December 29th, 1962

Born on December 29th, 1962

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1962

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

61

Wynton Rufer

New Zealand association football player

*December 29th, 1962, Wellington

61

Cristiano De André

Italian singer-songwriter (1962-)

*December 29th, 1962, Genoa

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Who's birthday is on December 29th?

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

54

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

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

67

Christine Errath

East German figure skater

*December 29th, 1956, East Berlin

54

Graciano Rocchigiani

German boxer (1963–2018)

*December 29th, 1963, Duisburg †October 1st, 2018, Belpasso

45

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

66

Bruce Beutler

American immunologist and geneticist

*December 29th, 1957, Chicago

63

Carola Anding

East German cross-country skier

*December 29th, 1960, Struth-Helmershof

45

Kevin Granata

Professor and researcher (1961-2007)

*December 29th, 1961, Toledo †April 16th, 2007

64

Marco Antonio Solís

Mexican musician, singer, songwriter, actor and businessman

*December 29th, 1959, Ario de Rosales

52

Jeroen Blijlevens

Road bicycle racer

*December 29th, 1971, Rijen

60

Dave McKean

English artist, photographer, filmmaker and musician

*December 29th, 1963, Maidenhead

62

Lê Quan Ninh

French musician

*December 29th, 1961, Paris

45

Hélène Laporte

French politician

*December 29th, 1978, Villeneuve-sur-Lot

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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