July 29 in History

Historical Events on July 29

1864 American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.

1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

1948 Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.

1950 Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

1958 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

1959 First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

1965 Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.

1987 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).

2015 Microsoft releases Windows 10.

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Famous Birthdays on July 29

1817 Ivan Aivazovsky

1883 Benito Mussolini

1938 Peter Jennings

1981 Fernando Alonso

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Famous Deaths on July 29

1833 William Wilberforce

1890 Vincent van Gogh

1981 Robert Moses

1983 Luis Buñuel

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