December 29th, 1733

Born on December 29th, 1733

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 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 (aftermath pictured) 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 year
Born in 1733

70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German poet and writer (1733–1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

82

Jean-François Ducis

French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare (1733-1816)

*August 14th, 1733, Versailles †November 30th, 1815, Versailles

62

Adam Naruszewicz

Polish noble

*October 20th, 1733, Lahišyn †July 6th, 1796, Janów Podlaski

78

Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière

German politician and officer (1733-1811)

*February 25th, 1733, Maastricht †July 23rd, 1811, Grudziądz

81

Christian Ludwig August von Arnswaldt

German politician and civil servant (1733-1815)

*November 5th, 1733, Kelbra †October 14th, 1815, Hanover

62

Maruyama Ōkyo

Japanese artist (1733-1795)

*June 12th, 1733, Kameoka †August 31st, 1795, Kyoto

37

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Austrian painter, draughtsman and etcher

*May 29th, 1733, Innsbruck †May 16th, 1771, Vienna

77

Johann Zoffany

German painter (1733–1810)

*March 13th, 1733, Frankfurt †November 11th, 1810, London

76

Francisco Gil de Taboada

Spanish sailor and politician

*September 24th, 1733, Des †November 30th, 1809, Madrid

63

Betty Washington Lewis

(1733-1797); sister of George Washington

*June 20th, 1733, Westmoreland County †March 31st, 1797, Culpeper

78

Filippo Casoni

Italian cardinal

*March 6th, 1733, Sarzana †October 9th, 1811, Rome

54

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

*October 16th, 1733, Bergheim (Edertal) †June 4th, 1788, Bergheim (Edertal)

70

Friedrich August von Zinzendorf

German politician (1733-1804)

*August 3rd, 1733, Hof †March 18th, 1804, Dresden

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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