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 333^rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 16, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,764,374,400 seconds 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 ‘trihectatriacontatrigon’ 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 80 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 4,726 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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.
• 1777 –
  San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
• 1781 –
  The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
• 1872 –
  Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
• 1877 –
  Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
• 1945 –
  The Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
• 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.
• 1967 –
  Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
• 2007 –
  A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affected the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
• 2007 –
  The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to The Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.

Who were born on November 29?

• 1484 –
  Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (d. 1551)
• 1876 –
  Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician and 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)
• 1896 –
  Yakima Canutt, American actor and stuntman (d. 1986)
• 1908 –
  Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American civil rights leader and politician (d. 1972)
• 1910 –
  Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (d. 1961)
• 1942 –
  Felix Cavaliere, American musician
• 1943 –
  Sue Miller, American author
• 1977 –
  Juan José Gurruchaga, Chilean actor
• 1979 –
  Neal Horgan, Irish footballer
• 1981 –
  Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor

Who died on November 29?

• 1626 –
  Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (b. c. 1580)
• 1847 –
  Marcus Whitman, Washington state pioneer (b. 1802)
• 1927 –
  George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)
• 1954 –
  Dink Johnson, American musician (b. 1892)
• 1981 –
  Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)
• 1998 –
  Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (b. 1947)
• 2001 –
  George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1943)
• 2005 –
  David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
• 2007 –
  Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
• 2007 –
  Roger Bonham Smith, American automobile executive (b. 1925)