What happened this day in history November 29

What are the important events that happened on November 29? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 29: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 29 is the 334th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 16, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,880,640 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontatetragon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 61 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,361 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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November 29 Historical Events

  • 1394
    The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.
  • 1781
    The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
  • 1830
    November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia’s rule in Poland begins.
  • 1850
    The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
  • 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.
  • 1872
    Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
  • 1890
    The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes.
  • 1944
    The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
  • 1947
    The Partition Plan: the United Nations General Assembly votes to partition Israel.
  • 1987
    Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 155.

Who were born on November 29?

  • 1835
    Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese ruler (d. 1908)
  • 1857
    Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911)
  • 1917
    Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French film director
  • 1926
    Tofik Bakhramov, Azerbaijani linesman (d. 1993)
  • 1927
    Vin Scully, American baseball announcer
  • 1946
    Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter
  • 1952
    Jeff Fahey, American actor
  • 1956
    Leo Laporte, American television personality
  • 1978
    Ludwika Paleta, Polish/Mexican actress
  • 1991
    Zac Sunderland, American sailor

Who died on November 29?

  • 1314
    Philip IV of France (b. 1268)
  • 1939
    Philipp Scheidemann, German statesman (b. 1865)
  • 1957
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (b. 1897)
  • 1967
    Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian Communist politician (b. 1886)
  • 1974
    James J. Braddock, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1905)
  • 1998
    Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (b. 1947)
  • 1999
    Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese naval officer (b. 1918)
  • 2007
    Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
  • 2009
    Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)
  • 2010
    Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist (b. 1913)

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