December 29th, 1666

Born on December 29th, 1666

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

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

45

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

42

Madame de Pompadour

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

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

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

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

52

Elizabeth I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1741–1762)

*December 29th, 1709, Kolomenskoye †January 5th, 1762, Saint Petersburg

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

90

Inga Swenson

American actress

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

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72

Magnus Berg

Painter and sculptor (1666-1739)

*November 28th, 1666, Gudbrandsdalen †March 31st, 1739, Copenhagen

29

Ivan V of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696

*August 27th, 1666, Moscow †January 29th, 1696, Moscow

80

Jean-Féry Rebel

French Baroque composer and violinist

*April 18th, 1666, Paris †January 2nd, 1747, Paris

60

Sophia Dorothea of Celle

Wife of George I of Great Britain (1666-1726)

*September 15th, 1666, Celle Castle †November 13th, 1726, Ahlden House

66

Victor Amadeus II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1675-1732)

*May 14th, 1666, Turin †October 31st, 1732, Moncalieri

41

Guru Gobind Singh

Tenth Sikh Guru (1666–1708)

*December 22nd, 1666, Patna †October 7th, 1708, Nanded

63

Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl

Swedish artist (1666-1729)

*September 4th, 1666, Stockholm †October 22nd, 1729, Parish of St Gertrud of Germany

57

Benedetto Luti

Italian painter (1666–1724)

*November 17th, 1666, Florence †June 17th, 1724, Rome

69

Carl Gustaf Armfeldt

Swedish general during the Great Northern War

*November 9th, 1666, Swedish Ingria †October 24th, 1736, Pernå

58

Gurdon Saltonstall

Governor of Connecticut (1666-1724)

*March 27th, 1666, Haverhill †September 20th, 1724, New London

70

George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney

Scottish nobleman and field marshal

*February 9th, 1666, Hamilton Palace †January 29th, 1737, London

76

Sigmund Friedrich Khevenhüller

(1666-1742)

*September 17th, 1666, Klagenfurt †December 8th, 1742, Vienna

72

Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri

Italian luthier

*November 25th, 1666, Cremona †January 1st, 1739, Cremona

68

George Granville

1st Baron Lansdowne

*March 9th, 1666, London †January 29th, 1735, Hanover Square

66

Conrad Mel

German theologian (1666-1733)

*August 14th, 1666, Gudensberg †May 3rd, 1733, Bad Hersfeld

78

Jean-Jacques Bouhier de Lantenay

French bishop (1666-1744)

*March 14th, 1666, Dijon †October 15th, 1744, Dijon

62

Attilio Ariosti

Italian composer

*November 5th, 1666, Bologna †January 1st, 1729, London

27

Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma

Prince of Parma

*August 12th, 1666, Colorno †September 6th, 1693, Parma

72

George Bähr

German architect

*March 15th, 1666, Fürstenwalde †March 16th, 1738, Dresden

71

Johann Daniel Preissler

German painter (1666-1737)

*January 17th, 1666, Nuremberg †October 13th, 1737, Nuremberg

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No: With 365 days 1666 is a normal year and no leap year.

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