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This day in history: 29 July

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406 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 29 July.
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2024: Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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

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)

Events

2024Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.

2021The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

2019The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.

2015The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

2013Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

2010An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.

2005Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

1996The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.

1993The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.

1987British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).

1987Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.

1985Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent.

1981After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

1981A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

1980Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.

1976In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.

1973Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.

1973Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.

1972Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38.

1967During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.

1967Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.

1965Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.

1958U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

1957The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.

1950Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

1948Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.

1947A gas explosion in Harrisonburg, Virginia kills 11 and injures 30.

1945The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.

1937Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.

1932Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.

1921Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

1920Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

1914The Cape Cod Canal opened.

1910The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.

1907Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.

1901Land lottery begins in Oklahoma.

1900In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne.

1899The First Hague Convention is signed.

1871The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.

Born on this day

2003Jens Castrop, German-South Korean footballer

2003Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdler

2003Renato Veiga, Portuguese footballer

2000Yacine Adli, French footballer

1998Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player

1998Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player

1998Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer

1995Neal Pionk, American ice hockey player

1994Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer

1994Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

1993Ayoze Pérez, Spanish footballer

1993Dak Prescott, American football player

1993Nicole Melichar, American tennis player

1992Djibril Sidibé, French footballer

1992Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer

1991Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player

1991Irakli Logua, Russian footballer

1990Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress, singer and model

1989Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

1988Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete

1985Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer

1985Jonatan Maidana, Argentine footballer

1985Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler

1985Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player

1984Chad Billingsley, American baseball player

1984Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer

1984Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer

1983Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player

1983Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter

1983Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress

1983Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler

1983Jerious Norwood, American football player

1982Allison Mack, American actress and criminal

1982Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer

1982Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer

1981Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer

1981Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver

1981Troy Perkins, American soccer player

1980Ben Koller, American drummer

1980Fernando González, Chilean tennis player

Died on this day

2025Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)

2018Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947)

2018Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947)

2015Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920)

2015Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930)

2015Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939)

2015Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918)

2014Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929)

2014Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939)

2014Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)

2014María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)

2014M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)

2014Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)

2014Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919)

2013Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)

2013Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)

2013Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923)

2013Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920)

2012August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (born 1921)

2012Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (born 1921)

2012James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (born 1925)

2012John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (born 1957)

2012Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (born 1970)

2010Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (born 1925)

2008Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (born 1946)

2007Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921)

2007Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928)

2007Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940)

2007Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936)

2004Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (born 1923)

Quote of the day

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

Will Durant, on Aristotle

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