What happened on December 29

34 documented historical events happened on December 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of 1812: In a three-hour single-ship action, HMS Java (drawing shown) was captured by USS Constitution off the coast of Brazil. On the same day, in another year: The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state to be admitted to the Union. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 29, including Chris Goodall, Donald D. Hoffman, Fred MacAulay. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

160 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 29, including Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Sarah Baartman, Jacques-Louis David. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

8 observances are celebrated on December 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Ebrulf, Christian feast day: Thomas Becket, Christian feast day: Trophimus of Arles, Christian feast day: December 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Constitution Day (Ireland), Independence Day (Mongolia). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.