On this day: November 29

Events on November 29

• 618 The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan. Wikipedia
• 903 The Abbasid Caliphate captured the Qarmatian leadership at the Battle of Hama in Syria, opening the way for the reconquest of Tulunid Egypt. Wikipedia
• 1114 A large earthquake damages the areas of the Crusaders in the Middle East. Antioch, Mamistra, Marash and Edessa are hit by the shocks. Wikipedia
• 1732 The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy. Wikipedia
• 1776 American Revolutionary War: British reinforcements brought an end to the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia. Wikipedia
• 1776 During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. Wikipedia
• 1777 San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. Wikipedia
• 1783 A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey. Wikipedia
• 1850 The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. Wikipedia
• 1863 American Civil War: Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from an attack by Confederate forces under General James Longstreet in the Battle of Fort Sanders during the Siege of Knoxville. Wikipedia
• 1864 Colorado War: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants at Sand Creek inside Colorado Territory. Wikipedia
• 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. Wikipedia
• 1899 FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper. Wikipedia
• 1899 FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish and world football's most iconic and strongest teams. Wikipedia
• 1920 The Armenian Revolutionary Committee declares Armenia to be a Soviet Socialist Republic, starting 71 years of Soviet rule in Armenia Wikipedia
• 1929 U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. Wikipedia
• 1943 The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Wikipedia
• 1944 Albania is liberated by the Partisans. Wikipedia
• 1952 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. Wikipedia
• 1961 Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Wikipedia
• 1963 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
• 1963 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia
• 1972 Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Wikipedia
• 1982 Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released. Wikipedia
• 1982 Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time. Wikipedia
• 2012 In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine. Wikipedia

Born on November 29

• 1627 John Ray, English biologist and botanist (died 1705) Wikipedia
• 1797 Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (died 1848) Wikipedia
• 1802 Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (died 1827) Wikipedia
• 1803 Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (died 1853) Wikipedia
• 1825 Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (died 1893) Wikipedia
• 1832 Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (died 1888) Wikipedia
• 1835 Empress Dowager Cixi of China (died 1908) Wikipedia
• 1856 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 1921) Wikipedia
• 1874 Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955) Wikipedia
• 1898 C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (died 1963) Wikipedia
• 1899 Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, oldest Italian person ever (died 2017) Wikipedia
• 1900 Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (died 1988) Wikipedia
• 1926 Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (died 2019) Wikipedia
• 1932 Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (died 2019) Wikipedia
• 1949 Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia
• 1955 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somali politician, 8th president of Somalia Wikipedia
• 1958 John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana Wikipedia
• 1964 Don Cheadle, American actor and producer Wikipedia
• 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager Wikipedia
• 1976 Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (died 2020) Wikipedia
• 1976 Anna Faris, American actress Wikipedia
• 1979 The Game, American rapper Wikipedia

Died on November 29

• 1268 Clement IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1190) Wikipedia
• 1314 Philip IV, king of France (born 1268) Wikipedia
• 1378 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1316) Wikipedia
• 1643 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (born 1567) Wikipedia
• 1780 Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1717) Wikipedia
• 1924 Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (born 1858) Wikipedia
• 1981 Natalie Wood, American actress (born 1938) Wikipedia
• 1986 Cary Grant, English-American actor (born 1904) Wikipedia
• 1993 J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (born 1904) Wikipedia
• 2001 George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (born 1943) Wikipedia
• 2008 Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (born 1918) Wikipedia
• 2019 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1918) Wikipedia
• 2021 Kinza Clodumar, Nauruan politician, 7th President of Nauru (born 1945) Wikipedia
• 2023 Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923) Wikipedia

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day: Brendan of Birr Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Francis Fasani Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Illuminata Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Radboud of Utrecht Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: Saturnin Wikipedia
• Christian feast day: November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
• International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations) Wikipedia
• Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania) Wikipedia
• Republic Day (Yugoslavia) Wikipedia
• Unity Day (Vanuatu) Wikipedia
• William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia) Wikipedia

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article “November 29” and the articles it links to (authors and history), retrieved 2026-10-09 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; this selection is shared under the same licence. We picked the 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths with the widest coverage across Wikipedia's language editions (counted from Wikidata) and sorted them by year; the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures.