December 29th, 1479

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Born on December 29th, 1479 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 29th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 29th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1479)

Born on December 29th, 1479

Weekday

Monday

December 29th, 1479 was a Monday.

Age

544

People born on December 29th, 1479 will turn 545 this year (2024), in exactly 239 days .

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1479 - January 20th, 1480

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 181 days, exactly on November 1st, 2024, people who were born on December 29th, 1479 will be 199,000 days old!

198,819 Days

28,402 Weeks

6,532 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

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

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

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

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

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

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

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

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

Sofiane Hanni

Algerian and French footballer

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

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

Inga Swenson

American actress

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

Christine Errath

East German figure skater

*December 29th, 1956, East Berlin

Same year
Born in 1479

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan

Juana I of Castile

Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516

*November 6th, 1479, Toledo †April 12th, 1555, Tordesillas

Vasili III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533

*March 25th, 1479, Moscow †December 3rd, 1533, Moscow

Lazarus Spengler

German hymnwriter

*March 13th, 1479, Nuremberg †September 7th, 1534, Nuremberg

John Gage

English courtier during the Tudor period

*October 28th, 1479, Burstow †April 18th, 1556, Firle Place

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)

*March 12th, 1479, Florence †March 17th, 1516, Florence

Lisa del Giocondo

Subject of the Mona Lisa

*June 15th, 1479, Florence †July 25th, 1542, Florence

Joan Gascó

Spanish painter (1480-1529)

*November 30th, 1479, Tafalla †November 30th, 1528, Vic

Bogdan III the One-Eyed

Voivode of Moldavia

*March 9th, 1479, Huși †April 20th, 1517, Huși

Guru Amar Das

The third Guru of Sikhism

*May 5th, 1479, Amritsar †September 1st, 1574, Goindwal Sahib

Pompeo Colonna

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1479, Rome †June 28th, 1532, Naples

Catherine of York

English princess

*August 14th, 1479, Eltham Palace †November 15th, 1527, Tiverton

Johann Cochlaeus

German humanist

*January 10th, 1479, Wendelstein †January 11th, 1552, Wrocław

Ippolito d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*March 20th, 1479, Ferrara †September 3rd, 1520, Ferrara

Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 3rd, 1479, Schwerin †February 6th, 1552, Schwerin

Vallabha

Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect

*January 1st, 1479, Champaran, Chhattisgarh †January 1st, 1531, Varanasi

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Italian poet

*June 13th, 1479, Ferrara †January 31st, 1552, Ferrara

Celio Calcagnini

Italian humanist

*September 17th, 1479, Ferrara †April 24th, 1541, Ferrara

Veit Werner von Zimmern

*June 15th, 1479, Messkirch †April 25th, 1499, Sulz am Neckar

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 29th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIX.XII.MCDLXXIX

29.12.1479

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1479 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1479

December 1479

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December 29th, 1479

Born on December 29th, 1479

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 198,000 days old!

198,819 Days

28,402 Weeks

6,532 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 29th?

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

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

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

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

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".

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

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".

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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Same year Born in 1479

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 29th

Ebrulf

Jonathan, Prince of Israel and David's friend.

Thomas Becket

Trophimus of Arles

December 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Ireland)

Independence Day (Mongolia)

The fifth day of Christmas (Western Christianity)

The fourth day of Kwanzaa (United States)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

29.12.1479

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Same Day
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Same year
Born in 1479

Calendar
December 1479

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53	29	30	31