X-Nico

unusual facts about July 29



1014

July 29Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent blinding of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock, and earns Basil II the sobriquet 'Boulgaroktonos' (Bulgar-slayer).


see also

2000 MLS All-Star Game

The 2000 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 5th MLS All-Star Game, played on July 29, 2000 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH.

Abdul Hakim Ansari

Born at Farid Abad near Delhi on July 29, 1893, his father was Hafiz Abdur Raheem and his mother Syeda Umat-ul-Aisha.

Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

On July 29, 1657 they signed the Treaty of Wehlau in Wehlau (Polish: Welawa; now Znamensk), whereby Frederick William renounced a previous Swedish-Prussian alliance and John Casimir recognised Frederick William's full sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia.

Akira Sakuma

Akira Sakuma (さくま あきら; born on July 29, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of the Momotaro Dentetsu series.

Alemany Maze

Alemany, who in 1840 completed his studies in sacred theology in Rome at the College of St. Thomas, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum, was consecrated Bishop of Monterey in California on June 30, 1850, at Rome, and was transferred July 29, 1853, to the See of San Francisco as its first archbishop.

Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal

Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal (December 29, 1885 – July 29, 1957) was an American real estate developer, theatrical promoter and husband of actress Peggy Fears.

Alice Dunning Lingard

Alice Dunning Lingard (July 29, 1847 - June 25, 1897) was an English actress who performed both in England and in the United States, and was the wife of mimic and comic William Lingard.

Anita Carter

Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999), the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile American singer who experimented with several different types of music and played upright bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash as The Carter Sisters.

Ansei

July 29, 1959 (Ansei 5): Tairo Ii Naosuke signs Japanese-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce (also known as the "Harris Treaty"), which was a follow-up to the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa.

Cleo Spurlock Wallace

Cleo Spurlock Wallace (born Cleo Spurlock, July 29, 1914 in Garo, Colorado - 1985) was an American pioneer in speech therapy.

Coingate scandal

On July 29, The former chief of staff to Governor Bob Taft, Columbus lobbyist Brian Hicks, and his assistant, Cherie Carroll, were convicted of ethics violations in the widening Coingate scandal.

Communism in Korea

On July 29, 1946 the New People's Party and the North Korea Bureau held a joint plenum of the Central Committees of both parties and agreed to merge into a single entity.

De Bort

Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort (born September 17, 1814 at Châteauroux; died July 29, 1892 in Paris), French writer and politician

Edward A. Kawānanakoa

On July 29, 1997, Kawānanakoa died and was survived by his wife, eight children and his two sisters, Virginia Poomaikelani Kawānanakoa and Esther Kapiolani Kawānanakoa and cousin Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa.

Edwin O'Connor

Edwin O'Connor (July 29, 1918 – March 23, 1968) was an American radio personality, journalist, and novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for The Edge of Sadness (1961).

Elbridge G. Lapham

He was elected as a Republican to the 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1875, to July 29, 1881, when he resigned after his election to the U.S. Senate.

Ernst Hodel junior

Ernst Hodel junior (July 29, 1881 – October 5, 1955) was a Swiss painter and son of the landscapist Ernst Hodel senior.

GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class

A PSP game published and developed by Russell was released on July 29, 2010 under the name GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class -Slapstick Wonderland-.

Geoff Geary

Geoff was pitching with the team's AAA affiliate the Ottawa Lynx until July 29, 2007 when the team recalled him after an injury to Ryan Madson.

Greg Minton

Gregory Brian Minton (born July 29, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the California Angels and San Francisco Giants.

Hélène Flautre

Hélène Flautre (born July 29, 1958 in Bapaume) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North West of France.

Jennifer Convertibles

On July 29, 2004 New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced a consent order and judgment that will significantly reform the sales practices of Jennifer Convertibles and provide restitution to consumers.

Jonathan D. Ostry

Jonathan David Ostry (born July 29, 1962) is an international economist, who is currently Deputy Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund.

José Constanza

On July 29, 2011, Constanza was called up to the majors when Nate McLouth was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower abdominal strain.

Jose Davis

Jose Davis (born July 29, 1978 in Bellaire, Ohio) is an American Arena Football League quarterback who was most recently the second string quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators before being cut to make room for former New England Patriots and New York Dragons quarterback Rohan Davey.

Ken Webster

Ken Webster (born July 29, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas) is the artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas.

Lou Marson

On July 29, 2009, the Phillies traded Marson, along with Jason Donald, Carlos Carrasco, and Jason Knapp to the Cleveland Indians for Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco.

Ludovic Depickère

Ludovic Depickère (born July 29, 1969 in Wattrelos, Nord) is a retired magician and freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.

Luigi Bolis

Luigi Bolis (July 29, 1839 in Mapello – September 1, 1905 in Gorlago) was an Italian tenor.

Madison 56ers

They lost to the Sacramento Knights 2-0 in the NPSL championship game on July 29, 2006, with Anthony Chimienti and Alfredo Renteria scoring in the final 19 minutes.

Miners Foundry

On July 29, 2011, rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers played an invitation-only show at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center.

Muhammad Shukor Adan

He represented the Malaysia XI (Malaysia Selection) squad as captain against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on July 29, 2008.

National Government candidates, 1940 Canadian federal election

Charles Homer Russell (July 29, 1877-1952) was born in Exeter, Ontario.

Paweł Skórzewski

Paweł Skórzewski (Ogończyk coat of arms) (born July 29, 1744 in Mączniki - died in 1819) was Polish Brigadier General of the Duchy of Warsaw, a member of the Bar Confederation, a delegate to the Polish Sejm, senator of the Kingdom of Poland and wojewoda of Kalisz.

Peter David Edstrom

He returned to Sweden after a hobo's journey started in a freight train car on July 29, 1894 and ended (after a wage earner's trip across the Atlantic) in Stockholm where he supported himself during his studies at the Stockholm's Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

Peter MacKinnon Building

Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier laid the cornerstone of the first under construction building on campus, the College Building, on July 29, 1910.

Rancho Cañada de la Segunda

Hetherington was allowed to have an interview with his attorney Fletcher Mathews Haight, and the Committee of Vigilance hanged Hetherington July 29, 1856.

Stanisław Biniecki

Stanisław Biniecki (July 29, 1907 in Sławno - May 3, 1999) was a Polish chemist.

Susan Ralston

On July 29, 2005, Ralston testified before federal grand jury prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald, investigating whether government officials illegally disclosed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Wilson.

Tambabashi Station

On July 29, 1913 the station was renamed in order to clarify that the station is not convenient for the newly raised Fushimi Momoyama Tomb of Emperor Meiji, the nearest station of which is Fushimi-Momoyama Station (as renamed from Fushimi in 1915).

The Gypsy

The Gypsy was also recorded by Charlie Parker on July 29, 1946, during the famous "Lover" session after which he was committed to the Camarillo State Mental Hospital in California.

Tihomir Blaškić

On July 29, 2005 chief ICTY prosecutor Carla Del Ponte filed motion for new trial, citing new evidence about Tihomir Blaškić's guilt.

Tommy Thevenow

Thomas Joseph Thevenow (September 6, 1903 in Madison, Indiana – July 29, 1957 in Madison, Indiana) was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1924 to 1938.

William Charles Milne

On July 29, 1839, he left for China, accompanied by James Legge and Dr. Benjamin Hobson;they landed in Macao on December 18.

Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña from July 27 to July 29.

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg

The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 29 to July 30.

WRIW-CD

On July 29, 2012, WRIW-CA began broadcasting their signal in digital from the WJAR tower in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and subsequently changed its call sign to WRIW-CD on January 7, 2013.