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29 July 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
1981 - An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.1981 British royal wedding
Anniversary
1954 - The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.1954 part of novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
Anniversary
1950 - Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of Nogeun-ri.1950–1953 conflict on the Korean Peninsula
Anniversary
1938 - The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.Anniversary
1921 - Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
Historical events
History
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.2024 mass stabbing in North West England
History
2021 - The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.Modular space station in low Earth orbit
History
2019 - The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.Brazilian prison riot
History
2015 - The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.2014 aircraft disappearance
History
2013 - Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.2013 public transit disaster in Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland
History
2010 - An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.2010 passenger ferry disaster in Bandundu province, DR Congo
History
2005 - Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.Most massive dwarf planet
History
1996 - The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.1996 federal law attempting to regulate Internet pornography
History
1993 - The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.Highest court in the State of Israel
History
1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
Notable births
Born
2003 - Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdlerAmerican long jumper (born 2003)
Born
2003 - Jens Castrop, German-South Korean footballerGerman-born South Korean footballer (born 2003)
Born
1998 - Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis playerSwedish tennis player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Clayton Keller, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1995 - Neal Pionk, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)Israeli actor (1965–2025)
Died
2018 - Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947)Croatian singer (1947–2018)
Died
2018 - Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947)Croatian-American professional wrestler (1946–2018)
Died
2015 - Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920)British actor and theatre director (1920–2015)
Died
2015 - Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918)Irish-British horse racing commentator (1918–2015)
Died
2015 - Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939)American football player (1939–2015)
Died
2015 - Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930)American computer scientist
Died
2014 - M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)American politician (1925–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
6.89 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
16.63 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.