December 29th, 1782

Born on December 29th, 1782

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 88,000 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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 29th?

66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

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

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

59

Charles Goodyear

American inventor

*December 29th, 1800, New Haven †July 1st, 1860, New York City

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

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

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

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

45

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

76

Peter Heinrich Merkens

German merchant, entrepreneur and politician

*December 29th, 1777, Mülheim †January 14th, 1854, Cologne

90

Inga Swenson

American actress

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

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Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

241

Ray Allen

American basketball player

*July 20th, 1782, Merced

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general (1782-1854)

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweissbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

84

Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied Maximilian Alexander Philipp

German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist (1782–1867)

*September 23rd, 1782, Neuwied †February 3rd, 1867, Neuwied

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

66

Georg August Goldfuss

German paleontologist, mineralogist, zoologist and botanist (1782-1848)

*April 18th, 1782, Thurnau †October 2nd, 1848, Bonn

52

Robert Morrison

British evangelist and first christian protestant missionary in China

*January 5th, 1782, Bullers Green †August 1st, 1834, Guangzhou

74

Mikhail Vorontsov

Russian prince and Field Marshal (1782-1856)

*May 19th, 1782, Saint Petersburg †November 6th, 1856, Odesa

79

Oldwig von Natzmer

German soldier (1782-1861)

*April 18th, 1782, Wielin †November 1st, 1861, Maciejowiec

68

William Allan

Scottish artist (1782–1850)

*January 1st, 1782, Edinburgh †February 23rd, 1850, Edinburgh

65

Jonas Anton Hielm

Norwegian politician (1782-1848)

*December 30th, 1782, Kristiansand Municipality †March 30th, 1848, Christiania

36

Mariano Boedo

Argentine politician (1782-1819)

*July 25th, 1782, Salta †April 9th, 1819, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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