November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 32 days remaining.
Events
- 1777 - San Jose, California , is founded as ''el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe''. It is the first civilian settlement, or ''pueblo'', in Alta California .
- 1781 - The slave ship '' Zong '' dumps its living cargo into the sea in order to claim insurance.
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- 1845 - The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour .
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- 1850 - The treaty called Punctation Of Olmütz was signed in Olomouc . It meant diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire , which took over the leadership of German Confederation .
- - Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory .
- begins with the Battle Of Lost River .
- 1877 - Thomas Edison demonstrates his Phonograph for the first time.
- 1890 - The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes.
- 1890 - In West Point, New York , the United States Naval Academy defeats the United States Military Academy 24-0 in the first Army-Navy Football Game .
- 1893 - Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University , was founded by Zhang Zhidong , governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne was approved by the Qing Government.
- 1915 - Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island in California .
- 1922 - Howard Carter opened the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen ("King Tut") to the public.
- 1929 - U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole .
- 1943 - The second session of AVNOJ , the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of Yugoslavia , is held in Jajce , Bosnia And Herzegovina , determining the post-war ordering of the country.
- 1944 - The first surgery (on a human) to correct Blue Baby Syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas .
- 1945 - The Federal People's Republic Of Yugoslavia is declared.
- 1947 - The United Nations General Assembly votes to partition Palestine .
- n and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.
- fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
- 1961 - The U.S. Spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 5 is launched with Enos , a chimpanzee, aboard (the spacecraft orbited the Earth twice and splashed-down off the coast of Puerto Rico ).
- 1963 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy .
- 1963 - Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831, A Douglas DC-8 carrying 118, crashes after taking-off from Dorval Airport near Montreal .
- 1965 - Canadian satellite Alouette 2 is launched.
- announces his resignation.
- 1972 - Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari ) released Pong (the first commercially successful Video Game ) in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, Calif.
- 1975 - The name "Micro-soft" (for " Microcomputer Software ") is first used in a letter from Bill Gates to Paul Allen .
- 1981 - Actress Natalie Wood drowns during a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California .
- passes United Nations Resolution 37/37 , stating that Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan .
- 1987 - A Korean Air Boeing 707 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 155.
- 1988 - Six Kansas City firefighters are killed in an explosion at a construction site.
- passes UN Security Council Resolution 678 , authorizing military intervention in Iraq if that nation did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15 , 1991 .
- 1992 - Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is temporarily paralyzed by a neck injury during a Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs .
- 2004 - Brett Favre day in Wisconsin , in honor of his record-setting 200th start as Quarterback .
- 2005 - New Croatian Communist Party (KPH) is founded in Vukovar .
Births
- 1229 - Louis II the Stern, ruler of Upper Bavaria
- 1338 - Lionel Of Antwerp, 1st Duke Of Clarence , son of Edward III Of England (d. 1368 )
- 1427 - Zhengtong , Emperor of China (d. 1464 )
- 1484 - Joachim Vadian , Swiss humanist (d. 1551 )
- 1627 - John Ray , English naturalist (d. 1705 )
- 1690 - Christian Augustus Of Anhalt-Zerbst , father of Catherine II Of Russia (d. 1747 )
- 1752 - Jemima Wilkinson , American preacher (d. 1819 )
- 1762 - Pierre André Latreille , French zoologist (d. 1833 )
- 1781 - Andrés Bello , Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, teacher, philosopher and sociologist (d. 1865 )
- 1797 - Gaetano Donizetti , Italian composer (d. 1848 )
- 1799 - Amos Bronson Alcott , American writer and educator (d. 1888 )
- 1802 - Wilhelm Hauff , German poet and novelist (d. 1827 )
- 1803 - Christian Doppler , Austrian physicist (d. 1853 )
- 1803 - Gottfried Semper , German architect (d. 1879 )
- 1813 - Franz Von Miklosich , Slovenian linguist (d. 1891 )
- 1816 - Morrison Waite , 7th Chief Justice Of The United States (d. 1888 )
- 1825 - Jean-Martin Charcot , French neurologist (d. 1893 )
- 1832 - Louisa May Alcott , American novelist (d. 1888 )
- 1849 - Sir John Ambrose Fleming , British physicist (d. 1945 )
- 1856 - Theobald Von Bethmann Hollweg , Chancellor Of Germany (d. 1921 )
- 1874 - Egas Moniz , Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955 )
- 1876 - Nellie Tayloe Ross , American politician (d. 1977 )
- 1881 - Julius Raab , Chancellor Of Austria (d. 1964 )
- 1894 - Lucille Hegamin , American singer and entertainer (d. 1970 )
- 1895 - Busby Berkeley , American film director, and choreographer (d. 1976 )
- 1895 - William Tubman , President Of Liberia (d. 1971 )
- 1896 - Yakima Canutt , American actor and stuntman (d. 1986 )
- 1898 - C. S. Lewis , Irish writer (d. 1963 )
- 1901 - Mildred Harris , American actress (d. 1944 )
- 1904 - Egon Eiermann , German architect (d. 1970 )
- 1908 - Adam Clayton Powell Jr. , American civil rights leader and politician (d. 1972 )
- 1910 - Antanas Škėma , Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (d. 1961 )
- 1915 - Billy Strayhorn , American musician and composer (d. 1967 )
- 1916 - Fran Ryan , American actress (d. 2000 )
- 1917 - Merle Travis , American singer (d. 1983 )
- 1918 - Madeleine L'Engle , American author
- 1921 - Dagmar , American television personality (d. 2001 )
- 1927 - Vin Scully , baseball announcer
- 1928 - Paul Simon , U.S. Senator (d. 2003 )
- 1930 - Shirley Porter , Dame Commander of the British Empire
- 1932 - Jacques Chirac , President Of France
- 1932 - Diane Ladd , American actress
- 1933 - John Mayall , British blues musician
- 1939 - Peter Bergman , American comedian
- 1939 - Gene Okerlund , American wrestling interviewer
- 1940 - Chuck Mangione , American musician
- 1941 - Bill Freehan , American baseball player
- 1941 - Denny Doherty , American musician ( Mamas And The Papas )
- 1942 - Philippe Huttenlocher , Swiss baritone
- 1943 - Sue Miller , American author
- 1944 - Felix Cavaliere , American musician and producer
- 1947 - Petra Kelly , German politician (d. 1992 )
- 1949 - Jerry Lawler , American professional wrestler and commentator
- 1949 - Garry Shandling , American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director
- 1951 - Barry Goudreau , American musician ( Boston )
- 1951 - Jean Schmidt , U.S. congresswoman
- 1953 - Alex Grey , American artist
- 1954 - Joel Coen , American film director, producer, and writer
- 1955 - Howie Mandel , Canadian actor
- 1956 - Hinton Battle , American dancer
- 1956 - Leo Laporte , American television personality
- 1958 - Michael Dempsey , American musician ( The Cure )
- 1959 - Neal Broten , American Ice Hockey player
- 1960 - Cathy Moriarty , American actress
- 1961 - Kim Delaney , American actress
- 1961 - Tom Sizemore , American actor
- 1963 - Andrew McCarthy , American actor
- 1964 - Don Cheadle , American actor
- 1965 - Ellen Cleghorne , American comedian
- 1967 - John Layfield , American professional wrestler
- 1969 - Mariano Rivera , Panamanian baseball player
- 1969 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk , Dutch international footballer
- 1970 - Mark Pembridge , Welsh international footballer
- 1971 - Gena Lee Nolin , American actress
- 1972 - Larry Joe Campbell , American actor
- 1972 - Jamal Mashburn , American basketball player
- 1973 - Ryan Giggs , Welsh international footballer
- 1973 - Sarah Jones , American playwright, poet and actress
- 1976 - Anna Faris , American actress
- 1976 - Ehren McGhehey , American actor and skateboarder
- 1977 - Maria Petrova , Russian figure skater
- 1982 - Ashley Force , American race car driver
- 1982 - Krystal Steal , American pornographic actress
- 1990 - Blake And Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit , American child actors ('' Full House '')
Deaths
- 741 - Pope Gregory III
- 1268 - Pope Clement IV
- 1314 - King Philip IV Of France (b. 1268 )
- 1330 - Roger De Mortimer, 1st Earl Of March , ''de facto'' ruler of England (b. 1287 )
- 1342 - Michael Of Cesena , Italian Franciscan leader (b. 1270 )
- 1378 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316 )
- 1530 - Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , adviser to King Henry VIII Of England
- 1577 - Cuthbert Mayne , English saint (b. 1543 )
- 1590 - Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin , German philologist and poet (b. 1547 )
- 1595 - Alonso De Ercilla Y Zúñiga , Basque soldier and poet (b. 1533 )
- 1626 - Ernst, Graf Von Mansfield , German soldier
- 1632 - Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b. 1596 )
- 1643 - William Cartwright , English dramatist (b. 1611 )
- 1643 - Claudio Monteverdi , Italian composer (b. 1567 )
- 1646 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus , Swedish theologian and astronomer (b. 1565 )
- 1661 - Brian Walton , English clergyman and scholar (b. 1600 )
- 1694 - Marcello Malpighi , Italian physician (b. 1628 )
- 1695 - James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair , Scottish lawyer and statesman (b. 1619 )
- 1699 - Patrick Gordon , Scottish general (b. 1635 )
- 1759 - Nicolaus I Bernoulli , Swiss mathematician (b. 1687 )
- 1780 - Empress Maria Theresa Of Austria (b. 1717 )
- 1797 - Samuel Langdon , American President of Harvard University (b. 1723 )
- 1847 - Marcus Whitman , Washington state pioneer (b. 1802 )
- 1924 - Giacomo Puccini , Italian composer (b. 1858 )
- 1939 - Philipp Scheidemann , Chancellor Of Germany (b. 1865 )
- 1953 - Sam De Grasse , American actor (b. 1875 )
- 1953 - Milt Gross , American comic book illustrator and animator (b. 1895 )
- 1954 - Dink Johnson , American musician (b. 1892 )
- 1957 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Austrian composer (b. 1897 )
- 1972 - Carl Stalling , American composer (b. 1888 )
- 1975 - Graham Hill , British motor racing driver and Formula 1 world champion (b. 1929 )
- 1979 - Zeppo Marx , American actor and comedian (b. 1901 )
- 1981 - Fredric Wertham , German-born psychologist (b. 1895 )
- 1981 - Natalie Wood , American actress (b. 1938 )
- 1982 - Percy Williams , Canadian athlete (b. 1908 )
- 1984 - Gotthard Günther , German philosopher (b. 1900 )
- 1986 - Cary Grant , British-born American actor (b. 1904 )
- 1991 - Frank Yerby , American author (b. 1916 )
- 1998 - Martin Ruane , British professional wrestler (b. 1947 )
- 1999 - Gene Rayburn , American game show host (b. 1917 )
- 2001 - George Harrison , British singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943 )
- 2001 - John Knowles , American author (b. 1926 )
- 2004 - John Drew Barrymore , American actor (b. 1929 )
- 2004 - Harry Danning , American baseball player (b. 1911 )
- 2005 - David Di Tommaso , French football player (b. 1979 )
- 2005 - Wendie Jo Sperber , American television/film comedic actress (b. 1962 )
Holidays and observances
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