December 29th, 1468

Born on December 29th, 1468

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 202,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 171 days, exactly on October 15th, 2024, people who were born on December 29th, 1468 will be 203,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 29th?

December 29th, 1913

Cecil B. DeMille started filming Hollywood's first feature film, The Squaw Man (featured).

December 29th, 1996

Peace accords were signed under the leadership of President Álvaro Arzú and guerrilla leader Rolando Morán, ending the 36-year-long Guatemalan Civil War.

December 29th, 1975

Planted by unknown perpetrators, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others.

December 29th, 1959

American physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating the field of nanotechnology.

December 29th, 1940

Second World War: The Luftwaffe began a major night bombing raid on the British capital as part of the Blitz, beginning what was later called the "Second Great Fire of London".

December 29th, 1928

The Northern Expedition, a military campaign by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang, ended with the complete control of the Republic of China.

December 29th, 1915

First World War: The French parliament passed a law granting the land occupied by British war graves as "the free gift of the French people".

December 29th, 1911

Sun Yat-sen was elected the provisional president of the Republic of China in Nanjing.

December 29th, 1890

Sioux Wars: The United States Army killed 250 to 300 Lakota men, women and children at the Wounded Knee Massacre, beginning the Ghost Dance War.

December 29th, 1876

A railway bridge collapsed over the Ashtabula River in Ohio, killing 92 people and injuring 64 others on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway train.

December 29th, 1860

To counter the French Navy's Gloire, the world's first ironclad warship, the Royal Navy launched HMS Warrior, the world's first iron-hulled armoured warship.

December 29th, 1845

The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state to be admitted to the Union.

December 29th, 1812

War of 1812: In a three-hour single-ship action, HMS Java (drawing shown) was captured by USS Constitution off the coast of Brazil.

December 29th, 1778

American Revolutionary War: Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell led a contingent of British soldiers to capture the city of Savannah, Georgia.

December 29th, 1937

The Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland, came into force.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 29th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 29th?

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

54

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

45

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

*December 29th, 1957, New York City †May 14th, 2017, Holmby Hills

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

*December 29th, 1927, Paris †March 25th, 2017, Viterbo

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

*December 29th, 1896, Porto †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

*December 29th, 1809, Liverpool †May 19th, 1898, Hawarden Castle

33

Sofiane Hanni

Algerian and French footballer

*December 29th, 1990, Ivry-sur-Seine

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

*December 29th, 1874, Zoeterwoude †July 4th, 1949, Naarden

90

Inga Swenson

American actress

*December 29th, 1932, Omaha †July 23rd, 2023, Los Angeles

67

Christine Errath

East German figure skater

*December 29th, 1956, East Berlin

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81

Paul III

Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill

60

Juan del Encina

Spanish composer, poet, and playwright

*July 12th, 1468, Province of Salamanca †November 30th, 1528, Chinchón

64

Johann I, Elector of Saxony

John the Steadfeast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)

*June 13th, 1468, Meissen †August 16th, 1532, Schweinitz

26

Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*September 27th, 1468, Ansbach †February 26th, 1495, Ansbach

55

Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Archduchess Consort of Austria (1484 - 1494) and Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497)

*July 26th, 1468, Grimma †February 11th, 1524, Calenberg

34

Frederick Jagiellon

Primate of Poland

*April 27th, 1468, Kraków †March 14th, 1503, Kraków

53

Johannes Werner

German mathematician

*February 14th, 1468, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1521, Nuremberg

76

Philipp Solms

(1468-1544)

*August 15th, 1468, Frankfurt †October 3rd, 1544, Frankfurt

42

Albert I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Oleśnica, Count of Kladsko

*August 3rd, 1468, Kunětice Mountain Castle †July 12th, 1511, Prostějov

64

Isabella del Balzo

Queen Consort of Naples

*June 24th, 1468, Minervino Murge †May 22nd, 1533, Ferrara

21

Charles I, Duke of Savoy

King of Jerusalem

*March 29th, 1468, Carignano †March 13th, 1490, Pinerolo

55

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

English baron

*December 21st, 1468, Settrington †April 14th, 1524, Hornby Castle

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Public holidays on December 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 29th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1468 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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