December 29th, 1786

Born on December 29th, 1786

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 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

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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

76

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen

Archaeologist (1788-1865)

*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen

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

90

Inga Swenson

American actress

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

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Born in 1786

39

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

73

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786-1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

58

Guadalupe Victoria

First president of Mexico (1786-1845)

*September 29th, 1786, Tamazula de Victoria †March 21st, 1845, San Carlos Fortress

68

José María Vargas Ponce

President of Venezuela from 1835–1836

*March 10th, 1786, La Guaira †July 14th, 1854, New York City

73

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet and novelist

*June 20th, 1786, Douai †July 23rd, 1859, Paris

81

Ludwig I of Bavaria

King of Bavaria (1786-1868)

*August 25th, 1786, Strasbourg †February 29th, 1868, Nice

88

Marc Seguin

French engineer

*April 20th, 1786, Paris †February 24th, 1875, Annonay

67

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

102

Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, Paris

49

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

61

John Franklin

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

*April 16th, 1786, Spilsby †June 11th, 1847, King William Island

82

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

Swiss composer and author (1786-1868)

*April 18th, 1786, Lucerne †August 27th, 1868, Frankfurt

70

William L. Marcy

American politician (1786-1857)

*December 12th, 1786, Southbridge †July 4th, 1857, Ballston Spa

85

Philippe-Jacques van Bree

Flemish painter (1786-1871)

*January 1st, 1786, Antwerp †February 16th, 1871, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

58

Nicholas Biddle

American financier, banker

*January 8th, 1786, Philadelphia †February 27th, 1844, Philadelphia

42

Dixon Denham

British explorer

*January 1st, 1786, City of London †May 8th, 1828, Freetown

74

Nikolaus Nack

German politician (1786-1860)

*January 17th, 1786, Mainz †May 5th, 1860, Mainz

55

Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

Italian saint

*May 3rd, 1786, Bra †April 30th, 1842, Chieri

51

Josef von Teng

German politician (1786-1837)

*August 29th, 1786, Passau †December 7th, 1837, Munich

57

Ferdinand Piloty

German artist

*August 28th, 1786, Homburg †January 8th, 1844, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1786 is a normal year and no leap year.

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