December 29th, 1923

Born on December 29th, 1923

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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

Born on December 29th, 1923

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

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

101

Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

French mathematician and physicist

*December 29th, 1923, Lille †February 11th, 2025, Mérignac

100

Lily Ebert

Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (1923–2024)

*December 29th, 1923, Bonyhád †October 9th, 2024, London

62

Cheikh Anta Diop

Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)

*December 29th, 1923, Thieytou †February 7th, 1986, Dakar

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90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

90

Donald Sinden

English actor (1923–2014)

*October 9th, 1923, Plymouth †September 12th, 2014, Romney Marsh

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

*May 10th, 1923, Nakhchivan †December 12th, 2003, Cleveland

87

Linda Christian

Mexican actress (1923–2011)

*November 13th, 1923, Tampico †July 22nd, 2011, Palm Desert

93

Shimon Peres

Israeli politician (1923–2016)

*August 2nd, 1923, Višnieva †September 28th, 2016, Sheba Medical Center

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1923 is a normal year and no leap year.

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