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Historical events & facts — July 29
What happened on July 29?
On July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the act creating NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in direct response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Just eleven years later, the agency would land humans on the Moon, establishing the United States as the dominant power in space exploration.
On July 29, 1565, Spanish forces under the Duke of Alba defeated the French army at the Battle of Saint-Quentin in northern France. The victory consolidated Spanish Crown hegemony in Europe and was considered so decisive that Philip II ordered the construction of El Escorial monastery in its honour.
On July 29, 1793, the revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat was assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a young Girondist who believed his death would stop the Terror. The act had the opposite effect: Marat was turned into a martyr of the Revolution, and his death intensified the Jacobin repression.
Notable birthdays — July 29
Famous people born on July 29
Martin Körber
Martin Georg Emil Körber was a Baltic German pastor, composer, writer and choir leader.
Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.
Chris Marker
Chris Marker was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La Jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977) and Sans Soleil (1983).
Jerry Toppazzini
Jerry "Topper" Toppazzini was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Boston Bruins, between 1952 and 1964. A skilled defensive specialist and penalty killer, he set the then-NHL record for shorthanded goals in a season in 1958 with seven.
Goenawan Mohamad
Goenawan Mohamad is an Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor. He is the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Tempo. Mohamad is a vocal critic of the Indonesian government, and his magazine was periodically shut down due to its criticisms.
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