Historical events for
Tuesday, 29 December 2026

Birthday of Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Moderate Party.

A former gymnast who maintains a highly active lifestyle, Ulf Kristersson became the Prime Minister who broke the historic Swedish cordon sanitaire. Leader of the Moderate Party, he engineered an innovative right-wing coalition that included, for the first time, direct support from nationalists, shifting the Scandinavian political paradigm of the 2020s.

British singer and actress (1946-2025).

Dexter Holland (b. 1965) is a charismatic American singer, songwriter, and virologist. As the leader of The Offspring, his ability to create explosive anthems and his striking timbre leveraged punk rock back into the mainstream in the 90s.

Lilly Wachowski (b. 1967) is a brilliant American director and screenwriter. As co-creator of "The Matrix", her technical rigor shaped 21st-century cinema. Alongside her sister Lana, her creative genius also extended to producing and writing the impactful "V for Vendetta" and co-creating the series "Sense8".

Inauguration of the first line of the Lisbon Metro, which includes several stations along the Blue line between Sete Rios and Rotunda.