Event:
The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008
More Notable Events on December 29:
1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
1997 Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China
1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP
1982 Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1952 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale in Elmsford, New York
