December 31st, 1529

Born on December 31st, 1529

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 180,000 days old!

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What happened on December 31st?

December 31st, 1950

Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju.

December 31st, 2010

28 tornadoes (one depicted) touched down in midwestern and southern United States, part of an outbreak that led to the deaths of nine people and large property damage.

December 31st, 1999

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation.

December 31st, 1998

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro.

December 31st, 1993

Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

December 31st, 1986

Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in United States history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake.

December 31st, 1965

Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

December 31st, 1961

RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting.

December 31st, 1909

The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic.

December 31st, 1907

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 31st, 1862

The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War.

December 31st, 1857

Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa (pictured), then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

December 31st, 1775

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attack by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.

December 31st, 1759

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?

65

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

49

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

*December 31st, 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

80

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

93

Francesco Alberoni

Italian journalist and professor of sociology (1929–2023)

*December 31st, 1929, Borgonovo Val Tidone †August 14th, 2023, Milan

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70

Fulvio Orsini

Italian humanist, historian, and archaeologist

*December 11th, 1529, Rome †May 18th, 1600, Rome

68

Markus Fugger

German businessman (1529-1597)

*February 14th, 1529, Augsburg †June 18th, 1597, Augsburg

62

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Italian painter (1529-1592)

*June 28th, 1529, Bologna †June 3rd, 1592, Bologna

73

Grace O'Malley

Pirate Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan

*November 30th, 1529, County Mayo †November 30th, 1602, County Mayo

65

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke. (1529-1595)

*June 14th, 1529, Linz †January 24th, 1595, Innsbruck

47

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Ruler of Baden-Durlach 1553-1577

*July 24th, 1529, Pforzheim †March 23rd, 1577, Durlach

54

Abraham Buchholzer

German historian and theologian

*September 28th, 1529, Dahme/Mark †June 14th, 1584, Kożuchów

53

Günther XLI, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

Count of Schwarzburg and later Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

*September 25th, 1529, Sondershausen †May 23rd, 1583, Antwerp

52

Michael Neander

German astronomer

*April 3rd, 1529, Jáchymov †October 23rd, 1581, Jena

69

Josua Maaler

Swiss pastor and lexicographer (1529-1599)

*June 15th, 1529, Zürich †June 5th, 1599, Glattfelden

46

Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess

*May 12th, 1529, Ansbach †November 2nd, 1575, Berlin

61

Anna of Hesse

Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken

*October 26th, 1529, Kassel †July 10th, 1591, Meisenheim

86

Étienne Pasquier

French lawyer (1529-1615)

*June 7th, 1529, Paris †September 1st, 1615, Paris

37

Taddeo Zuccari

Italian painter (1529-1566)

*September 1st, 1529, Sant'Angelo in Vado †September 12th, 1566, Rome

67

Francesco Patrizi

Venetian philosopher and scientist (1529-1597)

*April 25th, 1529, Cres (town) †February 6th, 1597, Rome

57

Leonhart Zollikofer

Swiss politician (1529-1587)

*December 2nd, 1529, St. Gallen †April 25th, 1587, St. Gallen

66

John Frederick II

Duke of Saxony

*January 8th, 1529, Torgau †May 9th, 1595, Steyr

44

Johann IV. von Hoya

German nobleman in the 16c

*April 18th, 1529, Vyborg †April 5th, 1574, Schloss Ahaus

76

Bernardo Davanzati

Italian economist and agronomist (1529-1606)

*August 31st, 1529, Florence †March 29th, 1606, Florence

53

Nicolaus Cisnerus

German university teacher and writer (1529-1583)

*March 24th, 1529, Mosbach †March 6th, 1583, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1529 is a normal year and no leap year.

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