December 29th, 1682

Born on December 29th, 1682

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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

Same Day
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

66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

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

42

Madame de Pompadour

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

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

52

Elizabeth I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1741–1762)

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

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

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

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

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

81

Marie-Anne Botot Dangeville

French actor and salon-holder (1714-1796)

*December 29th, 1714, Paris †February 29th, 1796, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

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36

Carl XII of Sweden

King of Sweden

*June 27th, 1682, Stockholm †December 11th, 1718, Halden Municipality

49

Johannes Ens

Dutch theologian

*May 9th, 1682, Kwadijk †January 6th, 1732, Utrecht

78

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll

Scottish noble (1682-1761)

*June 1st, 1682, Surrey †April 15th, 1761, London

51

Michael Friedrich von Althann

German cardinal

*July 20th, 1682, Kłodzko †June 20th, 1734, Vác

54

Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

*February 23rd, 1682, Weißenfels †June 18th, 1736, Sangerhausen

63

Bernhard Walter Marperger

German theologian

*May 14th, 1682, Hamburg †March 28th, 1746, Dresden

33

Roger Cotes

English mathematician

*July 10th, 1682, Burbage †June 5th, 1716, Cambridge

39

Bartholomew Roberts

Welsh pirate (1682-1722)

*May 17th, 1682, Little Newcastle †February 10th, 1722, Battle of Cape Lopez

37

Calico Jack

English pirate (1682-1720)

*December 27th, 1682, Bristol †November 18th, 1720, Port Royal

29

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy

French duke (1682-1712)

*August 16th, 1682, Versailles †February 18th, 1712, Marly-le-Roi

48

Johann Christian Dauphin

Organ builder

*February 22nd, 1682, Thuringia †May 14th, 1730, Kleinheubach

72

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Italian painter

*February 13th, 1682, Venice †April 29th, 1754, Venice

67

Claudine Guérin de Tencin

French writer and salonist

*April 27th, 1682, Grenoble †December 4th, 1749, Paris

77

Elizabeth Parris

Accuser in the Salem witch trials

*November 28th, 1682, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1760, Sudbury

87

Jacopo Facciolati

Italian philologist (1682-1769)

*January 4th, 1682, Torreglia †August 26th, 1769, Padua

101

Giacobbe Cervetto

Italian composer active in England

*January 1st, 1682, Italy †January 14th, 1783, London

64

Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

*March 4th, 1682, Osterholz †April 14th, 1746, Brunswick

87

Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

*September 23rd, 1682, Schmalkalden †May 8th, 1770, Philippsthal (Werra)

58

Eleonore von Lobkowicz

(1682-1741) Princess of Schwarzenberg

*June 20th, 1682, Melnik Castle †May 5th, 1741, Vienna

77

William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682-1760)

*March 10th, 1682, Kassel †February 1st, 1760, Rinteln

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1682 is a normal year and no leap year.

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