Famous Events For December 29 – Today In History

What Happened on December 29 in World History?

Early Centuries – December 29 Historic Events – Before 1700

1. December 29, 1170 – four knights of the King entered the Church of Canterbury to assassinate the English Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket
2. December 29, 1503 – General Cordoba of Spain vanquishes the French forces during the battle of Garingliano
3. December 29, 1539 – The church of St Jacob was set on fire after being hit by a lightning
4. December 29, 1541 – an agreement between Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria at Gyalu

5. December 29, 1558 – El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain is where Charles V King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor of Spain was cremated
6. December 29, 1653 – selection of Dutch painter Jan Vermeer as Guild of Saint Luke for painters in Delft

18th Century – What Happened on December 29 – The 1700s

7. December 29, 1705 – debut performance of “Idomenee” by Prosper Jolyot in Paris
8. December 29, 1708 – Three Great Powers joined together to capture Gent
9. December 29, 1778 – British army capture Savannah, Georgia
10. December 29, 1782 – an almanac containing celestial navigation information published in the US by Samuel Stearns, Boston
11. December 29, 1786 – A meeting of the Notables convened: French Revolution

19th Century – December 29 This Day That Year – The 1800s

12. December 29, 1806 – premiere of “Harlequin and Mother Goose” by Thomas Dibdin, featuring Joseph Grimaldi, as a clown par excellence, at the Covet Garden Theatre, London
13. December 29, 1812 – After a three-hour battle, The USS Constitution War ship under the guidance of Captain William Bainbridge seized the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil
14. December 29, 1813 – The British seized Buffalo, New York, and destroyed it by setting fire during the War of 1812
15. December 29, 1835 – An agreement was entered into between US government officials and a political group of Cherokee to the effect that all lands of Cherokee east of River Mississippi to be handed over to the United States
16. December 29, 1837 – A US steamboat landed at Buffalo, Caroline, was demolished by the Canadian military personnel
17. December 29, 1837 – copyright granted for a machine powered by steam for separating grain from corn at Winthrop, Maine
18. December 29, 1841 – An honor instituted by the King and Grand Duke Willem II entitled “Order of Eikenkroon” to honor the Dutch subjects
19. December 29, 1845 – Texas becomes the 28th state-member of the Union
20. December 29, 1848 – Installation of Gas lights at the White House for the first time
21. December 29, 1851 – inauguration of the 1st American Young Men’s Christian Association in Boston, Massachusetts
22. December 29, 1852 – Detention of Emma Snodgrass in Boston for dressing as a man
23. December 29, 1857 – the first release of the verse “Die Hunnenschlacht” by Franz Liszt in Weimar
24. December 29, 1860 – commissioning of the HMS Warrior, the first British seaworthy iron-clad warship

25. December 29, 1862 – General William T Sherman was defeated by the Union armies at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
26. December 29, 1862 – design of the Bowling ball
27. December 29, 1867 – A brokerage house & Groesbeck & Co, New York uses for the first time the telegraphic instrument
28. December 29, 1876 – in an accident near Ashtabula, Ohio, 92 died when 11 passenger cars fell into a valley
29. December 29, 1890 – merciless killing by the US 7th Cavalry of 200 and more arrested Dakota people at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
30. December 29, 1891 – Copyright granted to Edison for inventing “transmission of signals electrically” (radio)
31. December 29, 1895 – unsuccessful raids by Dr L S Jameson on Johannesburg
32. December 29, 1899 – Bundesrath, a German imperial Mail Steamer was captured by the British Navy on the suspicion of transporting illegal materials

20th Century – Important Events On This Day December 29 – 1900s

33. December 29, 1900 – a shock attack by General Viljoen on a British military base
34. December 29, 1902 – The US Copyright Office patented the piano ragtime composition, “The Entertainer” written by Scott Joplin
35. December 29, 1903 – the disintegration of French Equatorial Africa into Gabon, Chad, and Ubangi-Shari
36. December 29, 1906 – Montreal Wanderers defeat New Glasgow (NS), 7-2 for 17-5 aggregate challenge series win at Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec

37. December 29, 1908 – copyright granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisconsin
38. December 29, 1911 – The Royal order brings back the words, “Dei Gratia” for all future Canadian coins
39. December 29, 1911 – founding of San Francisco Symphony
40. December 29, 1911 – Nomination of Sun Yat-sen as the first President of the Republic of China
41. December 29, 1911 – Freedom gained by Mongolia from the Qing family rule
42. December 29, 1913 – the first show of the movie serial, “Adventures of Kathlyn” in Chicago
43. December 29, 1920 – Improvement in Ambassadorial relations between the Netherlands and Venezuela
44. December 29, 1920 – Communist party was banned in Yugoslav
45. December 29, 1921 – Mackenzie King takes oath as the 10th Prime Minister of Canada
46. December 29, 1922 – The Constitution of Dutch approved
47. December 29, 1922 – The announcement of the revised Netherlands Law on Suffrage
48. December 29, 1926 – The work of French fascist Charles Maurras’ work was indexed by the Vatican
49. December 29, 1926 – NSW suffered a defeat of an innings of 656 runs at the hands of Victoria; Victoria (1107), NSW (221 & 230)
50. December 29, 1929 – detention of Sukarno and other prominent PNI leaders in Java by Dutch colonial authorities
51. December 29, 1930 – Fred P. Newton finished his longest swim in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minnesota to New Orleans (1826 miles)

52. December 29, 1931 – public announcement of the documentation of heavy water, HC Urey
53. December 29, 1931 – Victoria defeats NSW by scoring 435 for 7 in the second innings
54. December 29, 1933 – The release of Babe Ruth was denied by the New York Yankees to look after the Cincinnati Reds
55. December 29, 1933, – a movie guided by William A. Seiter, “Sons of the Desert” featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is announced
56. December 29, 1934 – Two institutional baseball games played between the same teams, on the same day and same crowd at Madison Square Garden
57. December 29, 1934 – debut for “Yerma” by Federico Garcia Lorca in Madrid
58. December 29, 1934 – Relinquishment by Japan of the Wash Naval Treaty of 1922 and London Treaty of 1930
59. December 29, 1937 – endorsement of the Constitution of Ireland and Irish free state is named Eire
60. December 29, 1937 – Lou Thesz defeats Everett Marshall to achieve the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight competition in St Louis – and he was the youngest to achieve this distinction
61. December 29, 1937 – Air service introduced by Pan Am between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand
62. December 29, 1938 – commencement of civil activities on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle
63. December 29, 1939 – maiden flying of the Liberator bomber model Consolidated B-24
64. December 29, 1940 – NFL All-Stars defeated by Chicago Bears, 28-14 at the 3rd NFL All-Star Game
65. December 29, 1940 – London had the nastiest bomb attack – more than 10,000 bombs and the 1st combustible bombs were dropped on the city as part of the Blitz
66. December 29, 1944 – execution of Belgian Nazi Leon Degrelle
67. December 29, 1944 – train of General Eisenhower
68. December 29, 1945 – Chicago Black Hawks defeat Canadiens, 5-4; Montreal Right wing Maurice Richard achieves two goals to achieve his 100th NHL professional and attains this in just 145 plays and it was treated as the fastest in the history. This mark was broken by Mike Bossy – 100 goals in 129 plays

69. December 29, 1947 – The ship traveling with Jewish refugees was sent away from Palestine
70. December 29, 1948 – premiere of “Rape of Lucretia” at Ziegfeld Theater NYC to give 23 presentations
71. December 29, 1948 – Canada acknowledges Israel
72. December 29, 1948 – announcement on work on sending objects into Earth orbit by the US State Department
73. December 29, 1949 – operation of a television station regularly by UHF in Bridgeport, Connecticut
74. December 29, 1949 – industries were taken over by government in Hungary
75. December 29, 1952 – hearing aid fixed with transistors released for sale
76. December 29, 1954 – Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles form the Kingdom of Netherlands
77. December 29, 1955 – Barbra Streisand records her first song “You’ll Never Know” at the age of 13
78. December 29, 1955 – officials of the NHL wear for the first time pullovers with vertically black-and-white stripes in a match between Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal defeated Toronto, 5-2
79. December 29, 1957 – Detroit Lions defeat Cleveland Browns, 50-14; Lions achieve 2 touchdowns in each quarter at the National Football League Championship, Briggs Stadium, Detroit
80. December 29, 1957 – marriage of singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme in Las Vegas
81. December 29, 1958 – premiere of “Young Dr Malone” of TV soap
82. December 29, 1959 – the debut of “Andersonville Trial” by Saul Levitt in NYC
83. December 29, 1962 – at the age of 17 yrs and 8 days, Doug Walters plays his debut 1st class match for NSW
84. December 29, 1962 – South African Grand Prix was achieved by British driver Graham Hill at Prince George Circuit in BRM; he achieved his title by 12 points from Scotsman Jim Clark
85. December 29, 1963 -USA defeats Australia, 3-2, in Adelaide
86. December 29, 1963 – Chicago Bears defeat New York Giants, 14-10; it was the successive 3rd title defeat by Giants, played in below freezing point (10 F (-12C)
87. December 29, 1965 – first performance of “Thunderball”, the 4th James Bond film featuring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger in Tokyo
88. December 29, 1965 -rights of NFL TV for 1966-68 were acquired by CBS for $18.8 million per year
89. December 29, 1965 – “My World is Empty Without You” by The Supremes was released

90. December 29, 1965 – Australia defeats Spain at the 54th Davis Cup in Sydney (4-1)
91. December 29, 1966 – 1st transmission by Pirate Radio Phoenix (Worcester, Massachusetts)
92. December 29, 1967 – first broadcast of “Trouble With Tribbles” by Star Trek
93. December 29, 1967 – government formation in Cyprus by Turkish-Cypriot
94. December 29, 1968 – Baltimore Colts defeat Cleveland Browns, 34-0 at NFL Championship, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
95. December 29, 1968 – 13 aero planes belonging to Lebanese were destroyed by Israeli air force
96. December 29, 1968 – New York Jets defeat Oakland Raiders, 27-23; the 3 Touchdown passes by Joe Namath catalyze Jets to win
97. December 29, 1969 – Curt Flood to file a suit against baseball and contest the reserve clause – a report published in NT Times
98. December 29, 1970 – resident Richard M Nixon approves the Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) into a Law
99. December 29, 1970 – Best European football player title to Bayern Munich striker Gerd Muller ahead of West Ham United defender Bobby Moore and Cagliari forward Riva
100. December 29, 1972 – 101 people lost their lives when an Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet collapsed near the Everglades
101. December 29, 1972 – curtain down for Life magazine
102. December 29, 1972 – first test cricket play for Jeff Thomson and Max Walker against Pakistan at MCG
103. December 29, 1972 – detention of President of Sinn Fein Ruairi O Bradaigh under the new rule in the Republic of Ireland
104. December 29, 1972 – the debut of the movie “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” written and guided by Werner Herzog featuring Klaus Kinski in West Germany
105. December 29, 1974 – the debut of “All Over Town” by Murray Schisgal in NYC
106. December 29, 1974 – Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Oakland Raiders, 24-13 at AFC Championship, Oakland Coliseum

107. December 29, 1974 – Minnesota Vikings defeat Los Angeles Rams, 24-10 at the NFC Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington
108. December 29, 1975 – 11 people lost their lives and 75 suffered wounds when a radical bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
109. December 29, 1977 – debut show of “Cold Storage” by Ronald Ribman in NYC
110. December 29, 1978 – Shapour Bahktiar was asked to form a civilian administration by Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
111. December 29, 1978 – The constitution of Spain is effective from this day
112. December 29, 1978 – Allan Robert Border plays his first test cricket Vs England at the MCG
113. December 29, 1979 – Red Army defeats NY Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
114. December 29, 1980 – shifting of STS-1 Shuttle from Vandenberg AFB to 39A launch complex
115. December 29, 1981 – European Best Football Player awarded to Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz, German 1-2-3 for the successive 2nd year; defeats team colleague Paul Breitner and Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster
116. December 29, 1982 – postage stamp in honor of Bob Marley in Jamaica issued
117. December 29, 1982 – Retirement of Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant with Alabama (323 wins)
118. December 29, 1983 – In a cricket match between India against WI, Gavaskar scores the highest Test Cricket score for an Indian (236)
119. December 29, 1983 – Graeme Yallop scores 268 against Pakistan at cricket MCG
120. December 29, 1983 – The US ceases to participate in the UNESCO program
121. December 29, 1984 – formation of the 5th United Negro College Fund
122. December 29, 1984 – 27 shots by Blues against Islanders in 1 period
123. December 29, 1984 – Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wins the election for Parliament
124. December 29, 1984 – Wayne Gretzky achieves his 32nd Hat trick in his NHL professional career. Makes additional 3 assists in Edmonton’s 6-3 win over Detroit Red Wings for his 100th point in just 35 plays. 2nd fastest 100 points in 34 plays in 1983
125. December 29, 1987 – Best Football Player in Europe award bestowed on Milan’s Dutch midfielder Ruud Gullit ahead of Paulo lo Future and Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueno
126. December 29, 1988 – Soviet Red Army Team defeats NY Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
127. December 29, 1988 – curtain down for Victorian Post Office
128. December 29, 1988 – goals were scored in the 3rd period in just 4 seconds by Toronto’s Ed Olczyk and Gray Leeman creating history of NHL record of achieving the fastest 2 goals by one team. Leafs defeat the Quebec Nordiques, 6-5
129. December 29, 1989 – Jane Pauley retires from the “Today” show on NBC
130. December 29, 1989 – The Federal Assembly nominated Vaclav Havel as President of Czechoslovakia immediately after Velvet Resolution (smooth power transition from the Communist Party)

131. December 29, 1989 – Athletes of the Decade honor bestowed on Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova by the Associated Press
132. December 29, 1989 – violence and rebellion in Hong Kong for repatriating forcibly the Vietnamese refugees
133. December 29, 1991 – last performance of “Christmas Carol” at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 14 presentations
134. December 29, 1991 – American philanthropic funds for Negros, 12th Funding (UNCF)
135. December 29, 1991 – China Airlines Boeing 747-200F meets an accident in the mountain ranges at Taipei
136. December 29, 1992 – Jean Harris spared of his death sentence by Governor Cuomo
137. December 29, 1993 – The doctors who treated Courtney Love face trials for leaking her methadone treatment
138. December 29, 1993 – detention of Todd Bridges for moving methamphetamine
139. December 29, 1994 – 54 people lost their lives when the aircraft B737-400 crashed at Edremit East Turkey
140. December 29, 1994 – Stepping down of Zia, PM of Bangladesh
141. December 29, 1994 – closing down of the last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange
142. December 29, 1994 – hat-trick achievement by Shane Warne Vs England at cricket MCG
143. December 29, 1996 – last show of “Dreams & Nightmares” at Martin Beck Theater NYC
144. December 29, 1996 – last show of “Skylight” at Royale Theater NYC
145. December 29, 1996 – last show of “Taking Sides” at Atkinson Theater NYC
146. December 29, 1997 – To prevent bird flu epidemic, Hong Kong kills all its chickens
147. December 29, 1997 – detention of Orville Lynn Majors,36 for not caring resulting in many deaths
148. December 29, 1997 – an agreement between Russia and China to construct an S3B atomic power plant in China
149. December 29, 1997 – Australia beats New Zealand by 5 wickets to get the Cricket Women’s World Cup
150. December 29, 1998 – massacre in Cambodia in 1970 killing more than a million people – apology tendered by Leaders of the Khmer Rouge

21st Century – December 29 This Day In History – The 2000s

151. December 29, 2001 – 291 people lost their lives in an inferno at Mesa Redonda shopping mall, Lima, Peru
152. December 29, 2003 – Award of Golden Lotus to the film “Mondo Meyer Upakhyan” at the 5oth National Film Awards (India)
153. December 29, 2007 – Tom Brady achieves the distinction of throwing his 50th TD pass, the then-NFL best. New England Patriots achieves the distinction of becoming the first team to complete the regular season, 16-0 in the NFL record
154. December 29, 2007 – American boxer Steve Cunningham defeats the local favorite Marco Huck in the 12th-round TKO to defend his IBF cruiserweight championship for the first time in Bielefeld, Germany
155. December 29, 2012 – Syrian army exterminate 200 people in Homs
156. December 29, 2012 – Pakistani Taliban kill 21 security staff near Peshawar

157. December 29, 2013 – Eruption of Chaparrastique in El Salvador
158. December 29, 2013 – self killing bomber attack at Volgograd-2 railway station in Russia, kills 16 people and 40 are injured
159. December 29, 2013 – It is claimed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that barrel bombs on Aleppo have destroyed 517 people since 15th December
160. December 29, 2013 – A serious head injury to the 7-time World motor racing victor Michael Schumacher in a ski accident in the French Alps, his condition remaining not clear
161. December 29, 2015 – 2500 people have died over two years in an Ebola epidemic in Guinea as per WHO
162. December 29, 2016 – Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election by gaining unauthorized entry into the American computer system. US President Barack Obama expels 35 Russian spies and imposes sanctions in retaliation
163. December 29, 2018 – Egyptian police kill 40 radicals in Giza and El-Arish after they attack a tourist bus to kill four one day earlier
164. December 29, 2018 – #1 Alabama defeats #4 Oklahoma, 45-34 at the 85th Orange Bowl

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