December 29 in History
Below are events for December 29, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Henry VI, German nobleman was born in 1536, while Empress Genmei of Japan (b. 660) died in 721.
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What happened on December 29
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Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes into a wall in Muan, South Korea, killing 179 of the 181 occupants. It is the worst aircraft accident on South Korean soil in history.
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South Africa files a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice over Israeli conducts in the Gaza Strip.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits near the town of Petrinja in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, killing seven people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.
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Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people and leaving three others critically injured.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
Turkish Airlines Flight 278 (a Boeing 737-400) crashes on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble.
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A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring more than 75.
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Editor's picks
Born on December 29
- 1536 — Henry VI, German nobleman (died 1572)
- 1550 — García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller (died 1624)
- 1633 — Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar (died 1692)
Died on December 29
- 721 — Empress Genmei of Japan (b. 660)
- 1170 — Thomas Becket, English archbishop and saint (born 1118)
- 1208 — Emperor Zhangzong of Jin (born 1168)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for December 29
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