November 29th, 1696

Born on November 29th, 1696

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What happened on November 29th?

November 29th, 2012

In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.

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, 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 enslaved African people 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1696

46

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey

English courtier, political writer and memoirist (1696-1743)

*October 13th, 1696, London †August 5th, 1743, London

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

67

Marco Foscarini

117th Doge of Venice

*February 4th, 1696, Venice †March 31st, 1763, Pontelongo

68

Johann Zacharias Richter

German merchant and art collector

*August 26th, 1696, Leipzig †December 19th, 1764, Leipzig

79

Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski

Polish noble (1696-1775)

*April 26th, 1696, Warsaw †August 13th, 1775, Warsaw

64

William Oldys

English antiquarian and bibliographer, Norroy king-at-arms (1696-1761)

*July 14th, 1696, London †April 15th, 1761, College of Arms

66

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

(1696-1763)

*August 20th, 1696, Bad Arolsen †February 2nd, 1763, Bergheim (Edertal)

68

Paolo Fontana

Italian architect

*October 28th, 1696, Castello †January 1st, 1765, Iziaslav

30

Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen

German noblewoman

*May 7th, 1696, Köthen †August 30th, 1726, Weimar

59

Maurice Greene

English composer and organist

*August 12th, 1696, London †December 1st, 1755, London

82

Francesca Cuzzoni

Singer

*April 2nd, 1696, Parma †June 19th, 1778, Bologna

88

James Oglethorpe

British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785)

*December 22nd, 1696, London †June 30th, 1785, Cranham

63

William Pepperrell

British Army general (1696-1759)

*June 27th, 1696, Kittery Point †July 6th, 1759

67

Friedrich Karl von Hardenberg

(1696-1763)

*January 6th, 1696, Schloss Hardenberg †May 24th, 1763

84

Sophia Galloway

(1697-1781)

*May 7th, 1696, West River †January 27th, 1781, Anne Arundel County

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Leap year

Yes: 1696 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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