Template:Selected anniversaries/December 29
1856: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes born. He will work on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, will be called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."
1891: Mathematician Leopold Kronecker born. His work included number theory, algebra, and logic.
1943: Bingo tokens harvested from diagramaceous soil using new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1953: Brainiac challenges Superman to predict who will play Lex Luthor in upcoming Lex biopic.
1954: Lex Luthor planning new autobiographical film, asks Linus Pauling to play the title role.
1954: Linus Pauling says he is "flattered, but cannot possibly accept" offer to play Lex Luthor in planned film.
1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992)
1911 – Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)
1731 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
1941 – Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)