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Historical Events on July 29

July 28July 30

22 significant historical events occurred on July 29. July 29 has an interesting place in motorsports history, especially for Formula One racing, with German Grand Prix races occurring on this date in 1951, 1979, and 1990, and the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973. In 1980, this date also featured water polo competition during the Summer Olympics.

Total Events
22
Time Span
-215–2020
Categories
5
Top Category
war
10 events

19 famous birthdays on July 29

Including Daniel L. McFadden, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Alexis de Tocqueville

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
-2th C.21st C.

-2th Century

1 event
-215
war

Major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)

11th Century

2 events
1014
war

1014 battle of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars

1030
war

Battle in Trøndelag, Norway

13th Century

2 events
1209
war

1209 killing of Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade

1298
war

1298 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence

15th Century

1 event
1402
war

Battle near Ankara on 20 July 1402, between the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Sultanate

18th Century

1 event
1781
war

Battle during the American Revolutionary War

19th Century

3 events
1832
war

1832 battle in Turkey

1837
politics

1837 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe

1871
politics

Treaty between Japan and Qing China signed on 13 September 1871 in Tianjin by Date Munenari and Li Hongzhang

20th Century

9 events
1942
war

1942 battles in Papua during WWII

1951
general

1951 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1951

1973
general

1973 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1973

1979
general

1979 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1979

1980
sports

Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics

1980
disaster

1980 earthquake in the Nepal–India border

1987
politics

Treaty Between France and The United Kingdom

1990
general

1990 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1990

1993
war

Battle of the Bosnian War

21st Century

3 events
2001
general

2001 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2001

2008
general

Murder-suicide in Redmond, Washington, US

2020
general

2020 mass shooting in Nigeria

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