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29 December 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 December 2020 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Willow” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 December 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 December 2020 was Full Moon.
On this day: 29 December
- 1989 Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.
- 1992 Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
- 1996 Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
- 2006 The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
- 2013 Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
Famous people born on December 29
- Alison Brie, American actress (born 1982)
- Myles Garrett, American football player (born 1995)
- Jon Voight, American actor and producer (born 1938)
- The Wachowskis, American director, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
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Events of 2020 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 29 – COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
- January 29 – President Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).
- February 9 – The 92nd Academy Awards, the second in a row with no official host, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Life in the US in 2020
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.17
Loaf of Bread
$2.50
Average House
$374,900
Weekly Wage
$984
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