July 29

Events

 * - : :  inflicts a decisive defeat on the n army, and his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes  to die of shock.
 * - - succession wars: -  fights and dies trying to regain his  from the.
 * -, widowed, marries , at  in ,.
 * - is crowned  of  at.
 * - : -   forces under command of   and   defeats the  off the coast of,.
 * - : -  wins a  over Allied forces in the.
 * - decides to build a fort and settlement at, having sailed into the bay there.
 * - Abdication of.
 * - Inauguration of the in.
 * - founded in, , . At the end of  only 15 law schools exist in the.
 * - : - In, an unsuccessful  revolt against  rule is put down by.
 * - discovers.
 * - and  sign the.
 * - : spy  is arrested by  troops and detained at the  in.
 * - The is signed.
 * - In, King is assassinated by -born.
 * -  sets up the  in  on the south coast of . The camp ran from -9,, and is regarded as the founding of the  movement.
 * - Construction of the begins as part of the.
 * - becomes leader of the.
 * - : In, troops disperse the last of the "" of  veterans.
 * - The  was launched for  light entertainment and.
 * - After being shut off on, for a memory upgrade, , the world's first all-electronic digital , is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until ,.
 * - : - After a hiatus of 12 years caused by, the first  to be held since the  in  opened in.
 * - The is established.
 * - The formally creates the.
 * - First elections in  as a state of the.
 * - : The first 4,000 paratroopers arrive in, landing at.
 * -  crashes his  motorcycle in upstate . He goes into seclusion for over a year before reemerging and reinventing himself artistically.
 * 1966  - American magazine ' releases issue with the  article from the ' four months ago which includes 's "more popular than " statement, setting off a furor resulting the trashing and burning of Beatles records and merchandise and the banning of Beatles songs on radio
 * - : Off the coast of the  catches on fire in the worst  naval disaster since, killing 134.
 * 1967  - At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of,  was shaken by an , leaving approximately 500 dead.
 * - In, the "" kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
 * - marries.
 * -   and   sign the agreement to build the  under the.
 * 1987  -    and n   sign the  on ethnic issue.
 * - The acquits accused  death camp guard  of all charges and he is set free.
 * - The controversial child protection portion of the  is struck down as too broad by a.
 * - s announce their discovery of.
 * - The ruling coalition of lost its majority in the upper house after the.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Royal Navy Admiral (d. )
 * -, American financier (d. )
 * -, English publisher (d. )
 * -, French historian and political scientist (d. )
 * -, German linguist (d. )
 * -, Austrian author and Zionist leader (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American folklorist (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Russian-born actress (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Colombian poet and writer (d. )
 * 1883  -, Italian dictator (d. )
 * -, U.S. Navy Undersecretary (d. )
 * -, American film actress (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born composer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - Sir, British general (d. )
 * -, American physicist, (d. )
 * -, Swedish writer, (d. )
 * 1900  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Indian industrialist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1905  -, Swedish 2nd ,  (d. )
 * 1905  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1905  -, American poet (d. )
 * -, French-born fashion editor (d. )
 * -, American lawyer and actor (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal
 * -, American stand-up comedian
 * -, American jazz guitarist (d. )
 * 1916  -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American novelist and winner (d. )
 * -, Mexican actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Australian founder of  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, founder of
 * 1923  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * 1924  -, victim in the  case (d. )
 * -, Greek composer
 * 1925  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, Dutch author
 * -, French philosopher
 * -, American dancer and choreographer
 * -, United States Senator from
 * -, American pro wrestling manager
 * 1933  -, British racing driver
 * 1933  -, American actor
 * -, German tenor
 * -, U.S. Senator from
 * -, American economist,
 * -, Canadian-born journalist (d. )
 * 1938  -, Quebec politician
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1941  -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, English snooker player
 * -, American keyboardist
 * -, American golf instructor (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American producer and director
 * 1953  -, Canadian musician
 * 1953  -, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
 * -, American illustrator
 * 1955  -, French actor
 * -, American boxing trainer and commentator
 * 1956  -, Former Governor of
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * 1957  -, American operatic soprano
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1959  -, Dutch writer and artist
 * 1959  -, American baseball player
 * 1959  -, British guitarist
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English referee
 * 1963  -, Irish football commentator
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, Korean-born author
 * 1965  -, baseball coach
 * 1965  -, Canadian actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1966 -, American comic voiceactor
 * -, English model and erotic actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1973  -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Tunisian footballer
 * 1979  -, American basketball player
 * -, Chilean tennis player
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, Spanish two time formula 1 world champion
 * 1981  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1982  -, Slovenian footballer
 * 1982  -, American actress
 * -, Russian hockey player

Deaths

 * 238  -, Roman Emperor
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German-born navigator and geographer (b. )
 * -, French scholar and diplomat (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, British admiral
 * -, German astronomer and mathematician (b. )
 * -, Chancellor of France (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, English abolitionist (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (b. )
 * -, Italian statesman (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Dutch jurist, (b. )
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, Russian/Soviet jurist and politician (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, Japanese author (b. )
 * -, Dutch speed skater (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, English conductor (b. )
 * -, English racing driver (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1974  -, German author (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * 1979  -, American television producer (b. )
 * -, American urban planner (b. )
 * -, Japanese-American actor (b. )
 * 1982  -, Russian physicist and inventor (b. )
 * -, Spanish director (b. )
 * 1983  -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * 1983  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American band leader and inventor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French-Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, British chemist, (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * 1996  -, American bassist  (b. )
 * 1996  -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, American choreographer (b. )
 * -, Polish politician (b. )
 * 2001  -, German computer hacker (b. )
 * -, Sierra Leonean rebel leader (b. )
 * -, Greek actress and singer (b. )
 * -, English comedian and actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, French actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American television personality (b. )
 * 2007  -, American television reporter (b. )
 * 2007  -, American television reporter (b. )

Holidays and observations

 * - : opening of the session.
 * in.
 * , king [Magdeburg]
 * , pope, and companions (, (siblings)), s [common]
 * , king, confessor (Deposition) [Hungary]
 * ,, confessor [Cologne, Constance, Metz, Paris, France]
 * , king of Norway, martyr, patron of woodcarvers [Sleswig, Scandinavia] - celebrated in as  (St. Olav's Day)
 * [Paris]
 * , host of Christ, sister of, patron saint of cooks, domestic staff and dieticians [common]
 * , host of Christ, sister of, patron saint of cooks, domestic staff and dieticians [common]