A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 29: Day of the Week
December 29, 2024 is the 364th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 2 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
December 29 Historical Event(s)
1813
British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
1860
The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched.
1876
The Ashtabula River Railroad bridge disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
1911
Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
1940
World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.
1949
KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
1959
Physicist Richard Feynman gives a speech entitled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom”, which is regarded as the birth of nanotechnology.
1959
The Lisbon Metro begins operation.
1992
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
2001
A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.
Who were born on December 29?
1800
Charles Goodyear, American inventor (d. 1860)
1902
Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
1908
Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian (d. 1993)
1949
Syed Kirmani, Indian cricket player
1963
Francisco Bustamante, Filipino billiard player
1966
Laurent Boudouani French Boxer
1967
Andy Wachowski, American director
1975
Jaret Wright, American baseball player
1979
Ariel Schrag, American cartoonist
1985
Alexa Ray Joel, American musician, daughter of Billy Joel
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