On this day: July 29
Events
Battle of KleidionJuly 29, 1014 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of StiklestadJuly 29, 1030 · Wars & Conflicts
Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922 · World History
Long WarJuly 29, 1593 – November 11, 1606 · Wars & Conflicts
Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878July 29, 1878 – October 20, 1878 · Wars & Conflicts
1948 Summer OlympicsJuly 29, 1948 – August 14, 1948 · Sports- Release of Is This ItJuly 29, 2001 · Music
Founding of Meta PlatformsJuly 29, 2004 · Companies- Release of Soulcalibur IVJuly 29, 2008 · Gaming
- Release of At the Edge of TimeJuly 29, 2010 · Music
Launch of SignalJuly 29, 2014 · Internet
Release of Windows 10July 29, 2015 · Technology
Release of RenaissanceJuly 29, 2022 · Music- Release of Purple HeartsJuly 29, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Ján KollárJuly 29, 1793 – January 24, 1852 · Culture
Walter HuntJuly 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859 · Technology
Carl BlechenJuly 29, 1798 – July 23, 1840 · Art
Alexis de TocquevilleJuly 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859 · Culture
Eastman JohnsonJuly 29, 1824 – April 5, 1906 · Art
Georg Michael Anton KerschensteinerJuly 29, 1854 – January 15, 1932 · Science
Robert Lewis ReidJuly 29, 1862 – December 2, 1929 · Art
Alexander GlazounovJuly 29, 1865 – March 21, 1936 · Music
William BeebeJuly 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962 · Exploration
Don MarquisJuly 29, 1878 – December 29, 1937 · Film
Alexander DrankovJuly 29, 1879 – January 3, 1949 · Film
Sigmund RombergJuly 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951 · Music
William Cameron MenziesJuly 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957 · Film
Isidor Isaac RabiJuly 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988 · Science
Eyvind JohnsonJuly 29, 1900 – August 25, 1976 · Culture
Dag HammarskjöldJuly 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961 · Politics
Ján CikkerJuly 29, 1911 – December 21, 1989 · Music
Charlie ChristianJuly 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942 · Music- Budd BoetticherJuly 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001 · Film
Rochus MischJuly 29, 1917 – September 5, 2013 · Art- Chris MarkerJuly 29, 1921 – July 29, 2012 · Film
Mikis TheodorakisJuly 29, 1925 – September 2, 2021 · Music
Mike HodgesJuly 29, 1932 – December 17, 2022 · Film
Albert SpeerJuly 29, 1934 – September 15, 2017 · Culture
Stanton T. FriedmanJuly 29, 1934 – May 13, 2019 · Science
Peter SchreierJuly 29, 1935 – December 25, 2019 · Music
Daniel McFaddenJuly 29, 1937 – present · Politics
Enzo G. CastellariJuly 29, 1938 – present · Film
Masoud KimiaiJuly 29, 1941 – present · Film
Mike GarsonJuly 29, 1945 – present · Music- Jenny HolzerJuly 29, 1950 – present · Art
Ken BurnsJuly 29, 1953 – present · Film
Geddy LeeJuly 29, 1953 – present · Music
Patti ScialfaJuly 29, 1953 – present · Music
Igor KrutoyJuly 29, 1954 – present · Music
Jean-Hugues AngladeJuly 29, 1955 – present · Film
John SykesJuly 29, 1959 – December 21, 2024 · Music
Didier Van CauwelaertJuly 29, 1960 – present · Film
Carl CoxJuly 29, 1962 – present · Music
Guillermo MartínezJuly 29, 1962 – present · Science
Martina McBrideJuly 29, 1966 – present · Film
Lisa EkdahlJuly 29, 1971 – present · Music
Josh RadnorJuly 29, 1974 – present · Film
Danger MouseJuly 29, 1977 – present · Music
Allison MackJuly 29, 1982 – present · Film