December 29th, 1567

Born on December 29th, 1567

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

Born on December 29th, 1567

51

Benedictus Figulus

German theologian

*December 29th, 1567, Rosengarten †January 1st, 1619

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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

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

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

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

35

Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588)

*December 29th, 1552, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †March 5th, 1588, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

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Born in 1567

76

Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

*May 15th, 1567, Cremona †November 29th, 1643, Venice

68

Date Masamune

Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai

*September 5th, 1567, Yonezawa Castle †June 27th, 1636, Edo

44

Eleanor de' Medici

Family member of the House of Medici (1567-1611)

*February 28th, 1567, Florence †September 9th, 1611, Cavriana

84

Philipp Christoph von Sötern

German archbishop (1567-1652)

*December 11th, 1567, Kastellaun †February 7th, 1652, Trier

73

William Alabaster

English poet, playwright, and religious writer

*January 27th, 1567, Hadleigh †April 28th, 1640, Cambridgeshire

56

Nicolas Bergier

French archeologist and historian

*March 1st, 1567, Reims †August 18th, 1623, Château de Grignon

55

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

*August 16th, 1567, Château de Thorens †December 28th, 1622, Lyon

57

Maurice of Nassau

Dutch Republic stadtholder and Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

*November 14th, 1567, Dillenburg †April 23rd, 1625, The Hague

58

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar

Spanish diplomat (1567-1626)

*November 1st, 1567, Astorga †October 2nd, 1626, Haro, La Rioja

59

Anne Mary of Hesse-Kassel

German countess

*January 27th, 1567, Kassel †November 21st, 1626, Neunkirchen

40

Jacob van Heemskerck

Dutch explorer

*March 13th, 1567, Amsterdam †April 25th, 1607, Bay of Gibraltar

75

Christoph Demantius

German composer

*December 15th, 1567, Liberec †April 20th, 1643, Freiberg

45

Anna of Saxony

Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg

*November 18th, 1567, Dresden †January 27th, 1613, Coburg Fortress

58

Georg Mylius

German theologian and university teacher (1567-1626)

*May 22nd, 1567, Mamonovo †March 1st, 1626, Königsberg

59

Georg Erasmus von Tschernembl

Austrian politician (1567-1626)

*January 26th, 1567, Schwertberg †November 18th, 1626, Geneva

40

Charles of Lorraine

Bishop of Metz, Bishop of Strasbourg

*July 1st, 1567, Nancy †November 24th, 1607, Nancy

63

Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Italian composer

*January 1st, 1567, Rome †June 11th, 1630, Graz

51

John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*May 9th, 1567, Harzgerode †May 24th, 1618, Dessau

58

Jakob Fugger

Bishop of Constance (1567-1626)

*October 18th, 1567, Meersburg †January 14th, 1626, Meersburg

52

Richard Burbage

British actor and theatre owner (1567–1619)

*January 6th, 1567, London †March 13th, 1619, London

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No: With 365 days 1567 is a normal year and no leap year.

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