December 29th, 1507

Born on December 29th, 1507

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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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

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

33

Sofiane Hanni

Algerian and French footballer

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

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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59

Annibale Caro

Italian poet and Knight of Malta (1507-1566)

*June 6th, 1507, Civitanova Marche †November 17th, 1566, Rome

26

Magdalena of Saxony

Princess of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg (1507-1534)

*March 7th, 1507, Dresden †January 25th, 1534, Berlin

70

Christoph von Carlowitz

German diplomat

*December 13th, 1507, Hermsdorf †June 8th, 1578, Bohemia

43

Ōuchi Yoshitaka

Daimyo (1507-1551)

*December 18th, 1507, Japan †September 30th, 1551, Nagato

59

Jiajing Emperor of Ming

Emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1521 to 1567

*September 16th, 1507, Zhongxiang City †January 23rd, 1567, Beijing

65

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

Italian architect

*October 1st, 1507, Vignola †July 7th, 1573, Rome

75

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

*October 29th, 1507, Piedrahíta †December 11th, 1582, Lisbon

71

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Queen consort and regent of Portugal

*January 14th, 1507, Torquemada †February 12th, 1578, Lisbon

76

Petrus Medmann

German politician (1507-1584)

*November 7th, 1507, Cologne †September 18th, 1584, Emden

65

Antoine Rodolphe Chevallier

French academic

*January 1st, 1507, Montchamp †October 8th, 1572, Bailiwick of Guernsey

61

Erasmus von Limburg

German theologian (1507-1568)

*August 7th, 1507, Gaildorf †November 27th, 1568, Saverne

69

Alvise I Mocenigo

Doge of Venice (1570–1577)

*October 26th, 1507, Venice †June 4th, 1577, Venice

73

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria

*June 25th, 1507, Baden-Baden †November 16th, 1580, Munich

60

Ferdinando Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno

Prince of Salerno

*January 18th, 1507, Naples †January 1st, 1568, Avignon

41

Henry II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz

*March 29th, 1507, Oleśnica †August 2nd, 1548, Bierutów

46

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 15th, 1507, Dessau †October 17th, 1553, Dessau

72

Jerónimo Nadal

Spanish catholic priest (1507-1580)

*August 11th, 1507, Palma de Mallorca †April 3rd, 1580, Rome

27

Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Portuguese nobleman (1507-1534)

*June 5th, 1507, Abrantes †November 7th, 1534, Abrantes

61

Johannes Oporinus

Humanist printer in Basel

*January 25th, 1507, Basel †July 6th, 1568, Basel

1

James, Duke of Rothesay

Scottish prince

*February 21st, 1507, Holyrood Palace †February 27th, 1508, Stirling Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1507 is a normal year and no leap year.

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