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December 29 in recent years

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1903 – Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter (d. 1962)
  • 1904Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994)
  • 1908 – Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993)
  • 1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992)
  • 1910Ronald Coase, English-American economist, author, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
  • 1911Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)
  • 1914Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 1976)
  • 1914 – Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (d. 1989)
  • 1914 – Albert Tucker, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
  • 1915 – Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965)
  • 1915 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
  • 1917Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)
  • 1917 – Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005)
  • 1919Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014)
  • 1919 – Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013)
  • 1920Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress, singer and poet (d. 1995)
  • 1921Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2014)
  • 1921 – Michael Horne, English structural engineer, scientist and academic (d. 2000)
  • 1922 – Little Joe Cook, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
  • 1922 – William Gaddis, American author and academic (d. 1998)
  • 1923Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986)
  • 1923 – Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator (d. 2017)
  • 1923 – Dina Merrill, American actress, game show panelist, socialite, heiress, and businesswoman (d. 2017)
  • 1923 – Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012)
  • 1924Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012)
  • 1924 – Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014)
  • 1925Pete Dye, American golfer and architect (d. 2020)
  • 1928Bernard Cribbins, British actor (d. 2022)
  • 1932Inga Swenson, American actress and singer (d. 2023)
  • 1933Samuel Brittan, English journalist and author (d. 2020)
  • 1934Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995)
  • 1936Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017)
  • 1936 – Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998)
  • 1937Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation (d. 2018)
  • 1938Jon Voight, American actor and producer
  • 1939Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2021)
  • 1941Ray Thomas, English singer-songwriter and flute player (d. 2018)
  • 1942Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (d. 2012)
  • 1942 – Dorothy Morkis, American equestrian
  • 1943 – Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010)
  • 1943 – Molly Bang, American author and illustrator
  • 1943 – Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1999)
  • 1944 – Gerard Windsor, Australian author and literary critic
  • 1945 – Keith Milow, British artist
  • 1946Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1946 – Paul Trible, American attorney, politician and academic administrator
  • 1947 – Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012)
  • 1947 – Ted Danson, American actor and producer
  • 1947 – Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet
  • 1947 – Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998)
  • 1947 – Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998)
  • 1948Jacky Clark Chisholm, American gospel singer
  • 1948 – Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland
  • 1949 – David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008)
  • 1950Jon Polito, American actor (d. 2016)
  • 1951 – Willem de Blécourt, Dutch historical anthropologist
  • 1951 – Yvonne Elliman, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer
  • 1953 – Alan Rusbridger, Zambian-English journalist and academic
  • 1953 – Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005)
  • 1955 – Chris Goodall, English businessman and author
  • 1955 – Donald D. Hoffman, American quantitative psychologist and author
  • 1956 – Zaki Chehab, Lebanese-British journalist
  • 1956 – Katy Munger, American writer
  • 1957Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2017)
  • 1957 – Paul Rudnick, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
  • 1958Tyrone Benskin, English-Canadian actor, theatre director and politician
  • 1958 – Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
  • 1959Patricia Clarkson, American actress
  • 1959 – Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer
  • 1959 – Paula Poundstone, American comedian and author
  • 1960 – Brian A. Hopkins, American author
  • 1960 – David Boon, Australian cricketer
  • 1960 – Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots
  • 1960 – Michael James Pappas, American politician
  • 1961 – Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
  • 1962 – Leza Lowitz, American author
  • 1962 – Carles Puigdemont, Catalan politician and journalist, former president
  • 1963Sean Payton, American football player and coach
  • 1963 – Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician, Leader of the Swedish Moderate Party and 35th Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 1964 – Michael Cudlitz, American actor
  • 1965 – Dexter Holland, American musician, singer, songwriter, and biologist
  • 1965 – John Newton, American actor
  • 1966 – Jason Gould, American actor and singer
  • 1966 – Christian Kracht, Swiss author
  • 1967Lilly Wachowski, American director, screenwriter and producer
  • 1968 – James Mouton, American baseball player
  • 1969 – Jason Cook, English footballer
  • 1969 – Jennifer Ehle, American actress
  • 1969 – Scott Patterson, American financial journalist and author
  • 1970 – Kevin Weisman, American actor
  • 1971 – Mike Pesca, American radio journalist and podcaster
  • 1972 – Andreas Dackell, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1972 – Jude Law, English actor
  • 1973 – Theo Epstein, American businessman
  • 1973 – Jenny Lawson, American journalist and author
  • 1974 – Maria Dizzia, American actress
  • 1974 – Twinkle Khanna, Indian actress and writer
  • 1974 – Mahal, Filipino actress, comedian and vlogger (d. 2021)
  • 1974 – Mekhi Phifer, American actor
  • 1974 – Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer
  • 1975 – Shawn Hatosy, American actor
  • 1976 – Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1976 – Danny McBride, American actor, producer and screenwriter
  • 1976 – Katherine Moennig, American actress
  • 1978Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach
  • 1978 – Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist
  • 1979Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director and producer
  • 1979 – Reihan Salam, American political commentator, columnist and author
  • 1981Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster
  • 1981 – Janice Lynn Mather, Bahamian-Canadian author
  • 1981 – Anna Woltz, Dutch author
  • 1982Alison Brie, American actress
  • 1982 – Julia Wertz, American cartoonist, writer and urban explorer
  • 1983Jessica Andrews, American singer and songwriter
  • 1984Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, American playwright
  • 1985Alexa Ray Joel, American singer-songwriter
  • 1986 – Derek Ryan, American ice hockey player
  • 1987 – Iain De Caestecker, Scottish actor
  • 1988 – Eric Berry, American football player
  • 1988 – Christen Press, American footballer
  • 1988 – Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player
  • 1989Jane Levy, American actress
  • 1989 – Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player
  • 1989 – Harri Säteri, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1991 – Steven Caulker, English footballer
  • 1993 – Gabby May, Canadian artistic gymnast
  • 1995Myles Garrett, American football player
  • 1995 – Ross Lynch, American singer and actor
  • 1996Sana Minatozaki, Japanese singer
  • 1996 – Dylan Minnette, American actor, musician and singer
  • 1998 – Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, American actor
  • 2000Julio Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player

Deaths

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1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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