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29 December 2032
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at Muan International Airport while attempting to perform a belly-landing after losing engine thrust to a flock of Baikal teal.2024 aviation accident in South Korea
Anniversary
1994 - Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.1994 plane crash in Turkey
Anniversary
1975 - Planted by unknown perpetrators, a bomb exploded (aftermath pictured) at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others.Terrorist attack in New York City
Anniversary
1959 - American physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating the field of nanotechnology.American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
Anniversary
1940 - Second World War: The Luftwaffe began a major night bombing raid on the British capital as part of the Blitz, beginning what was later called the "Second Great Fire of London".Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Historical events
History
2024 - 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.2024 aviation accident in South Korea
History
2023 - South Africa files a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice over Israeli conducts in the Gaza Strip.Country in Southern Africa
History
2020 - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits near the town of Petrinja in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, killing seven people.Earthquake in Croatia
History
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.Two suicide bombings in the city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Southern Russia
History
2013 - Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.Motorsport championship held worldwide
History
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.Airliner by Tupolev
History
2006 - The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.Loan from the US to the UK after World War II
History
2003 - The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.Extinct Uralic language from Russia
History
1998 - Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives.Members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
History
1996 - Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.Country in Central America
Notable births
Born
2000 - Julio Rodríguez, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Francisco Trincão, Portuguese footballerPortuguese footballer (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Aaron Brown, American journalist and academic (born 1948)American journalist (1948–2024)
Died
2024 - Jimmy Carter, American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924)President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Died
2024 - Linda Lavin, American actress and singer (born 1937)American actress and singer (1937–2024)
Died
2024 - Tomiko Itooka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1908)Japanese supercentenarian (1908–2024)
Died
2023 - Gil de Ferran, French-born Brazilian racing driver, CART champion (2000, 2001), 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner (born 1967)Brazilian racecar driver and team owner (1967–2023)
Died
2022 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer (born 1940)Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
Died
2022 - Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (born 1950)Estonian politician (1950–2022)
Died
2022 - Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (born 1941)British fashion designer (1941–2022)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 26.8 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
8.32 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
1.03 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.