On this day: December 29
Events
Vicksburg CampaignDecember 29, 1862 – July 4, 1863 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of BudapestDecember 29, 1944 – February 13, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of WiproDecember 29, 1945 · Companies- Release of Carnival NightDecember 29, 1956 · Film
Founding of Hyundai Motor CompanyDecember 29, 1967 · Companies
Founding of AirbusDecember 29, 1998 · Companies- Release of ShenmueDecember 29, 1999 · Gaming
- Release of TsukihimeDecember 29, 2000 · Gaming
- Release of The King and the ClownDecember 29, 2005 · Film
2020 Petrinja earthquakeDecember 29, 2020 · Geography
Born on this day
- Ibn al-Banna' al-MarrakushiDecember 29, 1256 – July 31, 1321 · Science
Charles MacintoshDecember 29, 1766 – July 25, 1843 · Science
Ferdinand von WrangelDecember 29, 1796 – May 25, 1870 · Exploration
Johann Christian PoggendorffDecember 29, 1796 – January 24, 1877 · Science
Charles GoodyearDecember 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860 · Technology
Andrew JohnsonDecember 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875 · Politics
William Ewart GladstoneDecember 29, 1809 – May 19, 1898 · Politics
Karel SabinaDecember 29, 1813 – November 9, 1877 · Culture- Alexander ParkesDecember 29, 1813 – June 29, 1890 · Technology
Georg August SchweinfurthDecember 29, 1836 – September 19, 1925 · Exploration
Tomás BretónDecember 29, 1850 – December 2, 1923 · Music
Thomas Joannes StieltjesDecember 29, 1856 – December 31, 1894 · Science
Kurt HenselDecember 29, 1861 – June 1, 1941 · Science
Issai SchurDecember 29, 1875 – January 10, 1941 · Science
Pau CasalsDecember 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973 · Music
Nadezhda UdaltsovaDecember 29, 1885 – January 25, 1961 · Art
George MarshallDecember 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975 · Film
David Alfaro SiqueirosDecember 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974 · Art
Candido PortinariDecember 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962 · Art
Ronald CoaseDecember 29, 1910 – September 2, 2013 · Politics
Klaus FuchsDecember 29, 1911 – January 28, 1988 · Science
Zainul AbedinDecember 29, 1914 – May 28, 1976 · Art
Roman VladDecember 29, 1919 – September 21, 2013 · Music
Viveca LindforsDecember 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995 · Film
Cheikh Anta DiopDecember 29, 1923 – February 7, 1986 · Science
Yvonne Choquet-BruhatDecember 29, 1923 – February 11, 2025 · Science
Jürgen EhlersDecember 29, 1929 – May 20, 2008 · Science
Jon VoightDecember 29, 1938 – present · Film
Joe LovanoDecember 29, 1952 – present · Music
Bruce BeutlerDecember 29, 1957 – present · Science
Oliver HirschbiegelDecember 29, 1957 – present · Film
Nancy J. Currie-GreggDecember 29, 1958 – present · Space
Barry E. WilmoreDecember 29, 1962 – present · Space
Michael CudlitzDecember 29, 1964 – present · Film
Dexter HollandDecember 29, 1965 – present · Music
Jason GouldDecember 29, 1966 – present · Film- James McTeigueDecember 29, 1967 – present · Film
Jude LawDecember 29, 1972 – present · Film
Mekhi PhiferDecember 29, 1974 – present · Film
Yevgeny TarelkinDecember 29, 1974 – present · Space
Dome KarukoskiDecember 29, 1976 – present · Film
Alexis AmoreDecember 29, 1978 – present · Film
Diego LunaDecember 29, 1979 – present · Film
Alice RohrwacherDecember 29, 1981 – present · Film
Sean StoneDecember 29, 1984 – present · Film