July 29 July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. Events 1014 - Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts not only 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. 1030 - The_Battle_of_Stiklestad: The fall of King Olaf "the Saint", and start of Danish rule in Norway. 1567 - James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. 1588 - 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. 1693 - War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen - France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands. 1793 - John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there. 1848 - Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt - In Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put-down by police. 1851 - A. de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. 1858 - United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC. 1900 - In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci. 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts movement with the first scout camp at Brownsea Island. 1932 - Great Depression: In Washington, DC, US troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. 1945 - The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and music. 1947 - After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a refurbishment, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated after a memory upgrade. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955. 1948 - After a hiatus of 12 years due to World War II, the first Summer Olympics opened in London, United Kingdom. 1954 - The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, is published in the UK. 1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. 1958 - The United States Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 1965 - Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. 1967 - Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, fire sweeps the USS Forrestal, in the worst US naval disaster since World War II (134 American servicemen are killed, 62 injured, 21 planes are destroyed and 42 more are damaged). 1976 - In New York City, the "Son of Sam" pulls a gun from a paper bag, killing one and seriously wounding another in the first of a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year. 1981 - Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales. 1993 - The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. 1996 - The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a US federal court. Births 1801 - George Bradshaw, English publisher (d. 1853) 1805 - Alexis de Tocqueville,historian, political scientist (d. 1859) 1843 - Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (d. 1901) 1849 - Max Nordau, author, philosopher and Zionist leader (d. 1923) 1869 - Booth Tarkington, author (d. 1946) 1871 - Grigori Rasputin, Russian spiritualist (d. 1916) 1874 - James Shaver Woodsworth, Methodist minister, social worker, politician (d. 1942) 1876 - Maria Ouspenskaya, actress (d. 1949) 1878 - Don Marquis, author (d. 1937) 1883 - Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (d. 1945) 1884 - Ralph A. Bard, United States Navy Under Secretary who urged advance warning to Japan before use of the atomic bomb (d. 1975) 1887 - Sigmund Romberg, composer (d. 1951) 1892 - William Powell, actor (d. 1984) 1898 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, physicist and 1944 Nobel laureate (d. 1988) 1905 - Clara Bow, actress (d. 1965) 1905 - Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General (d. 1961) 1905 - Thelma Todd, actress (d. 1935) 1906 - Diana Vreeland, fashion editor (d. 1989) 1907 - Melvin Belli, attorney, actor (d. 1996) 1924 - Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor 1926 - Don Carter, bowler 1928 - Jane Barbe, voice of the telephone operator recording (d. 2003) 1930 - Paul Taylor, dancer, choreographer 1932 - Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (1978-1996) 1935 - Peter Schreier, German tenor 1938 - Peter Jennings, television news anchor 1941 - David Warner, actor 1942 - Tony Sirico, actor 1943 - David Taylor, English snooker player 1949 - Vida Blue, Major League Baseball player 1953 - Ken Burns, television producer and director 1953 - Geddy Lee, musician (Rush) 1959 - Ruud Janssen, teacher, writer, artist, active in mail art 1959 - Sanjay Dutt, actor 1965 - Chang-Rae Lee, author 1970 - George Szell, Hungarian conductor (b. 1897 1972 - Wil Wheaton, actor 1973 - Stephen Dorff, actor 1974 - Steve-O, musician, actor 1981 - Fernando Alonso, Formula 1 driver Deaths 238 - Pupienus and Balbinus, Roman emperors, assassinated 1099 - Pope Urban II 1507 - Martin Behaim, navigator, geographer (b. 1459) 1644 - Pope Urban VIII 1833 - William Wilberforce, campaigner against slavery 1844 - Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer 1856 - Robert Schumann, composer 1890 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter 1900 - King Umberto I of Italy 1951 - Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author 1954 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater 1970 - John Barbirolli, conductor 1974 - Mama Cass Elliot, musician 1974 - Erich Kästner, German author 1975 - James Blish, science fiction writer 1979 - Bill Todman, game show producer 1982 - Vladimir Zworykin, physicist and inventor 1983 - David Niven, actor 1983 - Raymond Massey, actor 1983 - Luis Buñuel, director 1984 - Fred Waring, band leader, inventor 1990 - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911) 2001 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician 2001 - Henryk Jablonski, Polish president 2001 - Wau Holland, German hacker 2003 - Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean rebel leader 2004 - Francis Crick, molecular biologist 2004 - Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek comedienne, actress (b. 1923) Holidays and observations Peru - Independence Day (observed) Norway - St. Olav's Day Roman Catholic Church - Feast of Saint Olaf (Olaf II of Norway), patron of woodcarvers Roman Catholic Church - Feast of Saint Martha, sister of Lazarus, patron of cooks and dieticians Faroe Islands - Ólavsøka: opening of the /L%F8gting session July 28 - July 30 - June 29 - August 29 -- listing of all days Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. 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