On This Day — November 29

🕰️ Notable Events on November 29

• 2009 — Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Albania is liberated by the Partisans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil: John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. Wikipedia ↗
• 1729 — Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1612 — The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1549 — The papal conclave of 1549-50 begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1394 — The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul. Wikipedia ↗
• 903 — The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat to the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama. Wikipedia ↗
• 618 — The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan. Wikipedia ↗
• 561 — King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, who divide the Frankish Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 29

• 1997 — Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Lithuanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, British swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Terunofuji Haruo, Mongolian sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sheldon Richardson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Lee Hyun-ho, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Russell Wilson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Evangelia Aravani, Greek model Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Shannon Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ji Hyun-woo, South Korean actor and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jennifer Oeser, German heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Fawad Khan, Pakistani actor, model and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — P. J. Fleck, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Adam Barrett, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jayceon Terrell Taylor, American rapper "Game" Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Neal Horgan, American-Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Eddie Howe, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Chris Akins, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Lindsay Benko, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Anna Faris, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Andreas Ioannides, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Willie Bain, Scottish academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Roger Shah, German electronic music producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Minoru Tanaka, Japanese wrestler and boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ryu Seung-ryong, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kasey Keller, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jonathan Knight, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese poet and pianist (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Don Cheadle, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ken Monkou, Surinamese-Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Lalit Modi, Indian businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Michael Veitch, Australian comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Howard Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Cathy Moriarty, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Neal Broten, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Rich Camarillo, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Matthew Rubel, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mario Salieri, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Katrin Saks, Estonian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Eric Laakso, American football player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jackie French, Australian author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Dusty Hare, English rugby player and cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Don Walker, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Yvon Labre, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter, keyboard player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Suzy Chaffee, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Maggie Thompson, American author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — John Grillo, English actor and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Peter Bergman, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jan Mangerud, Norwegian geologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Diane Ladd, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Willie Morris, American writer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Marc Vaux, English painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Charles E. Mower, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Afet İnan, Turkish historian and sociologist (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988) [1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Andrija Artuković, Croatian Minister of Interior (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 29 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on November 29

✡️ Religious Observances

• Christian: First Sunday of Advent