December 29

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year. Events Pre-1600 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. 1503 ??? The Battle of Garigliano was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fern??ndez de C??rdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo. 1601???1900 1607 ??? According to John Smith, Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan leader Wahunsenacawh, successfully pleads for his life after tribal leaders attempt to execute him. 1778 ??? American Revolutionary War: British forces under the command of Lieutenant...

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