What were famous people doing at age 29?

110 events at age 29, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• F. Scott Fitzgerald: Published The Great Gatsby (1925)
• Hide Matsumoto: Released first solo album "HIDE YOUR FACE" (1993)
• Amuro Ray: Stopped Axis from falling to Earth
• Albert Camus: Published The Stranger (1942)
• Alexander Graham Bell: Invented telephone (1876)
• Anna Karenina: Final tragedy
• Vasco da Gama: Reached Calicut, India, opening spice trade route (1498)
• Valarie Allman: Defended Olympic title (2024)
• Victor Hugo: Published "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (1831)
• Virat Kohli: Became No.1 Test batsman (2017)
• Gamora (MCU): Joined Guardians of the Galaxy
• Gamora (MCU): Betrayed Thanos to protect universe
• Captain Marvel (MCU): Gained cosmic powers
• Quentin Tarantino: Directed "Reservoir Dogs" (1992)
• Green Lantern (DC): Joined Green Lantern Corps
• Kevin De Bruyne: Named PFA Player of the Year (2020)
• Sam Altman: Became President of Y Combinator (2014)
• Sarah Connor: Prevented Judgment Day (1995)
• Sara Blakely: Founded Spanx with $5,000 (2000)
• James Watt: Improved steam engine (1765)
• Shericka Jackson: Won World Championship 200m (2023)
• Geronimo: Family killed by Mexican soldiers, began warrior path (1858)
• Sidney Crosby: Won second consecutive Stanley Cup (2017)
• Zinedine Zidane: Joined Real Madrid for world record fee (2001)
• Shaka Zulu: Became chief of Zulu clan (1816)
• Jack Dorsey: Co-founded Twitter, sent the first tweet (2006)
• John von Neumann: Published foundations of quantum mechanics (1932)
• Dr. John Watson: Met Sherlock Holmes and became his partner (1881)
• Steve Jobs: Launched Macintosh with famous Super Bowl ad (1984)
• Stephen Wolfram: Created Mathematica (1988)
• Steven Spielberg: Directed "Jaws" (1975)
• Mr. Darcy: Married Elizabeth
• Mr. Darcy: Married Elizabeth Bennet after overcoming pride and prejudice (1821)
• Daniel Ståhl: Won Olympic discus gold (2021)
• Darius I: Became King of Persia after coup (-521)
• Charles Darwin: Developed theory of evolution (1838)
• Terence Tao: Proved Green-Tao theorem on arithmetic progressions in primes (2004)
• Neil Gaiman: Published Sandman comic series (1989)
• Nicholas Winton: Organized rescue of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia (1938)
• Nebula (MCU): Betrayed Thanos
• Nebuchadnezzar II: Became King of Babylon (-605)
• Noam Chomsky: Published "Syntactic Structures", revolutionized linguistics (1957)
• Barbara McClintock: Discovered genetic recombination (1931)
• Han Solo: Helped Luke Skywalker destroy the first Death Star
• Hannibal Barca: Crossed the Alps with elephants (-218)
• Hannibal Barca: Crossed the Alps with elephants to invade Rome (-218)
• Bjarne Stroustrup: Began developing C with Classes, precursor to C++ (1979)
• Philip II of Spain: Became King of Spain and its vast empire (1556)
• Franz Beckenbauer: Won FIFA World Cup as captain of West Germany (1974)
• Franz Beckenbauer: Won World Cup as captain (1974)
• Brooks Koepka: Won four majors in less than two years (2019)
• Freddie Mercury: Wrote and performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975)
• Vegeta: Invaded Earth
• Pelé: Won third World Cup (1970)
• Pelé: Won third World Cup (1970)
• Michael Jordan: Won second NBA title and Olympic gold (1992)
• Mantis (MCU): Met Guardians
• Michel Platini: Won third consecutive Ballon d'Or (1985)
• Mr. Darcy: Married Elizabeth Bennet after overcoming pride and prejudice (1821)
• Mehmed II: Conquered Trebizond, last Greek state (1461)
• Mohsin Hamid: Published 'Moth Smoke', debut novel about Pakistani elite (2000)
• Yann LeCun: Developed convolutional neural networks (1989)
• Joseph Schumpeter: Published "Theory of Economic Development" (1912)
• Ryan Crouser: Set world record 23.37m (2021)
• Ramesses II: Battle of Kadesh against Hittites (-1274)
• Larry Bird: Won third NBA championship, considered one of the greatest seasons ever (1986)
• Rihanna: Launched Fenty Beauty (2017)
• Roy Mustang: Became the Flame Alchemist and joined military (1914)
• Wanda Maximoff (MCU): Lost Vision
• Ngugi wa Thiongo: Published 'A Grain of Wheat', major African novel (1967)
• Kiritsugu Emiya: Entered Holy Grail War
• Kiritsugu Emiya: Destroyed Holy Grail
• Shoin Yoshida: Executed during Ansei Purge (1859)
• Miyamoto Musashi: Defeated Sasaki Kojiro at Ganryujima (1612)
• Shigeru Miyamoto: Created Donkey Kong (1981)
• Kondo Isami: Went to Kyoto with the Roshigumi and became commander of the Shinsengumi (1863)
• Satoru Gojo: Sealed in Prison Realm
• Gintoki Sakata (Gintama): Saved the universe
• Sakamoto Ryoma: Founded Kameyama Shachu trading company (1865)
• Ryota Yamagata: Set Japanese 100m record (9.95s) (2021)
• Buddha: Left palace to seek enlightenment (-534)
• Ogawa Yoko: Won Akutagawa Prize (1991)
• Hideki Matsuyama: Became first Japanese man to win Masters Tournament (2021)
• Makoto Shinkai: Directed Voices of a Distant Star almost single-handedly (2002)
• Shohei Ohtani: Won second AL MVP, signed $700M contract with Dodgers (2023)
• Shohei Ohtani: Won second AL MVP, signed record contract with Dodgers (2023)
• Ryoma Sakamoto II: Assassinated alongside Sakamoto Ryoma (1867)
• Zhang Yiming: Founded ByteDance (2012)
• Akira Toriyama: Began "Dragon Ball" (1984)
• Akira Toriyama: Started Dragon Ball, becoming one of most influential manga (1984)
• Tatsuki Fujimoto: Published Look Back one-shot to critical acclaim (2021)
• Tokugawa Yoshinobu: Became 15th Tokugawa Shogun (1866)
• Kenshin Himura: Defeated Shishio
• Reigen Arataka: Protected Mob and proved his worth despite lacking powers (2017)
• Gamora (MCU): Fought in Battle of Xandar
• John F. Kennedy: Elected to Congress (1946)
• Nick Carraway: Moved to West Egg
• Han Solo: Made Kessel Run in 12 parsecs
• Mary Shelley: Published The Last Man (1826)
• Lise Meitner: Joined Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (1907)
• Lewis Hamilton: Joined Mercedes team (2014)
• Leonardo da Vinci: Commissioned to paint Adoration of the Magi (1481)
• Roy Mustang: Became Colonel
• Kato Kiyomasa: Began rebuilding the castle that became Kumamoto Castle (1591)
• Yukichi Fukuzawa II: Joined new Meiji government (1869)
• Sun Yat-sen: Led first uprising (1895)
• Hijikata Toshizo: Led a detachment during the Ikedaya Incident (1864)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu: Defeated by Takeda Shingen at Battle of Mikatagahara (1572)
• Yoshihiro Togashi: Started serializing Level E (1995)
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Built Sunomata Castle overnight (1566)

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