December 29th, 1973

Born on December 29th, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 625 days, exactly on January 5th, 2026, people who were born on December 29th, 1973 will be 19,000 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, 1973

50

Patrice Verchère

Member of the National Assembly of France

*December 29th, 1973, Le Coteau

50

Theo Epstein

American baseball executive

*December 29th, 1973, New York City

50

Maja S. K. Ratkje

Norwegian composer

*December 29th, 1973, Trondheim

33

Pimp C

American rapper (1973–2007)

*December 29th, 1973, Crowley †December 4th, 2007, Hollywood

50

Christophe Rinero

Road bicycle racer

*December 29th, 1973, Moissac

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55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

54

Jennifer Ehle

American actress

*December 29th, 1969, Winston-Salem

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

45

Danny Higginbotham

British association football player (born 1978)

*December 29th, 1978, Manchester

52

Jeroen Blijlevens

Road bicycle racer

*December 29th, 1971, Rijen

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

49

Twinkle Khanna

Indian author, interior designer

*December 29th, 1974, Pune

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

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

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

51

Jason Kreis

American soccer player and coach

*December 29th, 1972, Omaha

64

Patricia Clarkson

American actress

*December 29th, 1959, New Orleans

45

Hélène Laporte

French politician

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

51

Barry Atsma

Dutch actor

*December 29th, 1972, Bromley

59

Brad Grey

American film and television producer (1957–2017)

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

51

Leonor Varela

Chilean actress

*December 29th, 1972, Santiago

33

Sofiane Hanni

Algerian and French footballer

*December 29th, 1990, Ivry-sur-Seine

49

Philippe Geneletti

French chef

*December 29th, 1974, Albertville

67

Christine Errath

East German figure skater

*December 29th, 1956, East Berlin

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Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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Born on December 29th, 1973
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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