December 29th, 1977

Born on December 29th, 1977

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 258 days, exactly on April 11th, 2027, people who were born on December 29th, 1977 will be 18,000 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 (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, 1977

48

Benjamin Griveaux

French politician

*December 29th, 1977, Saint-Rémy

Same year
Born in 1977

48

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

49

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

48

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

48

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

48

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

48

Fally Ipupa

Congolese singer

*December 14th, 1977, Kinshasa

48

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

49

Tedashii

American rapper

*March 8th, 1977, Lufkin

48

Vanessa Trump

Ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977)

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

49

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

49

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

49

Giorgia Meloni

Prime Minister of Italy since 2022

*January 15th, 1977, Rome

49

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

*July 12th, 1977, Webster

49

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

49

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

49

Tim Ricke

German actor

*January 10th, 1977, Duisburg

48

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

49

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

48

Fiona Apple

American musician (born 1977)

*September 13th, 1977, Upper West Side

49

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

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No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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