December 29th, 1943

Born on December 29th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 668 days, exactly on February 16th, 2026, people who were born on December 29th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1943

66

Bill Aucoin

American band manager

*December 29th, 1943, Ayer †June 28th, 2010, Aventura

80

Molly Bang

American children's illustrator and writer

*December 29th, 1943, Princeton

80

Judy Henríquez

Colombian actor

*December 29th, 1943, Barranquilla

75

Jacques Bravo

French politician (1943-2019)

*December 29th, 1943, Valognes †December 18th, 2019, 18th arrondissement of Paris

79

Jürgen Kluckert

German actor and voice actor (1943–2023)

*December 29th, 1943, Berlin †August 16th, 2023

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55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

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

74

Albert Henrichs

German-American classicist and university teacher

*December 29th, 1942, Cologne †April 16th, 2017, Cambridge

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

90

Inga Swenson

American actress

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

89

Giorgio Capitani

Italian film director (1927-2017)

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

54

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

67

Christine Errath

East German figure skater

*December 29th, 1956, East Berlin

77

Marianne Faithfull

British singer

*December 29th, 1946, Hampstead

76

Amata Coleman Radewagen

American Samoan politician (born 1947)

*December 29th, 1947, Pago Pago

69

Rajesh Khanna

Indian actor (1942–2012)

*December 29th, 1942, Amritsar †July 18th, 2012, Mumbai

76

Ted Danson

American actor (born 1947)

*December 29th, 1947, San Diego

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

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

79

Joseph Dauben

American historian

*December 29th, 1944, Santa Monica

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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