November 29th, 1680

Born on November 29th, 1680

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 125,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 569 days, exactly on November 21st, 2025, people who were born on November 29th, 1680 will be 126,000 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

51

Antonio Farnese

Duke of Parma

*November 29th, 1679, Parma †January 20th, 1731, Parma

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

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

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

91

Walter von Boetticher

German historian

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

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

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

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

68

Guillaume Coustou the Elder

Sculptor from France (1677-1746)

*November 29th, 1677, Lyon †February 22nd, 1746, Paris

66

Garry Shandling

American comedian (1949–2016)

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

43

Chadwick Boseman

American actor (1976–2020)

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

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

50

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

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

53

Charlotte Valandrey

French actress

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

56

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German general (1690-1747)

*November 29th, 1690, Dornburg †March 16th, 1747, Zerbst

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50

Nicholas Mavrocordatos

Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Gate (1680-1730)

*May 3rd, 1680, Constantinople †September 3rd, 1730, Bucharest

74

Angelo Maria Querini

Italian cardinal

*March 30th, 1680, Venice †January 6th, 1755, Brescia

74

Philippe Néricault Destouches

French playwright (1680-1754)

*April 9th, 1680, Tours †July 4th, 1754, Fortoiseau Castle

63

Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum

German-Polish noble

*May 4th, 1680, Warsaw †November 25th, 1743, Dresden

55

Gottlob Friedrich Jenichen

German historian and theologian (1680-1735)

*March 26th, 1680, Eutritzsch †September 17th, 1735, Leipzig

58

Johann Gottfried Kraus

German judge (1680-1739)

*November 1st, 1680, Freiberg †September 1st, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Giuseppe Porsile

Italian composer (1680-1750)

*May 5th, 1680, Naples †May 29th, 1750, Vienna

84

Sebastiano Conca

Italian painter (1680-1764)

*January 8th, 1680, Gaeta †September 1st, 1764, Naples

59

Nikolaus Seeber

German organ builder

*January 1st, 1680, Haina †January 1st, 1739, Römhild

78

Johann Baptist Zimmermann

German artist (1680-1758)

*January 3rd, 1680, Wessobrunn †March 2nd, 1758, Munich

41

Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1691-1722)

*February 20th, 1680, Unteres Schloss †February 13th, 1722, Unteres Schloss

56

Emanuele d'Astorga

Italian composer

*March 20th, 1680, Augusta †August 21st, 1736, Madrid

50

John Montgomerie

British military officer, colonial governor of New York and New Jersey (1680-1731)

*September 11th, 1680, Beith †July 1st, 1731, New York City

84

Johann Philipp Breyne

German scientist (1680-1764)

*January 1st, 1680, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1764, Gdańsk

28

Louis Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Brake

German aristocrat (1680-1709)

*September 27th, 1680, Halberstadt †February 21st, 1709, Schloss Wolfenbüttel

64

Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1680-1744)

*May 13th, 1680, Lviv †September 18th, 1744, Merkinė

49

Johann Michael Bretschneider

German artist (1680-1729)

*September 15th, 1680, Střekov Castle †October 27th, 1729, Vienna

54

Jacques Longueval

French historian (1680-1735)

*March 18th, 1680, Péronne †January 14th, 1735, Paris

49

Johann Martin Seekatz

German painter (1680-1729)

*June 6th, 1680, Westerburg †October 10th, 1729, Worms

76

Johann Joachim Schröder

German librarian, church historian and theologian

*June 6th, 1680, Neukirchen †July 19th, 1756, Marburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1680 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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