November 29th, 1916

Born on November 29th, 1916

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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 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916–2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

61

Aldo Moro

Italian politician (1916-1978)

*September 23rd, 1916, Maglie †May 9th, 1978, Rome

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

33

Marcel Cerdan

French boxer (1916-1949)

*July 22nd, 1916, Sidi Bel Abbès †October 28th, 1949, São Miguel Island

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Kadawatha

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician (1916–1995)

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist (1916–2009)

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

68

Yvon Petra

French tennis player (1916–1984)

*March 8th, 1916, Cholon †September 12th, 1984, Paris

25

Maurice Bavaud

Swiss assassin (1916-1941)

*January 15th, 1916, Neuchâtel †May 14th, 1941, Plötzensee Prison

87

George Silk

New Zealand photojournalist (1916–2004)

*November 17th, 1916, Levin †October 23rd, 2004, Norwalk

25

Henri Schaerrer

French naval officer, Resistance fighter

*October 13th, 1916, Gwalior †November 13th, 1941, Fort Mont-Valérien

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

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Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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