December 25th, 1729

Born on December 25th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 108,000 days old!

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What happened on December 25th?

December 25th, 2024

After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.

December 25th, 2016

A Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

December 25th, 2009

A fire destroyed Longford's 19th-century St Mel's Cathedral, considered the "flagship cathedral" of the Irish midlands.

December 25th, 2007

A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed.

December 25th, 2000

Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1991

In a nationally televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1990

British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.

December 25th, 1989

Romanian Revolution: Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were condemned to death on a wide range of charges and executed.

December 25th, 1968

In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

December 25th, 1941

Second World War: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when Mark Aitchison Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered the territory to Japan after 18 days of fierce fighting.

December 25th, 1927

The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng, a revolutionary socialist political party that sought Vietnamese independence from French colonial rule, was formed in Hanoi.

December 25th, 1809

American physician Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first removal of an ovarian tumor.

December 25th, 1758

Based on predictions by Edmond Halley in 1705, Johann Georg Palitzsch observed a comet that was later named Halley's Comet .

December 25th, 1100

Baldwin I was crowned the first king of Jerusalem (depicted) in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

December 25th, 1066

Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, but continued to face rebellions over the following years and was not secure on the throne until after 1072.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 25th

Same year
Born in 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (1762–1796)

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

81

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 11th, 1729, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Paris

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

70

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

Swiss politician (1729-1799)

*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, Augsburg

78

Georg Thomas von Asch

Russian physician and court official

*April 12th, 1729, Saint Petersburg †June 23rd, 1807, Göttingen

77

Michael von Melas

Austrian general

*May 12th, 1729, Roadeș †May 31st, 1806, Týnec nad Labem

71

Michael Denis

Austrian entomologist and writer(1729–1800)

*September 27th, 1729, Schärding †September 29th, 1800, Vienna

82

Thomas Percy

Irish Anglican bishop (1729-1811)

*April 13th, 1729, Bridgnorth †September 30th, 1811, Dromore

67

Johann Daniel Titius

German astronomer

*January 2nd, 1729, Chojnice †December 11th, 1796, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

58

Ashton Lever

British antiquarian; (1729-1788)

*March 5th, 1729, Alkrington †January 28th, 1788, Manchester

82

Christian Gottlob Heyne

German classical philologist (1729-1812)

*September 25th, 1729, Chemnitz †July 14th, 1812, Göttingen

87

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

French composer

*October 17th, 1729, Fauquembergues †January 14th, 1817, Paris

60

Richard Caswell

1st and 5th governor of North Carolina 1729-1789

*August 3rd, 1729, Harford County †November 10th, 1789, Fayetteville

65

Anne d'Arpajon

French noblewoman

*March 4th, 1729, Arpajon †June 27th, 1794, Paris

69

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

*November 22nd, 1729, Erlau †March 29th, 1799, Limbach-Oberfrohna

90

George Leonard

American politician (1729-1819)

*July 4th, 1729, Norton †July 26th, 1819, Raynham

77

Friedrich Gabriel Resewitz

German educationist and theologian (1729-1806)

*March 9th, 1729, Berlin †October 30th, 1806, Magdeburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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