# On this day: November 29

November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years), with 32 days left until the end of the year.

## November 29 in one line

Headline entries for November 29, from Wikipedia: in 1899, FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper; born 1932: Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (died 2019); died 1924: Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (born 1858). In 2026 it is a Sunday, in 2027 a Monday.

## Events on November 29

- 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hama)
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: British reinforcements brought an end to the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Cumberland_(1776))
- 1781 The crew of the British slave ship Zong, running low on water, began the killing of more than 130 enslaved African people by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zong_massacre)
- 1810 Napoleonic Wars: British troops rendezvoused at Grand Baie to launch an invasion of Isle de France, now known as Mauritius. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Isle_de_France)
- 1830 An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_Uprising)
- 1847 The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderbund_War)
- 1854 An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag as a symbol of defiance in advance of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Australia. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Flag)
- 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre)
- 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph)
- 1890 The National Diet of Japan, a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet)
- 1899 FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona)
- 1924 The Bronx County Bird Club was formed and would go on to lead the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in the eastern US for three years in a row. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx_County_Bird_Club)
- 1929 U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Byrd)
- 1945 The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia)
- 1947 The United Nations General Assembly voted to approve the Partition Plan for Palestine, a plan to resolve the Arab–Israeli conflict in Mandatory Palestine by separating the territory into Jewish and Arab states. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine)
- 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower)
- 1963 Five minutes after taking off from Montréal–Dorval, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed in bad weather, killing all 118 people on board. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Canada_Air_Lines_Flight_831)
- 1963 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy)
- 1963 "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand)
- 1972 Atari announced the release of Pong, one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong)
- 1979 The controversial Tellico Dam project by the Tennessee Valley Authority is completed despite being ordered to shut down from the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tellico_Dam)
- 1982 Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(album))
- 1987 A time bomb planted by North Korean agents on Korean Air Flight 858 detonated over the Andaman Sea, killing all 115 people on board. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_858)
- 2007 During their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, Philippine soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes mutinied and seized a conference room at The Peninsula Manila in Makati. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Peninsula_siege)
- 2012 In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_resolution_67/19)
- 2013 LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 33 people on board. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAM_Mozambique_Airlines_Flight_470)

## Born on November 29

- 1627 John Ray, English biologist and botanist (died 1705) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ray)
- 1797 Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (died 1848) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Donizetti)
- 1802 Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (died 1827) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Hauff)
- 1803 Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (died 1853) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Doppler)
- 1825 Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (died 1893) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Martin_Charcot)
- 1832 Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (died 1888) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott)
- 1835 Empress Dowager Cixi of China (died 1908) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cixi)
- 1856 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 1921) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobald_von_Bethmann_Hollweg)
- 1874 Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Egas_Moniz)
- 1898 C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (died 1963) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis)
- 1899 Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, oldest Italian person ever (died 2017) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Morano)
- 1926 Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (died 2019) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beji_Caid_Essebsi)
- 1932 Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (died 2019) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac)
- 1949 Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Shandling)
- 1955 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somali politician, 8th president of Somalia [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud)
- 1958 John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mahama)
- 1964 Don Cheadle, American actor and producer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cheadle)
- 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs)
- 1976 Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (died 2020) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman)
- 1976 Anna Faris, American actress [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Faris)
- 1979 The Game, American rapper [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(rapper))
- 1982 Gemma Chan, English actress [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Chan)

## Died on November 29

- 561 Chlothar I, Frankish king (born 497) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlothar_I)
- 1268 Clement IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1190) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_IV)
- 1314 Philip IV, king of France (born 1268) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France)
- 1378 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1316) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
- 1643 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (born 1567) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Monteverdi)
- 1780 Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1717) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa)
- 1872 Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (born 1780) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Somerville)
- 1924 Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (born 1858) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini)
- 1981 Natalie Wood, American actress (born 1938) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Wood)
- 1986 Cary Grant, English-American actor (born 1904) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Grant)
- 2001 George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (born 1943) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison)
- 2010 Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (born 1937) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Akhmadulina)
- 2019 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1918) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiro_Nakasone)
- 2023 Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger)

## Holidays and observances

- Christian feast day: Brendan of Birr [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_of_Birr)
- Christian feast day: Francis Fasani [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fasani)
- Christian feast day: Illuminata [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Illuminata)
- Christian feast day: Radboud of Utrecht [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radboud_of_Utrecht)
- Christian feast day: Saturnin [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnin)
- Christian feast day: November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Solidarity_with_the_Palestinian_People)
- Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Albania))
- Republic Day (Yugoslavia) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day)
- Unity Day (Vanuatu) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Vanuatu)
- William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Liberia)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia — “November 29”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29) — events, births, deaths and observances (text under CC BY-SA 4.0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikipedia — “Selected anniversaries/November 29”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/November_29) — the anniversaries editors chose for the date and the article each one is about (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/) — in how many language editions each entry's own article exists, used to fill the lists (CC0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-15)

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article [“November 29”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29) and the articles it links to ([authors and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29?action=history)), retrieved 2026-10-15 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this selection is shared under the same licence. Every anniversary that Wikipedia's editors selected for November 29 stays on the list; the remaining places, up to 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths, go to the entries whose own article — about the event itself, or else the person or thing it is about — appears in the most language editions (counted from Wikidata); an article about a person or thing, which covers far more than one day, counts half. An entry with no article of its own counts, also at half, by the least covered article it links, and one that links only places counts for nothing. Each list runs by year, and the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures, audio and video.

## November 29 in the calendar

| Year | Weekday | ISO week | Moon (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Sunday | 2026-W48 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
| 2027 | Monday | 2027-W48 | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 2028-W48 | 🌔 Waxing Gibbous |
| 2029 | Thursday | 2029-W48 | 🌘 Waning Crescent |
| 2030 | Friday | 2030-W48 | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |

Moon phases are for the day in UTC; at the edges of a phase your local date can differ.

## Public holidays on November 29

None of the 28 countries we track has a public holiday on November 29 in 2026 or 2027.

[Today's holidays in 28 countries →](https://whathappen.today/holidays/)

## Nearby dates

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