November 29th, 1240

Born on November 29th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 848 days, exactly on September 10th, 2026, people who were born on November 29th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 29th?

November 29th, 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.

November 29th, 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.

November 29th, 1972

Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets.

November 29th, 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.

November 29th, 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.

November 29th, 1899

FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.

November 29th, 1890

The National Diet of Japan (pictured in session), a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo.

November 29th, 1864

American Indian Wars: A 700-man Colorado Territory militia attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho, killing 133 men, women, and children.

November 29th, 1854

An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag (pictured) as a symbol of defiance, in advance of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Australia.

November 29th, 1810

Napoleonic Wars: British troops rendezvoused at Grand Baie to launch an invasion of Isle de France, now known as Mauritius.

November 29th, 1781

The crew of the British slave ship Zong, running low on water, began the killing of more than 130 African slaves by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance.

November 29th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: British reinforcements brought an end to the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia.

November 29th, 1729

Natchez Indians revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, killing approximately 230 people.

November 29th, 0903

The Abbasid Caliphate captured the Qarmatian leadership at the Battle of Hama in Syria, opening the way for the reconquest of Tulunid Egypt.

November 29th, 2013

LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 33 people on board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 29th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 29th?

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

91

Walter von Boetticher

German historian

*November 29th, 1853, Riga †July 3rd, 1945, Radebeul

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

43

Chadwick Boseman

American actor (1976–2020)

*November 29th, 1976, Anderson †August 28th, 2020, Los Angeles

66

Garry Shandling

American comedian (1949–2016)

*November 29th, 1949, Chicago †March 24th, 2016, Los Angeles

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

*November 29th, 1825, Paris †August 16th, 1893, Montsauche-les-Settons

61

Andrew McCarthy

American actor

*November 29th, 1962, New York City

64

Richard Borcherds

Mathematician

*November 29th, 1959, Cape Town

61

Lothar Emmerich

German association football player and manager (1941-2003)

*November 29th, 1941, Dortmund †August 13th, 2003, Hemer

75

David Rintoul

Scottish actor

*November 29th, 1948, Aberdeen

53

Charlotte Valandrey

French actress

*November 29th, 1968, Paris †July 13th, 2022, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

28

Liv Hewson

Australian actor

*November 29th, 1995, Canberra

47

Julian Ovenden

British actor

*November 29th, 1976, Sheffield

34

Stefan Bradl

German motorcycle racer

*November 29th, 1989, Augsburg

67

Yvonne Fovargue

British politician (born 1956)

*November 29th, 1956, Sale

47

Anna Faris

American actress

*November 29th, 1976, Baltimore

65

John Dramani Mahama

President of the Republic of Ghana (2012 to 2017)

*November 29th, 1958, Ghana

59

Don Cheadle

American actor and filmmaker

*November 29th, 1964, Kansas City

63

Béla IV of Hungary

King of Hungary (1206-1270)

*November 29th, 1206, Transylvania †May 3rd, 1270, Buda

50

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

*November 29th, 1797, Bergamo †April 8th, 1848, Bergamo

92

Beji Caid Essebsi

Tunisian politician

*November 29th, 1926, Sidi Bou Said †July 25th, 2019, Military hospital of Tunis

44

Petra Kelly

German politician and activist (1947-1992)

*November 29th, 1947, Günzburg †October 1st, 1992, Bonn

71

André Noyelle

Belgian cyclist (1931–2003)

*November 29th, 1931, Ypres †February 4th, 2003, Poperinge

37

Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont

English Baron

*November 29th, 1422, Leconfield †July 10th, 1460, Northampton

55

Louisa May Alcott

American novelist (1832–1888)

*November 29th, 1832, Germantown †March 6th, 1888, Boston

81

Daniel G. Bobrow

American computer scientist (1935-2017)

*November 29th, 1935, New York City †March 20th, 2017, Palo Alto

64

C. S. Lewis

British writer, lay theologian and scholar (1898–1963)

*November 29th, 1898, Belfast †November 22nd, 1963, Oxford

44

The Game

American rapper

*November 29th, 1979, Compton

43

Chun Jung-myung

South Korean actor

*November 29th, 1980, Seoul

64

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

German politician (1856–1921)

*November 29th, 1856, Hohenfinow †January 1st, 1921, Hohenfinow

50

Sarah Jones

American actress, playwright, and poet

*November 29th, 1973, Baltimore

42

Mildred Harris

American actress (1901–1944)

*November 29th, 1901, Cheyenne †July 20th, 1944, Hollywood

53

Louis II, Count of Flanders

Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel (1330-1384)

*November 29th, 1330, Male †January 30th, 1384, Lille

72

Empress Dowager Cixi

Chinese empress (1835-1908)

*November 29th, 1835, Beijing †November 15th, 1908, Imperial City

81

Felix Cavaliere

American singer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer, and musician

*November 29th, 1942, Pelham

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Public holidays on November 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 29th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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