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On This Day · The 210th day of the year

July 29

From 1014 to 2005, July 29 gathers 991 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Leo is the sign for July 29 — read more on the Leo page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 29?

July 29 is the 210th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1014 and 2005. Famous people born on July 29 include Harry Mulisch, Dag Hammarskjöld and Fernando Alonso.

Released on July 29

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2025

  • Game Grounded 2
  • Game Tales of the Shire
  • Game Day of the Shell
  • Movie War of the Worlds
  • Movie 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story

2022

  • Game Xenoblade Chronicles 3

2021

  • Game Bustafellows
  • Game The Ascent
  • Game Alpaca Stacka

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1014

    Byzantine–Bulgarian wars

  2. 1567

    James VI and I

  3. 1693

    Nine Years' War

  4. 1818

    Augustin-Jean Fresnel

  5. 1914

    Cape Cod Canal

  6. 1921

    Adolf Hitler

  7. 1950

    Korean War

  8. 1967

    Caracas

  9. 1981

    Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

  10. 2005

    Eris (dwarf planet)

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 29

Harry Mulisch

b. 1927

Dag Hammarskjöld

b. 1905

Fernando Alonso

b. 1981

Benito Mussolini

b. 1883

Budd Boetticher

b. 1916

Rochus Misch

b. 1917

Erich Priebke

b. 1913

Peter Schreier

b. 1935

Deaths

  • 1994Dorothy Hodgkin
  • 1890Vincent van Gogh
  • 1856Robert Schumann
  • 1095Ladislaus I of Hungary
  • 238Pupienus
  • 238Balbinus

Holidays & observances

  • —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: July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —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)

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