* Astronomy

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RE: July 29th

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Olavsøka is a national holiday of the Faroe Islands, celebrated on July 29.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93lavs%C3%B8ka

International Tiger Day is held annually on 29 July
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tiger_Day

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The Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stiklestad

The 1967 Caracas earthquake occurred on 29 July at 20:00 local time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Caracas_earthquake

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The Nautilus submarine made its first test dives in the Saint-Gervais dock, on July 29, 1800.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus_(1800_submarine)#Construction

The National Aeronautics and Space Act was signed by President Eisenhower on July 29, 1958.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Act

Mercury-Atlas 1 was launched on the 29th July 1960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_1

On July 29, 1969, less than a week before closest approach to Mars, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory lost contact with Mariner 7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_6_and_7

Burnup of the Salyut 6 Space Station in 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37322761/salyut-6-space-station/

Deep Space 1, asteroid Braille flyby in 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9969_Braille#Exploration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_1#Achievements

STS-51-F Space Shuttle Challenger was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on July 29, 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-F

On 29 July 1929, Mercedes Gleitze became the first woman to swim The Wash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heacham#Beaches

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Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (July 22, 1901 - March 30, 1975) was a pioneer aviatrix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Barnes

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (July 29 1888 - July 29, 1982) was a Russian-American pioneer of television technology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zworykin

Eduard Brückner (July 29, 1862-May 20, 1927) was an Austrian geographer and climate scientist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Bruckner

Isidor Isaac Rabi (29 July 1898 - 11 January 1988) was a Galician-born American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidor_Isaac_Rabi

Werner Landgraf is a German astrophysicist born on 29 July 1959 in Mainz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Landgraf

Theodor Johan Christian Ambders Brorsen (July 29, 1819 - March 31, 1895) was a Danish astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Brorsen

David Darling (born 29 July 1953 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Darling

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The Fellowship of the Ring was first published on July 29, 1954.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring

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NGC 4401 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1827.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184871/ngc-4401/

NGC 6506 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184725/ngc-6506/

NGC 6525 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184685/ngc-6525/

NGC 6709 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1827.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184609/ngc-6709/

NGC 6738 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184505/ngc-6738/

Messier 29 was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on the 29th July 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58184381/messier-29/

NGC 7314 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th July 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44893469/ngc-7314/

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A nova in Sagitta (WY Sagittae) was discovered by Joseph Lepaute Dagelet on the 27-29 July 1783
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lepaute_Dagelet

The discovery of dwarf planet Eris was announced on July 29, 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28dwarf_planet%29

The discovery of dwarf planet Makemake was announced on July 29, 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makemake_(dwarf_planet)

Asteroid (15) Eunomia was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on July 29, 1851
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7816348/asteroid-15-eunomia/

Asteroid (2000) Herschel was discovered by Joachim Schubart on July 29, 1960
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Herschel

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Meteorites

The Morradal (Iron) meteorite was found in Oppland, Norway, on the 29th July 1892.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62773193/morradal-meteorite/

The Patwar (Mesosiderite-A1) meteorite fell in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on the 29th July 1935.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44151615/patwar-meteorite/

The Kokubunji (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Shikoku, Japan, on the 29th July 1986.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44151623/kokubunji-meteorite/