November, 29th in History

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Events

Sunday 29, 1992:
Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is paralyzed by a neck injury during a football game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Thursday 29, 1990:
Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council 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.

Sunday 29, 1987:
A Korean Air Boeing 707 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 155.

Monday 29, 1982:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: The United Nations General Assembly passes United Nations Resolution 37/37, stating that the Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan.

Sunday 29, 1981:
Off Santa Catalina Island, 43-year-old actress Natalie Wood drowns during a boating accident.

Saturday 29, 1975:
The name "Micro-soft" (for "microcomputer software") is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen for the first time.

Wednesday 29, 1967:
Vietnam War: US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

Monday 29, 1965:
Canadian Satellite Alouette 2 is launched.

Friday 29, 1963:
Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831, A Douglas DC-8 carrying 118, crashes after taking-off from Dorval Airport near Montreal.

Wednesday 29, 1961:
Mercury-Atlas 5 is launched with Enos the chimp aboard (the spacecraft orbited the Earth twice and splashed-down off the coast of Puerto Rico).

Saturday 29, 1952:
Korean War: US president-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.

Wednesday 29, 1950:
Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force a desperate retreat of United Nations forces from North Korea.

Monday 29, 1948:
The children's television program Kukla, Fran and Ollie debuts.

Saturday 29, 1947:
The United Nations General Assembly votes to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

Thursday 29, 1945:
The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared , celebrated as Republic Day until 2003).

Wednesday 29, 1944:
The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Monday 29, 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.

Friday 29, 1929:
US Admiral Richard Byrd becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.

Monday 29, 1915:
Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island in California.

Wednesday 29, 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.

Saturday 29, 1890:
In West Point, New York, the United States Naval Academy defeats the United States Military Academy 24 to 0 in the first Army-Navy football game.

Thursday 29, 1877:
Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Friday 29, 1872:
Indian Wars: Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

Tuesday 29, 1864:
Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 400 Cheyenne and Arapahoe noncombatants at Sand Creek, Colorado.

Monday 29, 1847:
Whitman Massacre Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others killed, beginning the Indian Wars.

Monday 29, 1830:
November Uprising breaks out in Poland.

Thursday 29, 1781:
The slave ship Zong dumps its living cargo into the sea in order to claim insurance.

Saturday 29, 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.

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People born on November 29

1982:
Ashley Force, American race car driver (b: November 29, 1982) (Biography of Ashley Force)

1976:
Anna Faris, American actress (Waiting) (b: November 29, 1976) (Biography of Anna Faris)

1973:
Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer (b: November 29, 1973) (Biography of Ryan Giggs)

1971:
Gena Lee Nolin, American actress (b: November 29, 1971) (Biography of Gena Lee Nolin)

1969:
Mariano Rivera, Panamanian Major League Baseball player (b: November 29, 1969) (Biography of Mariano Rivera)
Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch football striker (b: November 29, 1969) (Biography of Pierre van Hooijdonk)

1967:
John Layfield,American professional wrestler (b: November 29, 1967) (Biography of John Layfield)

1965:
Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian (b: November 29, 1965) (Biography of Ellen Cleghorne)
Marlena Telvick, American journalist (b: November 29, 1965) (Biography of Marlena Telvick)

1964:
Don Cheadle, American actor (b: November 29, 1964) (Biography of Don Cheadle)

1963:
Andrew McCarthy, American actor (b: November 29, 1963) (Biography of Andrew McCarthy)

1961:
Kim Delaney, American actress (b: November 29, 1961) (Biography of Kim Delaney)

1960:
Cathy Moriarty, American actress (b: November 29, 1960) (Biography of Cathy Moriarty)

1956:
Hinton Battle, American dancer (b: November 29, 1956) (Biography of Hinton Battle)
Leo Laporte, American television personality (b: November 29, 1956) (Biography of Leo Laporte)

1955:
Howie Mandel, Canadian actor (b: November 29, 1955) (Biography of Howie Mandel)

1954:
Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer (b: November 29, 1954) (Biography of Joel and Ethan Coen)

1953:
Alex Grey, American artist (b: November 29, 1953) (Biography of Alex Grey)

1949:
Garry Shandling, comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director (b: November 29, 1949) (Biography of Garry Shandling)

1947:
Petra Kelly, German politician (b: November 29, 1947 ; d: October 1, 1992) (Biography of Petra Kelly)

1944:
Felix Cavaliere, American musician and producer (b: November 29, 1944) (Biography of Felix Cavaliere)

1942:
Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone (b: November 29, 1942) (Biography of Philippe Huttenlocher)

1941:
Bill Freehan, baseball player (b: November 29, 1941) (Biography of Bill Freehan)

1940:
Chuck Mangione, American musician (b: November 29, 1940) (Biography of Chuck Mangione)

1939:
Peter Bergman, American comedian (b: November 29, 1939) (Biography of Peter Bergman (comedian))

1933:
John Mayall, British musician (b: November 29, 1933) (Biography of John Mayall)

1932:
Jacques Chirac, President of France (b: November 29, 1932) (Biography of Jacques Chirac)
Diane Ladd, American actress (b: November 29, 1932) (Biography of Diane Ladd)

1928:
Paul Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois (b: November 29, 1928 ; d: December 9, 2003) (Biography of Paul Simon (politician))

1927:
Vin Scully, baseball announcer (b: November 29, 1927) (Biography of Vin Scully)

1921:
Dagmar, American television personality (b: November 29, 1921 ; d: October 9, 2001) (Biography of Dagmar)

1918:
Madeleine L'Engle, American author (b: November 29, 1918) (Biography of Madeleine L'Engle)

1917:
Merle Travis, American singer (b: November 29, 1917) (Biography of Merle Travis)

1915:
Billy Strayhorn, American musician and composer (b: November 29, 1915) (Biography of Billy Strayhorn)

1908:
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American civil rights leader and politician (b: November 29, 1908 ; d: April 4, 1972) (Biography of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.)

1904:
Egon Eiermann, German architect (b: November 29, 1904) (Biography of Egon Eiermann)

1901:
Mildred Harris, American actress (b: November 29, 1901 ; d: July 20, 1944) (Biography of Mildred Harris)

1898:
C. S. Lewis, Anglo-Irish writer (b: November 29, 1898 ; d: November 22, 1963) (Biography of C. S. Lewis)

1896:
Yakima Canutt, American actor and stunt man (b: November 29, 1896) (Biography of Yakima Canutt)

1895:
Busby Berkeley, American film director, and choreographer (b: November 29, 1895 ; d: March 14, 1976) (Biography of Busby Berkeley)
William Tubman, President of Liberia (b: November 29, 1895) (Biography of William Tubman)

1894:
Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (b: November 29, 1894 ; d: March 1, 1970) (Biography of Lucille Hegamin)

1881:
Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (b: November 29, 1881) (Biography of Julius Raab)

1876:
Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician (b: November 29, 1876) (Biography of Nellie Tayloe Ross)

1856:
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany and Prime Minister of Prussia (b: November 29, 1856) (Biography of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg)

1849:
Sir John Ambrose Fleming, American physicist (b: November 29, 1849 ; d: April 18, 1945) (Biography of John Ambrose Fleming)

1832:
Louisa May Alcott, American writer (b: November 29, 1832 ; d: March 6, 1888) (Biography of Louisa May Alcott)

1816:
Morrison Waite, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (b: November 29, 1816) (Biography of Morrison Waite)

1813:
Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian linguist (b: November 29, 1813) (Biography of Franz von Miklosich)

1803:
Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist (b: November 29, 1803 ; d: March 17, 1853) (Biography of Christian Doppler)
Gottfried Semper, German architect (b: November 29, 1803) (Biography of Gottfried Semper)

1799:
Amos Bronson Alcott, American writer and educator (b: November 29, 1799) (Biography of Amos Bronson Alcott)

1797:
Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b: November 29, 1797 ; d: April 8, 1848) (Biography of Gaetano Donizetti)

1781:
Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaked, teacher, philosopher and sociologist (b: November 29, 1781 ; d: October 16, 1865) (Biography of Andrés Bello)

1762:
Pierre-Andre Latreille, French zoologist (b: November 29, 1762) (Biography of Pierre-Andre Latreille)

1752:
Jemima Wilkinson, preacher (b: November 29, 1752 ; d: July 1, 1819) (Biography of Jemima Wilkinson)

1690:
Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (b: November 29, 1690) (Biography of Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst)

1627:
John Ray, English naturalist (b: November 29, 1627 ; d: January 17, 1705) (Biography of John Ray)

1484:
Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (b: November 29, 1484 ; d: April 6, 1551) (Biography of Joachim Vadian)

1427:
Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b: November 29, 1427 ; d: February 23, 1464) (Biography of Zhengtong)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/29-november/births.html

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People who died on November 29

2004:
John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b: June 4, 1932 ; d: November 29, 2004) (Biography of John Drew Barrymore)
Harry Danning, baseball player (b: September 6, 1911 ; d: November 29, 2004) (Biography of Harry Danning)

2001:
George Harrison, British guitarist and songwriter (the Beatles) (b: February 25, 1943 ; d: November 29, 2001) (Biography of George Harrison)
John Knowles (d: November 29, 2001) (Biography of John Knowles)

1999:
Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b: December 22, 1917 ; d: November 29, 1999) (Biography of Gene Rayburn)

1991:
Frank Yerby, American novelist (b: September 5, 1916 ; d: November 29, 1991) (Biography of Frank Yerby)

1986:
Cary Grant, English actor (b: January 18, 1904 ; d: November 29, 1986) (Biography of Cary Grant)

1984:
Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (b: June 15, 1900 ; d: November 29, 1984) (Biography of Gotthard Günther)

1982:
Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (b: May 19, 1908 ; d: November 29, 1982) (Biography of Percy Williams)

1981:
Fredric Wertham, German-born psychologist (b: March 20, 1895 ; d: November 29, 1981) (Biography of Fredric Wertham)
Natalie Wood, American actress (b: July 20, 1938 ; d: November 29, 1981) (Biography of Natalie Wood)

1979:
Zeppo Marx, actor (b: February 25, 1901 ; d: November 29, 1979) (Biography of Zeppo Marx)

1975:
Graham Hill, British race car driver (b: February 15, 1929 ; d: November 29, 1975) (Biography of Graham Hill)

1957:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (b: May 29, 1897 ; d: November 29, 1957) (Biography of Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

1954:
Dink Johnson, American musician (b: October 28, 1892 ; d: November 29, 1954) (Biography of Dink Johnson)

1953:
Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (b: June 12, 1875 ; d: November 29, 1953) (Biography of Sam De Grasse)

1924:
Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (b: December 22, 1858 ; d: November 29, 1924) (Biography of Giacomo Puccini)

1847:
Marcus Whitman (d: November 29, 1847) (Biography of Marcus Whitman)

1759:
Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b: October 21, 1687 ; d: November 29, 1759) (Biography of Nicolaus I Bernoulli)

1699:
Patrick Gordon (d: November 29, 1699) (Biography of Patrick Gordon)

1695:
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (d: November 29, 1695) (Biography of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair)

1694:
Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (b: March 10, 1628 ; d: November 29, 1694) (Biography of Marcello Malpighi)

1661:
Brian Walton (d: November 29, 1661) (Biography of Brian Walton)

1646:
Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (b: November 10, 1565 ; d: November 29, 1646) (Biography of Laurentius Paulinus Gothus)

1643:
Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (b: May 15, 1567 ; d: November 29, 1643) (Biography of Claudio Monteverdi)
William Cartwright (d: November 29, 1643) (Biography of William Cartwright)

1632:
Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b: August 16, 1596 ; d: November 29, 1632) (Biography of Frederick V, Elector Palatine)

1626:
Ernst, Graf von Mansfield (d: November 29, 1626) (Biography of Ernst, Graf von Mansfield)

1595:
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (b: August 7, 1533 ; d: November 29, 1595) (Biography of Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga)

1590:
Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b: September 22, 1547 ; d: November 29, 1590) (Biography of Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin)

1577:
Cuthbert Mayne (d: November 29, 1577) (Biography of Cuthbert Mayne)

1530:
Thomas Wolsey (d: November 29, 1530) (Biography of Thomas Wolsey)

1378:
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b: May 14, 1316 ; d: November 29, 1378) (Biography of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

1314:
Philip IV of France (d: November 29, 1314) (Biography of Philip IV of France)

1268:
Pope Clement IV (d: November 29, 1268) (Biography of Pope Clement IV)

741:
Pope Gregory III (d: November 29, 741) (Biography of Pope Gregory III)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/29-november/deaths.html