New York.
- 1921 - Birth of Richard Egan in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Empire, Redigo, Pollyanna).
- 1924 - Birth of Lloyd Bochner in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Cecil - Dynasty, Lonely Lady, Naked Gun 2 1/2).
- 1924 - Birth of Robert Horton in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena).
- 1924 - Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship.
- 1925 - Birth of Mikis Theodorakis in Chios, Greece; composer (Raven).
- 1926 - Birth of Russel Firestone; polo great (Circle F-1959 champions).
- 1930 - Birth of Paul Taylor; dancer and choreographer (Paul Taylor Dance Company).
- 1931 - Germany declares bank holiday.
- 1932 - Birth of Nancy Kassebaum; American politician (Senator-Republican-Kansas).
- 1933 - Birth of Robert Fuller in Troy, New York, USA; actor (Laramie, Wagon Train).
- 1935 - Birth of Peter Schreier in Meissen, Germany; tenor (Dressden State Opera 1961).
- 1936 - Birth of Elizabeth Dole; US Secretary of Transportation (1983-87).
- 1936 - RCA shows the first real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives).
- 1938 - Japanese forces attack Soviet border guards on the Manchurian side of Broad Drum Peak, in a disputed area near the Soviet Union. They push several kilometres into Siberia.
- 1938 - Olympic National Park established.
- 1941 - Birth of David Warner in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA; actor (Holocaust).
- 1943 - Birth of Roz Kelly in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; actress (The Owl and the Pussycat, Happy Days).
- 1943 - German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels writes in his diary about the destruction of Hamburg: "A city of one million inhabitants has been destroyed in a manner unparalleled in history...".
- 1946 - Birth of Neal Doughty; keyboardist (REO Speedwagen - "Take It On The Run").
- 1947 - Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, ten women die in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.
- 1948 - (to August 14) The Games of the XIV Olympiad are held in London, England.
- 1950 - Birth of Radu Voina in Romania; team handball (Olympics-silver/2 bronze-1972, 1976, 1980).
- 1951 - Birth of Leslie Easterbrook in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Ryan's Hope, Police Acadamy 5).
- 1952 - First nonstop transpacific flight by a jet.
- 1953 - Birth of Geddy Lee; lead singer (Rush - "Tom Sawyer").
- 1955 - Smokey Burgess hits three home runs to help Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 16-5.
- 1956 - Cathy Cornelius wins the US Women's Golf Open in a playoff.
- 1956 - Jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 metres of water (record).
- 1957 - International Atomic Energy Agency established by United Nations.
- 1957 - NBC-TV debuts The Tonight Show, with host Jack Paar.
- 1958 - President Dwight Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- 1959 - Birth of Gary Springer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Bernice Bobs Her Hair).
- 1959 - Birth of Nelli Kim; USSR gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1976).
- 1960 - J Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel.
- 1960 - Richard Simon, cofounder of publisher Simon and Shuster, dies.
- 1961 - Wallis and Futuna Islands becomes a French overseas territory.
- 1963 - Birth of Alexandra Paul in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Christine, American Flyers, Dragnet).
- 1964 - Birth of Lisa Peluso; actress (Search for Tomorrow, Ava Alden Rescott - Loving).
- 1965 - The last delivery of $2 United States notes is made.
- 1965 - Beatles' movie Help! premieres, Queen Elizabeth II attends.
- 1965 - Gemini 5 returns after 12 days 7 hours 11 minutes 53 seconds in space.
- 1965 - Major league record 26 strikeouts in a game: Philadelphia Phillies (16), Pittsburgh Pirates (10).
- 1967 - Explosion and fire aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134, causes US$100 million in damage.
- 1967 - Near the coast of Venezuela, about 30 miles west of Caracas, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs. 240 fatalities, 1,536 injuries, and over $100 million property damage.
- 1967 - In northern Colombia, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs. 12 deaths, and almost every building was damaged in Betulia.
- 1968 - Cincinnati Reds' player George Culver no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1.
- 1968 - Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption.
- 1968 - US Treasury Department bans purchase abroad and import of Rhodesian stamps.
- 1969 - Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars.
- 1970 - Six days of race rioting in Hartford, Connecticut.
- 1972 - Birth of Wil Wheaton; actor (Wesley - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stand By Me).
- 1973 - Birth of Stephen Dorff in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (I Know My Name is Steven).
- 1973 - Birth of Wanya Morris [Squirt] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rapper (Boyz II Men).
- 1973 - Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy.
- 1974 - Second impeachment vote against President Richard Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee.
- 1974 - Erich Kästner dies in Munich, Germany; popular humorist and satirist, author of children's books (Emil und die Detektive (1929)).
- 1974 - Cass Elliot, singer of Mamas and Papas, chokes to death at age 30 in London, England.
- 1974 - Saint Louis Cardinals' player Lou Brock steals his 700th base.
- 1975 - Gerald Ford becomes first US president to visit German concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland.
- 1978 - 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York.
- 1978 - Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7 hours 40 minutes.
- 1978 - Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings.
- 1979 - Death of political philosopher, Herbert Marcuse, in Starnberg, Germany.
- 1979 - Death of Bill Todman of a heart condition at age 62; game show producer (The Price is Right, To Tell the Truth, Beat the Clock, I've Got a Secret, What's My Line).
- 1980 - In Nepal, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. 100-200 people killed, many injured and extensive damage in western Nepal.
- 1981 - Birth of Fernando Alonso; Spanish two time Formula 1 World Champion.
- 1981 - Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer.
- 1982 - Harold Sakata, actor (Kenji - Sarge), dies at age 62.
- 1983 - NBC TV debuts Friday Night Videos TV show.
- 1983 - David Niven, English actor (Rugues), dies in Switzerland at age 73 (born 1910).
- 1983 - Death of Raymond Massey at age 86 of pneumonia in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actor (President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Gillespie - Dr. Kildare).
- 1983 - Steve Garvey ends his National League record 1,207 consecutive game streak.
- 1984 - Death of Fred Waring at age 84; choirmaster/bandleader (The Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring Show), inventor (Waring blender).
- 1984 - Woodrow Parfey, actor (Time Express), dies at age 61 of a heart attack.
- 1985 - 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched.
- 1985 - James F Nolan, actor (Dante), dies of cancer at age 69.
- 1985 - In Hindu Kush Region, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs.
- 1986 - New York jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL US$1 in damages.
- 1986 - In Kokubunji, Japan, several buildings are hit by falling meteorites.
- 1986 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first baseball manager to win 600 games in both the National and American Leagues.
- 1987 - Ben and Jerry's ice cream parlour and Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor: Cherry Garcia.
- 1987 - Governments of India and Sri Lanka sign accord ending four-year conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils.
- 1988 - FDIC bails out First Republic Bank, in Dallas, Texas with $4 billion.
- 1988 - Buena Vista releases the film Cocktail to theaters.
- 1988 - Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989.
- 1988 - Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit.
- 1988 - Last US Playboy Club (Lansing, Michigan) closes.
- 1988 - South African government bans anti-apartheid film Cry Freedom.
- 1989 - Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8 feet) in San Juan.
- 1989 - Philadelphia Phillies retire Steve Carlton's number 32.
- 1989 - Vince Coleman's record streak stopped at 50 straight stolen bases.
- 1990 - Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game.
- 1990 - Death of Bruno Kreizky, chancellor (1970-83), in Vienna, Austria.
- 1991 - First Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium (New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 6-0).
- 1991 - The Russian Federation and Lithuania sign a friendship treaty recognizing Lithuania as a sovereign state.
- 1993 - The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused German death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
- 1994 - The German Bundestag votes to privatize the postal system. The postal service, the telephone service and the postal bank are to be privatized by January 1, 1995.
- 1994 - New Line releases the film The Mask to theaters.
- 1994 - Death of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910).
- 1996 - The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a U.S. federal court.
- 1999 - The Rock 'N' Roller Coaster attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 2000 - Death of René Favaloro, Argentinian cardiologist who created the technique for coronary bypass surgery (born 1923).
- 2003 - Death of Luther Henderson Junior at age 84 of cancer; orchestra leader/arranger (50+ Broadway shows, arranged 100+ songs for The Canadian Brass, Duke Ellington, The Bell Telephone Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Polly Bergen Show).
- 2007 - The ruling coalition of Japan loses its majority in the upper house after the election.
- 2007 - Iraq wins its first Asian Cup football championship, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0.
- 2007 - Death of Tom Snyder, American talk show host (born 1936).
- 2008 - Wall Street investment bank and brokerage company Merrill Lynch reports it will take a US$5.7 billion third-quarter writedown due to risky debt.
- 2008 - Southern California is hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, felt from Los Angeles to San Diego and slightly in Las Vegas.
- 2008 - Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record, clearing 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.
- 2008 - Death of Mate Parlov, Croatian boxer (born 1948).
- 2010 - Heavy monsoon rains begin to cause widespread flooding in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 1,600 are killed, and more than one million are displaced by the floods.
- 2017 - Death of Redha Malek, 8th Prime Minister of Algeria (born 1931).
- 2021 - The oil tanker Mercer Street is attacked off the coast of Oman.
- 2021 - Roscosmos' Nauka laboratory docks with the International Space Station following a protracted seventeen-year development and launch on 21 July. Hours after docking, a malfunction of its thrusters causes a temporary loss of control of the station, spinning it up to 45 degrees from its normal orbital attitude.
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