December 29 in History

Historical Events on December 29

1427 The Ming army begins its withdraw from Hanoi, ending the Chinese domination of Đại Việt.

1508 Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.

1778 American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.

1786 French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.

1812 The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.

1911 Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

1940 World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

1996 Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.

1998 Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.

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Famous Birthdays on December 29

1808 Andrew Johnson

1809 William Ewart Gladstone

1962 Carles Puigdemont

1988 Christen Press

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Famous Deaths on December 29

1606 Stephen Bocskay

1825 Jacques-Louis David

1986 Harold Macmillan

1986 Andrei Tarkovsky

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