BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on July 29.

Everyone born on July 29 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is ruby, the flower larkspur, and the day is shared with Alexis de Tocqueville and Peter Jennings.

Leo, the Lion — an engraving
Sun sign
Leo ♌︎
the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted
Ruby, the birthstone for July — an engraving
Birthstone
Ruby
July
Larkspur, the birth flower for July — an engraving
Birth flower
Larkspur
& water lily

Your book

Born on July 29? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on July 29.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1805
Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian and philosopher
1938
Peter Jennings
Canadian-American author and journalist
1981
Fernando Alonso
Spanish race car driver
1953
Ken Burns
American director and producer
1905
Dag Hammarskjöld
Secretary-General of the United Nations
1942
Tony Sirico
American actor
1973
Stephen Dorff
American actor and producer
1972
Wil Wheaton
American actor and producer

On this day

What July 29 has seen.

1567The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
1818French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

The calendar

When July 29 falls.

A Wednesday in 2026, a Thursday in 2027, a Saturday in 2028, a Sunday in 2029, and a Monday in 2030.