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.
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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
- 800 –Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
- 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.
- 1847 –Whitman Massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
- 1850 –The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
- 1872 –Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
- 1944 –The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
- 1967 –Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
- 1972 –Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
- 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?
- 1786 –Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Indian Muslim revolutionist
- 1856 –Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German statesman (d. 1921)
- 1896 –Yakima Canutt, American actor and stuntman (d. 1986)
- 1917 –Merle Travis, American singer/guitarist (d. 1983)
- 1939 –Peter Bergman, American comedian
- 1956 –Eric Laakso, American football player
- 1964 –Tom Sizemore, American actor
- 1976 –Lindsay Mintenko, American swimmer
- 1978 –Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1983 –Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
Who died on November 29?
- 1342 –Michael of Cesena, Italian Franciscan leader (b. 1270)
- 1530 –Thomas Wolsey, English religious figure (b. c. 1470)
- 1626 –Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (b. c. 1580)
- 1632 –Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b. 1596)
- 1661 –Brian Walton, English clergyman and scholar (b. 1600)
- 1694 –Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (b. 1628)
- 1797 –Samuel Langdon, American university president (b. 1723)
- 1953 –Alfons Fryland, Austrian actor (b. 1888)
- 2007 –Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
- 2009 –Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)
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