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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