December 29th, 1624

Born on December 29th, 1624

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 83 days, exactly on September 23rd, 2024, people who were born on December 29th, 1624 will be 146,000 days old!

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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

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

58

Johannes Zollikofer

Swiss vicar (1633-1692)

*December 29th, 1633, St. Gallen †April 23rd, 1692, Herisau

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

42

Madame de Pompadour

Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)

*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, Versailles

33

Sofiane Hanni

Algerian and French footballer

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

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68

Paul Pellisson

French writer

*October 30th, 1624, Béziers †February 7th, 1693, Paris

54

Henrik Ruse

Dutch military engineer

*April 9th, 1624, Ruinen †February 22nd, 1679, Winsum

83

Jean II d'Estrées

French noble

*January 1st, 1624, Solothurn †May 19th, 1707, Paris

65

Thomas Sydenham

English doctor (1624-1689)

*September 10th, 1624, Wynford Eagle †December 29th, 1689, London

76

Jean Regnault de Segrais

French poet and novelist (1624-1701)

*August 22nd, 1624, Caen †March 25th, 1701, Caen

72

Empress Meishō

Empress of Japan (1624-1696)

*January 9th, 1624, Kyoto †December 4th, 1696, Kyoto

37

Koxinga

17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning

*August 28th, 1624, Hirado †June 23rd, 1662, Kingdom of Tungning

59

Guarino Guarini

Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683)

*January 17th, 1624, Modena †March 6th, 1683, Milan

52

Angelus Silesius

German writer

*December 1st, 1624, Wrocław †July 9th, 1677, Wrocław

54

Damian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck

Archbishop (1624-1678)

*March 12th, 1624, Trier †December 6th, 1678, Mainz

45

Johann Quistorp

German theologian (1624-1669)

*February 3rd, 1624, Rostock †December 24th, 1669, Rostock

78

Gottfried von Jena

German diplomat (1624-1703)

*November 20th, 1624, Zerbst †January 8th, 1703, Halle (Saale)

60

Sten Nilsson Bielke

(1624-1684)

*August 8th, 1624, Turku Castle †September 8th, 1684, Stockholm City

74

Andrea Malinconico

Italian artist (1624-1698)

*January 1st, 1624, Naples †October 4th, 1698, Naples

37

Murad Bakhsh

Mughal prince (1624-1661)

*October 8th, 1624, Rohtasgarh Fort †December 14th, 1661, Gwalior Fort

79

Hiob Ludolf

German orientalist (1624-1704)

*June 15th, 1624, Erfurt †April 8th, 1704, Frankfurt

58

John Hull

American merchant, goldsmith, and mintmaster

*December 18th, 1624, Market Harborough †October 1st, 1683, Boston

82

Jean-Baptiste du Hamel

French philosopher

*June 11th, 1624, Vire †August 6th, 1706, Paris

81

Thyrsus González de Santalla

Roman Catholic priest (1624-1705)

*January 18th, 1624, Arganza †October 27th, 1705, Rome

35

Valerio Castello

Italian painter (1624-1659)

*January 1st, 1624, Genoa †February 17th, 1659, Genoa

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Leap year

Yes: 1624 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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