On This Day December 29th

 December 29th is the three-hundred-sixty-fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of the year.


Events

1170 – 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 Communion and the Catholic Church.

1607 – According to John Smith, Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan leader Wahunsenacawh, successfully pleads for his life after tribal leaders attempt to execute him.

1845 – The United States annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted it as the 28th state.

1890 – On Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.

1913 – Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood's first feature film, The Squaw Man.

1937 – The Irish Free State was replaced by a new state called Ireland, which adopted a new constitution.

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

2003 – The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.


Birthdays

1550 – García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveler (d. 1624)

1766 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843)

1800 – Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860)

1809 – William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898)

1917 – Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)

1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017)

1936 – Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998)

1947 – Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998)

1973 – Theo Epstein, American businessman

1976 – Danny McBride, American actor, producer and screenwriter


Holiday Highlight

International Cello Day

 International Cello Day celebrates cellists globally and honors the legacy of Pablo Casals, who was born on December 29, 1876, in Catalonia. Inspired by his father’s teachings, Casals began his musical journey at age four, mastering several instruments before focusing on the cello at the Municipal School of Music in Barcelona.

In the early 20th century, he became a prominent figure renowned for his recordings of the Bach Cello Suite. This work transformed perceptions, leading cellists to embrace the suites as essential repertoire rather than mere exercises. The Pablo Casals Festival, a two-week celebration, continues to invite artists worldwide, keeping Casals’ spirit alive in the music community.

  

Holidays And Observance 

 National Chocolate Day  

Pepper Pot Day 

Still, I Need to do the Day

Tick Tock Day 







 




 


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