November 29th, 1948

Born on November 29th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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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

Born on November 29th, 1948

75

David Rintoul

Scottish actor

*November 29th, 1948, Aberdeen

75

Jean Tremblay

Politician, businessman

*November 29th, 1948, Saguenay

75

Yōichi Masuzoe

Japanese politician

*November 29th, 1948, Kitakyushu

75

Jörg Wontorra

German television presenter

*November 29th, 1948, Lübeck

75

Lowell Milken

American businessman

*November 29th, 1948, Encino

75

Achille Amerio

Italian diplomat

*November 29th, 1948, Glasgow

75

LaDonna Tittle

Radio personality, actress and model

*November 29th, 1948, Chicago

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 29th?

66

Garry Shandling

American comedian (1949–2016)

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

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

44

Petra Kelly

German politician and activist (1947-1992)

*November 29th, 1947, Günzburg †October 1st, 1992, Bonn

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

61

Lothar Emmerich

German association football player and manager (1941-2003)

*November 29th, 1941, Dortmund †August 13th, 2003, Hemer

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

61

Andrew McCarthy

American actor

*November 29th, 1962, New York City

64

Richard Borcherds

Mathematician

*November 29th, 1959, Cape Town

43

Chadwick Boseman

American actor (1976–2020)

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

67

Yvonne Fovargue

British politician (born 1956)

*November 29th, 1956, Sale

74

Jerry Lawler

American professional wrestler and color commentator

*November 29th, 1949, Memphis

65

John Dramani Mahama

President of the Republic of Ghana (2012 to 2017)

*November 29th, 1958, Ghana

74

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac

French fashion designer

*November 29th, 1949, Casablanca

53

Charlotte Valandrey

French actress

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

64

Ronnie Montrose

American guitarist (1947–2012)

*November 29th, 1947, San Francisco †March 3rd, 2012, Millbrae

77

Silvio Rodríguez

Cuban recording artist; musician, singer-songwriter

*November 29th, 1946, San Antonio de los Baños

81

Felix Cavaliere

American singer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer, and musician

*November 29th, 1942, Pelham

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Born on November 29th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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