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December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
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Up to 1900
1. 1170 – Thomas Becket, is slain in his own cathedral on orders from Henry II of England. 2. 1778 - American Revolutionary War: 3,000 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia, US. 3. 1786 - French Revolution: The Assembly of the Notablesis convened. 4. 1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. 5. 1837 – The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, is destroyed by fire. 6. 1845 – Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S....
1901 – 2000
1. 1911 – Sun Yat-sen becomes the first President of the Republic of China. 2. 1911 – Mongoliabecomes independent. 3. 1913 – The first movie serial, The Unwelcome Throne is released by Seligs Polyscope Company. 4. 1921 – William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canadafor the first time. 5. 1930 - Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for what would become Pakistan. 6. 1934 – The first college basketball game at M...
From 2001
1. 2001 – A fire at the Mesa Redonda Shopping Centre in Lima, Peru, kills 292 people. 2. 2003 – The last speaker of the Akkala Samilanguage dies, making the language extinct. 3. 2007 - The New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants38-35 and became the first team with 16 wins and no losses. 4. 2009 – Akmal Shaikh becomes the first citizen of a present-day European Union country to be executed in the People's Republic of Chinafor over 50 years. 5. 2011 – This date is followed by December...
Up to 1900
1. 1019 - Munjong of Goryeo, Korean monarch (d. 1083) 2. 1709 – Empress Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762) 3. 1721 – Madame de Pompadour, mistress to King Louis XV of France (d. 1764) 4. 1766 - Charles Macintosh, Scottish inventor (d. 1843) 5. 1778 – Friedrich Ast, German philosopher (d. 1841) 6. 1788 - Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Danish historian (d. 1865) 7. 1788 - Tomas de Zumalacarregui, Spanish general (d. 1835) 8. 1796 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (d. 1877) 9. 1800 – Cha...
1901 – 1950
1. 1904 - Kuvempu, Indian Kannada writer (d. 1994) 2. 1908 – Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian (d. 1993) 3. 1910 – Ronald Coase, British economist (d. 2013) 4. 1910 – Gunnar Thoroddsen, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1983) 5. 1911 – Klaus Fuchs, German-British theoretical physicist and atomic spy (d. 1988) 6. 1913 – Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2002) 7. 1914 – Billy Tipton, American jazz musician (d. 1989) 8. 1914 – Albert Tucker, Australian artist (...
1951 – 1975
1. 1951 – Mike deGruy, American documentary movie maker (d. 2012) 2. 1951 - Yvonne Elliman, American singer, songwriter and actress 3. 1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, American dancer 4. 1953 - Gali Atari, Israeli singer and actress 5. 1953 - Thomas Bach, German fencer and IOCPresident 6. 1953 - Matthias Platzeck, German politician 7. 1953 - Alan Rusbridger, British newspaper editor 8. 1954 – Roger Voudouris, Americansinger-songwriter 9. 1954 – Prince Takamado of Japan (d. 2002) 10. 1954 – Albrecht Bö...
Up to 1900
1. 721 – Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) 2. 1170 – Thomas Becket, English bishop (assassinated) (b. 1118) 3. 1565 - Queen Munjeong of Korea (b. 1501) 4. 1605 - John Davis, English explorer (b. 1550) 5. 1634 - John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612) 6. 1661 - Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594) 7. 1689 - Thomas Sydenham, English physician (b. 1624) 8. 1731 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (b. 1624) 9. 1743 - Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659) 10. 1785 – Johan...
1901 – 2000
1. 1910 - Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1872) 2. 1916 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (b. 1869) 3. 1924 – Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer (b. 1845) 4. 1925 - Félix Vallotton, Swiss-French artist (b. 1865) 5. 1926 – Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian writer (b. 1875) 6. 1929 - Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846) 7. 1934 - Alma Tell, American actress (b. 1898) 8. 1937 – Don Marquis, writer (b. 1878) 9. 1941 - Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (b. 1873) 10. 1952 -...
From 2001
1. 2003 – Earl Hindman, American actor (b. 1942) 2. 2003 – Bob Monkhouse, British comedian (b. 1928) 3. 2004 – Julius Axelrod, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient (b. 1912) 4. 2004 – Liddy Holloway, New Zealand actress (b. 1945) 5. 2005 - Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-English psychotherapist and author (b. 1922) 6. 2007 – Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972) 7. 2008 – Freddie Hubbard, American musician (b. 1938) 8. 2009 – Akmal Shaikh, British citizen exec...
Independence Day (Mongolia)Constitution Day (Republic of Ireland)Start of the Four Hills Ski jumping tournament (Germany and Austria)1977 – Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team. 1981 – General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.
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