November 29th, 1696

Born on November 29th, 1696

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 119,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 415 days, exactly on June 18th, 2025, people who were born on November 29th, 1696 will be 120,000 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

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

33

Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen

*November 29th, 1694, Köthen †November 19th, 1728, Köthen

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

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

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

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

56

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German general (1690-1747)

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

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

28

Liv Hewson

Australian actor

*November 29th, 1995, Canberra

Same year
Born in 1696

74

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer

German sculptor

*January 1st, 1696, Linz †January 2nd, 1770, Mimmenhausen

66

Augustus III of Poland

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

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

46

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey

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

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

58

Mahmud I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

*August 2nd, 1696, Edirne †December 13th, 1754, Constantinople

74

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italian painter (1696-1770)

*March 5th, 1696, Venice †March 27th, 1770, Madrid

82

Francesca Cuzzoni

Singer

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

59

Maurice Greene

English composer and organist

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

88

James Oglethorpe

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

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

84

Sophia Galloway

(1697-1781)

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

90

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787)

*September 27th, 1696, Naples †August 1st, 1787, Pagani

41

James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick

Jacobite and Spanish general and noble

*October 21st, 1696, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 2nd, 1738, Naples

54

Maurice de Saxe

Marshal General of France (1696-1750)

*October 28th, 1696, Goslar †November 20th, 1750, Château de Chambord

64

William Oldys

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

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

80

Johann Thomas von Quentel

German catholic priest

*December 21st, 1696, Cologne †January 1st, 1777, Cologne

60

Andrea Zani

Italian violinist and composer (1696-1757)

*November 11th, 1696, Casalmaggiore †September 28th, 1757, Casalmaggiore

92

Armand de Vignerot du Plessis

French diplomat

*March 13th, 1696, Paris †August 8th, 1788, Paris

84

Johann Michael Beer

Austrian architect

*May 20th, 1696, Au †July 3rd, 1780, Bildstein

76

Jean-Philippe-René de La Bléterie

French historian and translator

*February 25th, 1696, Rennes †June 1st, 1772, Paris

60

Johann Caspar Bagnato

German architect

*September 13th, 1696, Landau in der Pfalz †June 15th, 1757, Mainau

68

Johann Melchior Molter

German composer

*February 10th, 1696, Tiefenort †January 12th, 1765, Karlsruhe

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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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