December 29th, 1827

Born on December 29th, 1827

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 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

Born on December 29th, 1827

39

Karl Otto Weber

German surgeon and pathologist (1827-1867)

*December 29th, 1827, Frankfurt †June 11th, 1867, Heidelberg

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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

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

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

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca

54

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

68

Giuseppe Motta

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)

*December 29th, 1871, Airolo †January 23rd, 1940, Bern

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

59

Charles Goodyear

American inventor

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

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Born in 1827

74

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer

*June 12th, 1827, Hirzel †July 7th, 1901, Zürich

63

Henry Edwards

English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891)

*August 27th, 1827, Ross-on-Wye †June 9th, 1891, New York City

73

Arnold Böcklin

Swiss painter, draftsman, graphic artist and sculptor (1827-1901)

*October 16th, 1827, Basel †January 16th, 1901, convent of San Domenico

64

Paul de Lagarde

German polymath, biblical scholar and orientalist (1827-1891)

*November 2nd, 1827, Berlin †December 22nd, 1891, Göttingen

76

Alexander Büchner

French writer of German origins

*October 25th, 1827, Darmstadt †March 7th, 1904, Hanover

37

John Hanning Speke

British military officer and explorer

*May 4th, 1827, Bideford †September 15th, 1864, Corsham

71

Elisha Baxter

Union Army officer (1827-1899)

*September 1st, 1827, Rutherford County †May 31st, 1899, Batesville

79

Marcellin Berthelot

French chemist and politician (1827-1907)

*October 25th, 1827, Paris †March 18th, 1907, Paris

50

Charles Deulin

French writer, journalist, collector of folk tales

*January 5th, 1827, Condé-sur-l'Escaut †September 29th, 1877, Condé-sur-l'Escaut

84

Joseph Lister

British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)

*April 5th, 1827, Upton House, Newham †February 10th, 1912, Walmer

56

Quintino Sella

Italian statesman and financier (1827-1884)

*July 7th, 1827, Valdilana †March 14th, 1884, Biella

87

Ellen G. White

American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1827–1915)

*November 26th, 1827, Gorham †July 16th, 1915, Elmshaven

88

Sandford Fleming

Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor (1827-1915)

*January 7th, 1827, Kirkcaldy †July 22nd, 1915, Halifax

42

Josef Strauss

Austrian composer

*August 20th, 1827, Mariahilf †July 22nd, 1870, Vienna

65

Deodoro da Fonseca

President of Brazil (1827-1892)

*August 5th, 1827, Marechal Deodoro †August 23rd, 1892, Barra Mansa

39

Maria Susanna Cummins

American novelist

*April 9th, 1827, Salem †October 1st, 1866, Dorchester

48

Alexander Keith

Criminal and Confederate States of America agent from Halifax, Canada

*November 13th, 1827, Halkirk †December 16th, 1875, Bremerhaven

29

Mangal Pandey

India's First Freedom Fighter

*July 19th, 1827, Ballia †April 7th, 1857, Barrackpore

34

Henry Gray

British anatomist

*January 1st, 1827, London †June 13th, 1861, London

67

William Dwight Whitney

American orientalist, linguist and lexicographer

*February 9th, 1827, Northampton †June 7th, 1894, New Haven

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1827 is a normal year and no leap year.

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