Historical Events In December - 29

1992  LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58  

1995  On this day in history hope Clara Chenhalls, food inspector, dies at 85  

1996  On this day in history a peace accord is signed in Guatemala, ending 36 years of civil unrest there.  

1996  Alma Birk, journalist/politician, dies at 77 on December - 29.  

1997  Kmart announces the closure of 10 stores across Canada; finding it difficult to compete against WalMart on December - 29.  

1997  (Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

2006  War in Somalia: Ethiopian and Transitional government troops capture Mogadishu without resistance on December - 29.  

2007  On December - 29 after defeating the New York Giants 38-35, the New England Patriots become the second team in NFL history to finish the regular season undefeated.  

2011  On this day in history samoa and Tokelau move from east to west of the International Date Line, thereby skipping dec 30, in order to align their time zones better with their main trading partners.  

2012  200 people are executed by the Syrian army in Homs on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history 40 militants killed in Giza and El-Arish by Egyptian police after attack on a tourist bus the day before killed four  

2018  On December - 29 85th Orange Bowl: #1 Alabama beats #4 Oklahoma, 45-34  

2019  On this day in history a report by the Multi-Sector Epidemic Response Committee (CMRE) indicates that 2,231 people have died so far in the 2018–19 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  

2019  The Taliban's ruling council agrees to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, opening a door to a peace agreement with the United States.December 30 - Chinese authorities announce that He Jiankui, who claimed to have created the world's first genetically edited human babies, has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3 million yuan (US$430,000) for his genetic research efforts on this day in history.  

2020  On this day in history the 2020 Petrinja earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 strikes Croatia, killing seven and injuring more than 20.  

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer  

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona  

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer  

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.  

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.  

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer  

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer  

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.  

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.  

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.  

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.  

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31  

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)  

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.  

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.  

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.