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July 29

July 29 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1014 and 2005. Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 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.

The shape of the day

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.

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

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

    Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.

  2. 1567

    James VI and I

    The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

  3. 1693

    Nine Years' War

    War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.

  4. 1818

    Augustin-Jean Fresnel

    French physicist Augustin Fresnel submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.

  5. 1914

    Cape Cod Canal

    The Cape Cod Canal opened.

  6. 1921

    Adolf Hitler

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

  7. 1950

    Korean War

    Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

  8. 1967

    Caracas

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

  9. 1981

    Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

    A 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.

  10. 2005

    Eris (dwarf planet)

    Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 29

Harry Mulisch

b. 1927

Dutch author, poet, and playwright

Dag Hammarskjöld

b. 1905

Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate

Fernando Alonso

b. 1981

Spanish race car driver

Benito Mussolini

b. 1883

Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy

Budd Boetticher

b. 1916

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Rochus Misch

b. 1917

German SS officer

Erich Priebke

b. 1913

German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre

Peter Schreier

b. 1935

German tenor and conductor

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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