Historical Events In December - 29
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1141 On this day in history yue Fei, Chinese general, executed
1170 Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church on December - 29.
1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.
1503 On December - 29 battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
1539 St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on this day in history.
1541 Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history.
1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried on December - 29.
1558 On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
1563 Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer on this day in history.
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on this day in history.
1619 On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies
1630 Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.
1678 Gotthard Wagner, composer on December - 29.
1689 Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on this day in history.
1703 On this day in history mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39
1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris on December - 29.
1708 Great Alliance occupies Gent on this day in history.
1709 On December - 29 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great
1721 Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th on this day in history.
1731 J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer
1766 On this day in history the birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing
1767 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer on December - 29.
1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1782 On December - 29 first nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1782 On this day in history 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked
1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe) on December - 29.
1800 On December - 29 charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born
1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on this day in history.
1806 William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister on December - 29.
1808 Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) on December - 29.
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