November 29th, 1811

Born on November 29th, 1811

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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 1811

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

66

Urbain Le Verrier

French astronomer (1811-1877)

*March 11th, 1811, Saint-Lô †September 23rd, 1877, Paris

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

74

Franz Liszt

Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)

*October 22nd, 1811, Raiding †July 31st, 1886, Bayreuth

84

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire

83

Joseph Derenbourg

Franco-German orientalist (1811-1895)

*August 21st, 1811, Mainz †July 29th, 1895, Bad Ems

57

Carlo Matteucci

Italian politician and physicist (1811–1868)

*June 20th, 1811, Forlì †June 24th, 1868, Livorno

88

Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg

86

James Hall

American paleontologist (1811-1898)

*September 12th, 1811, Hingham †August 7th, 1898, Bethlehem

61

Théophile Gautier

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

*August 30th, 1811, Tarbes †October 23rd, 1872, Neuilly-sur-Seine

36

Vissarion Belinsky

Russian literary critic

*May 30th, 1811, Suomenlinna †May 26th, 1848, Saint Petersburg

63

Isaac Singer

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)

*October 27th, 1811, Pittstown †July 23rd, 1875, Paignton

61

Horace Greeley

American politician and publisher (1811–1872)

*February 3rd, 1811, Amherst †November 29th, 1872, Pleasantville

54

Adam Clark

Scottish engineer

*August 11th, 1811, Edinburgh †June 23rd, 1866, Buda

78

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German empress (1811-1890)

*September 30th, 1811, Weimar †January 7th, 1890, Berlin

72

Judah P. Benjamin

American politician and lawyer (1811-1884)

*August 6th, 1811, Christiansted †May 6th, 1884, Paris

77

Tito I Ricordi

Italian publisher (1811-1888)

*January 1st, 1811, Milan †January 1st, 1888, Milan

50

Edward Dickinson Baker

American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811–1861)

*February 24th, 1811, London †October 21st, 1861, Leesburg

51

Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle

Spanish politician and writer

*September 15th, 1811, Viveiro †March 22nd, 1863, Madrid

38

Frances Sargent Osgood

American poet

*June 18th, 1811, Boston †May 12th, 1850, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1811 is a normal year and no leap year.

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