Birthday December 29, 1721 Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
Birthday December 29, 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
Birthday December 29, 1800 Charles Goodyear, invented vulcanization process for rubber
Birthday December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson is born
Birthday December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
Birthday December 29, 1809 William Ewart Gladstone, (Lib), British PM (1868-74, '80-86, '92-94)
Birthday December 29, 1859 Venustiano Carranza, president of Mexico (1915-20)
Birthday December 29, 1879 Billy Mitchell, WW I aviation hero Gen
Birthday December 29, 1917 Tom Bradley, LA Mayor
Birthday December 29, 1920 Viveca Lindfors, Actress (The Way We Were, Welcome to LA)
Birthday December 29, 1921 Marla Powers
Birthday December 29, 1934 Inga Swenson, in Omaha Nebraska
Birthday December 29, 1936 Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)
Birthday December 29, 1937 Mary Tyler Moore, in Bkln (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ordinary People)
Birthday December 29, 1938 Barbara Steele
Birthday December 29, 1938 Jon Voight, Actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)
Birthday December 29, 1946 Marianne Faithful, Rocker
Birthday December 29, 1947 Ted Danson, (Cheers)
Birthday December 29, 1947 Cheers star Ted Danson born
Birthday December 29, 1949 Angel Tompkins
Birthday December 29, 1952 Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina
History December 29, 1170 Archbishop Thomas A Becket murdered by King Henry II supporters
History December 29, 1170 The making of an English martyr
History December 29, 1778 British capture Savannah, Georgia
History December 29, 1845 Texas becomes 28th state
History December 29, 1845 Texas enters the Union
History December 29, 1848 Gas lights installed at White House for 1st time
History December 29, 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened in Boston
History December 29, 1862 Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs
History December 29, 1864 Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball
History December 29, 1876 Bridge collapses in Ohio
History December 29, 1878 Cuban professional baseball league holds first game
History December 29, 1890 U.S. Army massacres Sioux at Wounded Knee
History December 29, 1890 Federal troops massacre 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee SD
History December 29, 1911 SF Symphony formed
History December 29, 1915 French government gives land for British war cemeteries
History December 29, 1916 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published
History December 29, 1916 Death of Rasputin
History December 29, 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
History December 29, 1931 Identification of heavy water publicly announced HC Urey
History December 29, 1937 Pan Am starts SF to Auckland New Zealand service
History December 29, 1940 Worst air raid on London
History December 29, 1940 Germans raid London
History December 29, 1949 Hungary nationalized its industries
History December 29, 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis Bridgeport Ct
History December 29, 1952 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale Elmsford NY
History December 29, 1956 United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East
History December 29, 1957 Pat Boone earns second #1 hit with April Love
History December 29, 1962 Saigon announces success of strategic hamlet program
History December 29, 1966 Johnson Administration responds to Harrison Salisbury's charges
History December 29, 1975 11 killed 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
History December 29, 1983 US announced withdrawal from UNESCO
History December 29, 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
History December 29, 1985 The Railway Rapist commits his first murder
History December 29, 1989 Actor Christian Slater arrested for drunk driving
December 29, 1721 Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
December 29, 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
December 29, 1800 Charles Goodyear, invented vulcanization process for rubber
December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson is born
December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
December 29, 1809 William Ewart Gladstone, (Lib), British PM (1868-74, '80-86, '92-94)
December 29, 1859 Venustiano Carranza, president of Mexico (1915-20)
December 29, 1879 Billy Mitchell, WW I aviation hero Gen
December 29, 1917 Tom Bradley, LA Mayor
December 29, 1920 Viveca Lindfors, Actress (The Way We Were, Welcome to LA)
December 29, 1921 Marla Powers
December 29, 1934 Inga Swenson, in Omaha Nebraska
December 29, 1936 Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)
December 29, 1937 Mary Tyler Moore, in Bkln (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ordinary People)
December 29, 1938 Barbara Steele
December 29, 1938 Jon Voight, Actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)
December 29, 1946 Marianne Faithful, Rocker
December 29, 1947 Ted Danson, (Cheers)
December 29, 1947 Cheers star Ted Danson born
December 29, 1949 Angel Tompkins
December 29, 1952 Gelsey Kirkland, ballerina
December 29, 1170 Archbishop Thomas A Becket murdered by King Henry II supporters
December 29, 1170 The making of an English martyr
December 29, 1778 British capture Savannah, Georgia
December 29, 1845 Texas becomes 28th state
December 29, 1845 Texas enters the Union
December 29, 1848 Gas lights installed at White House for 1st time
December 29, 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened in Boston
December 29, 1862 Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs
December 29, 1864 Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball
December 29, 1876 Bridge collapses in Ohio
December 29, 1878 Cuban professional baseball league holds first game
December 29, 1890 U.S. Army massacres Sioux at Wounded Knee
December 29, 1890 Federal troops massacre 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee SD
December 29, 1911 SF Symphony formed
December 29, 1915 French government gives land for British war cemeteries
December 29, 1916 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published
December 29, 1916 Death of Rasputin
December 29, 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
December 29, 1931 Identification of heavy water publicly announced HC Urey
December 29, 1937 Pan Am starts SF to Auckland New Zealand service
December 29, 1940 Worst air raid on London
December 29, 1940 Germans raid London
December 29, 1949 Hungary nationalized its industries
December 29, 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis Bridgeport Ct
December 29, 1952 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale Elmsford NY
December 29, 1956 United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East
December 29, 1957 Pat Boone earns second #1 hit with April Love
December 29, 1962 Saigon announces success of strategic hamlet program
December 29, 1966 Johnson Administration responds to Harrison Salisbury's charges
December 29, 1975 11 killed 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
December 29, 1983 US announced withdrawal from UNESCO
December 29, 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
December 29, 1985 The Railway Rapist commits his first murder
December 29, 1989 Actor Christian Slater arrested for drunk driving