What are the important events that happened on July 29? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 29: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 29 is the 210^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 155 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 16, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,753,747,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecagon’ day.

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 203 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,603 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 29 Historical Events

• 238 –
  The Praetorian Guard stormed the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor.
• 904 –
  Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire’s second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
• 1567 –
  James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
• 1793 –
  John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
• 1858 –
  United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
• 1899 –
  The First Hague Convention is signed.
• 1945 –
  The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
• 1967 –
  During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
• 1981 –
  A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
• 2005 –
  Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

Who were born on July 29?

• 1884 –
  Ralph A. Bard, U.S. Navy Undersecretary (d. 1975)
• 1917 –
  Rochus Misch, German courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler, the last survivor of the Führerbunker
• 1920 –
  Neville Jeffress, Australian founder of Media Monitors Australia (d. 2007)
• 1921 –
  Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1933 –
  Robert Fuller, American actor
• 1947 –
  Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (d. 2006)
• 1962 –
  Scott Steiner, American professional wrestler
• 1965 –
  Dean Haglund, Canadian actor
• 1970 –
  Andi Peters, British TV presenter
• 1970 –
  John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer

Who died on July 29?

• 1030 –
  Olaf II of Norway (b. 995)
• 1099 –
  Pope Urban II (b. 1042)
• 1612 –
  Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
• 1966 –
  Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian regional military governor (b. 1926)
• 1973 –
  Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
• 1983 –
  Luis Buñuel, Spanish director and writer (b. 1900)
• 1996 –
  Ric Nordman, Canadian politician (b. 1919)
• 2004 –
  Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)
• 2007 –
  Marvin Zindler, American television reporter (b. 1921)
• 2008 –
  Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian playback singer (b. 1989)