December 29th, 1845

Born on December 29th, 1845

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 29th, 1845?

December 29th, 1845

The United States annexes the Republic of Texas and admits it as the 28th state.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_annexation

December 29th, 1845

The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state to be admitted to the Union.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Texas

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 29th

Born on December 29th, 1845

86

Otto Apelt

German classical philologist, translator, and teacher

*December 29th, 1845, Jena †December 5th, 1932, Dresden

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

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

66

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

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

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

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

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

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

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

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

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

68

Giuseppe Motta

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)

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

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

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

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

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

75

Alexis-Xyste Bernard

Catholic bishop

*December 29th, 1847, Beloeil †June 17th, 1923

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

Same year
Born in 1845

72

Georg Cantor

German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918)

*February 19th, 1845, Saint Petersburg †January 6th, 1918, Halle (Saale)

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris

74

Paul Deussen

German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar

*January 7th, 1845, Oberdreis †July 6th, 1919, Kiel

58

Carl Frederik Bricka

Danish biographer and historian

*July 10th, 1845, Copenhagen †August 23rd, 1903, Copenhagen

52

Erwin Rohde

German classical philologist (1845–1898)

*October 9th, 1845, Hamburg †January 11th, 1898, Heidelberg

77

Wilhelm Röntgen

German physicist (1845–1923)

*March 27th, 1845, Lennep †February 10th, 1923, Munich

71

Élie Metchnikoff

Immunologist, embryologist, biologist, Nobel laureat

*May 3rd, 1845, Ivanivka †July 2nd, 1916, Paris

79

Carl Spitteler

Swiss writer (1845–1924)

*April 24th, 1845, Liestal †December 29th, 1924, Lucerne

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

*June 18th, 1845, Paris †May 18th, 1922, Paris

91

Elihu Root

American politician (1845-1937)

*February 15th, 1845, Clinton †February 7th, 1937, New York City

49

Alexander III of Russia

Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894

*March 10th, 1845, Anichkov Palace †October 20th, 1894, Livadia Palace

67

George I of Greece

King of Greece (r. 1863–1913)

*December 24th, 1845, Copenhagen †March 18th, 1913, Thessaloniki

40

Ludwig II of Bavaria

King of Bavaria

*August 25th, 1845, Nymphenburg Palace †June 13th, 1886, Lake Starnberg

51

Félix Tisserand

French astronomer (1845-1896)

*January 13th, 1845, Nuits-Saint-Georges †October 20th, 1896, Paris

83

Louis Rousselet

French photographer

*May 15th, 1845, Perpignan †January 1st, 1929, Vineuil

72

Judith Gautier

French poet and historical novelist (1845-1917)

*August 25th, 1845, Paris †December 26th, 1917, Dinard

73

George Reid

Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia and 12th Premier of New South Wales (1845-1918)

*February 25th, 1845, Johnstone †September 12th, 1918, London

79

Àngel Guimerà

Spanish Catalan author

*May 6th, 1845, Santa Cruz de Tenerife †July 18th, 1924, Barcelona

73

Karel Eichler

Czech writer and roman catholic priest (1845-1918)

*January 13th, 1845, Velké Meziříčí †April 25th, 1918, Brno

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1845 is a normal year and no leap year.

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