BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on December 29.

Everyone born on December 29 is a Capricorn — ruled by Saturn, will outwork you, quietly. The stone is turquoise, the flower narcissus, and the day is shared with Twinkle Khanna and Alison Brie.

Capricorn, the Sea-Goat — an engraving
Sun sign
Capricorn ♑︎
the Sea-Goat · ruled by Saturn · will outwork you, quietly
Turquoise, the birthstone for December — an engraving
Birthstone
Turquoise
December
Narcissus, the birth flower for December — an engraving
Birth flower
Narcissus
& holly

Your book

Born on December 29? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Capricorn, December 22 to January 19.

The Sea-Goat, ruled by Saturn, the taskmaster, and the books make it the sign of the long game — the climb, the plan, the thing built to last. An earth sign, credited with discipline, dry humour and an old head on young shoulders that grows into itself around forty. Its people are said to arrive late to their own success and stay. The tradition respects Capricorn the way one respects a well-kept ledger.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on December 29.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1974
Twinkle Khanna
Indian writer and actress
1982
Alison Brie
American actress
1947
Ted Danson
American actor and producer
1938
Jon Voight
American actor and producer
1911
Klaus Fuchs
German physicist and spy
2006
Ethan Mbappé
French footballer
1975
Shawn Hatosy
American actor
1808
Andrew Johnson
17th President of the United States

On this day

What December 29 has seen.

1845The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state to be admitted to the Union.
1860To counter the French Navy's Gloire, the world's first ironclad warship, the Royal Navy launched HMS Warrior, the world's first iron-hulled armoured warship.
1915First World War: The French parliament passed a law granting the land occupied by British war graves as "the free gift of the French people".

The calendar

When December 29 falls.

A Tuesday in 2026, a Wednesday in 2027, a Friday in 2028, a Saturday in 2029, and a Sunday in 2030.