November 29
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Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 528 – Antioch suffers its second major earthquake in two years, killing thousands and destroying its remaining edifice.<ref name="ngdc1">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom.<ref name=chlothar>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 903 – The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeats the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.<ref>Template:The History of al-Tabari</ref>
- 1114 – A large earthquake damages the areas of the Crusaders in the Middle East. Antioch, Mamistra, Marash and Edessa are hit by the shocks.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1549 – The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1601–1900
[edit]- 1612 – The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1729 – Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1732 – The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1776 – During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1777 – San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1781 – The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 54 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance, beginning the Zong massacre.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1783 – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1807 – John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1830 – An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1847 – The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1847 – Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.<ref name=whitman />
- 1850 – The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1863 – American Civil War: Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from an attack by Confederate forces under General James Longstreet in the Battle of Fort Sanders during the Siege of Knoxville.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1864 – Colorado War: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1864 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Spring Hill during the Franklin–Nashville campaign.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1872 – The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1877 – Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1890 – The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1899 – FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish and world football's most iconic and strongest teams.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–present
[edit]- 1922 – The Armenian Revolutionary Committee declares Armenia to be a Soviet Socialist Republic, starting 71 years of Soviet rule in Armenia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1929 – U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Albania is liberated by the Partisans.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1945 – The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.<ref name="yugo">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1947 – The United Nations General Assembly approve the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.<ref>Template:Cite wikisource</ref>
- 1947 – French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1952 – U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.<ref>Template:Cite wikisource</ref>
- 1963 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1963 – "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1972 – Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1982 – Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1986 – The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1987 – North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2007 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 33 people on board.<ref name="DAAI">Template:Cite web</ref>
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 826 – William of Septimania, Frankish nobleman (d. 850)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1310 – John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English Baron (d. 1361)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1338 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1368)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1422 – Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont, English Baron (d. 1460)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1463 – Andrea della Valle, Italian cardinal (d. 1534)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1528 – Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, English politician (d. 1592)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1601–1900
[edit]- 1627 – John Ray, English biologist and botanist (d. 1705)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1690 – Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1747)<ref>Template:Cite ADB</ref>
- 1705 – Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1752 – The Public Universal Friend, American evangelist (d. 1819)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1762 – Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist (d. 1833)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1781 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1797 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1798 – Alexander Brullov, Russian painter and architect, designed the Pulkovo Observatory (d. 1877)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1798 – Hamilton Rowan Gamble, American jurist and politician (d. 1864)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1799 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and academic (d. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1802 – Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (d. 1827)<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
- 1803 – Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (d. 1853)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1803 – Gottfried Semper, German architect and academic, designed the Semper Opera House (d. 1879)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1816 – Morrison Waite, American jurist and politician, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1817 – William Ellery Channing, American poet and author (d. 1901)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1818 – George Brown, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (d. 1880)<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
- 1823 – La Fayette Grover, American lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Oregon (d. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (d. 1893)<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
- 1827 – William Crichton, Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (d. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1831 – Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and soldier (d. 1862)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1832 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (d. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1843 – Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (d. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1849 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (d. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1856 – Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)<ref>Template:EB1911</ref>
- 1857 – Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1861 – Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer (d. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1873 – Suzan Rose Benedict, American mathematician and academic (d. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1874 – Francis Dodd, Welsh-English painter and academic (d. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1874 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1876 – Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator and politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1879 – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (d. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1881 – Artur Phleps, Romanian-German general (d. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1882 – Henri Fabre, French pilot and engineer (d. 1984)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1891 – Julius Raab, Austrian engineer and politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1895 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1895 – William Tubman, Liberian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 1898 – C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian Minister of Interior (d. 1988)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1899 – Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, oldest Italian person ever (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 1900 – Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1901–present
[edit]- 1904 – Margaret Barr, Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (d. 1991)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
- 1905 – Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1906 – Barbara C. Freeman, English writer and poet (b. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1908 – Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1910 – Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1917 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1918 – Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1919 – Mildred Rebstock, American medicinal chemist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1919 – Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the IFBB (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1920 – Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1920 – Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1921 – Jackie Stallone, American astrologer and wrestling promoter (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1922 – Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1923 – Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (d. 2008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1925 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1926 – Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1927 – Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1928 – Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1929 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1929 – Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1930 – Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1930 – Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1932 – Ed Bickert, Canadian jazz guitarist (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1932 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1932 – John Gary, American singer and television host (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1933 – John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1933 – James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1934 – Willie Morris, American writer (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1935 – Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1936 – Gregory Gillespie, American painter (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1936 – Bill Jenkins, American politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1937 – Eric Barnes, English footballer (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – Johnny Crossan, Northern Irish footballer, author and sports analyst<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1939 – Peter Bergman, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1939 – Meco, American record producer and musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1940 – Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor (d. 2007)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1940 – Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1940 – Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1940 – Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1941 – Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – Michael Craze, British actor (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1942 – John Grillo, English actor and playwright<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1943 – Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1944 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1945 – Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1947 – Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1948 – Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1949 – Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1950 – Marie Laberge, Canadian actress, educator and writer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell Jr., American author (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1952 – John D. Barrow, English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1953 – Alex Grey, American visual artist and author<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1953 – Vlado Kreslin, Slovenian singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1953 – Christine Pascal, French actress, writer and director (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1954 – Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1954 – Chirlane McCray, American writer, editor, and activist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1955 – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somali politician, 8th president of Somalia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1957 – Janet Napolitano, American politician, lawyer, and university administrator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1957 – Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1958 – Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1958 – John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1959 – Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 55th Mayor of Chicago<ref>Template:Congbio</ref>
- 1960 – Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Kim Delaney, American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1961 – Tom Sizemore, American actor (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1962 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Lalit Modi, Indian businessman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1964 – Don Cheadle, American actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1964 – Ken Monkou, Dutch footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1965 – Lauren Child, English author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1966 – John Layfield, American wrestler, football player, and news commentator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1966 – Dru Pagliassotti, American author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1966 – Sophia Rosenfeld, American author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – Fernando Ramos da Silva, Brazilian actor (d. 1987)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1967 – Charles Smith, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1967 – Rebecca Wolff, American author and poet<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1968 – Dee Brown, American basketball player and executive<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer<ref name="AP"></ref>
- 1968 – Andy Melville, Welsh footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1968 – Iolanda Nanni, Italian politician (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1969 – Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – David E. Campbell, Canadian political scientist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – Steve May, American soldier and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – Gena Lee Nolin, American actress and model<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1973 – Fredrik Norrena, Finnish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1974 – Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1974 – Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1974 – Jedediah Purdy, American legal scholar and cultural commentator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Craig Ireland, Scottish footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Scott McCulloch, Scottish footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1976 – Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1976 – Anna Faris, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1977 – Andy Beshear, American attorney and politician, 63rd Governor of Kentucky<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1978 – Lauren German, American actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1979 – Adam Barrett, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1979 – The Game, American rapper<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1980 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1980 – Dean Howell, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1981 – Fawad Khan, Pakistani actor, model and singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1981 – Jon Klassen, Canadian writer and illustrator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1982 – Lucas Black, American actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1982 – Gemma Chan, English actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1983 – Franchesca Ramsey, American comedian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1983 – Aylin Tezel, German actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Tanisha Wright, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1984 – Ji Hyun-woo, South Korean actor and musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Dominic Roma, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Asa Hall, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1987 – Wayne Ellington, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Abby Bishop, Australian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Damon Harrison, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Bradley Hudson-Odoi, Ghanaian footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1988 – Russell Wilson, American football player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1989 – Adam Chapman, Northern Irish footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Diego Boneta, Mexican actor and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Sheldon Richardson, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1990 – Andrej Šustr, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1990 – Yacouba Sylla, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1991 – Becky James, Welsh cyclist<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1992 – Ben Nugent, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – Stefon Diggs, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1994 – Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1994 – Julius Randle, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1995 – Laura Marano, American actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1995 – Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, English swimmer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1997 – Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1998 – MJ Melendez, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1998 – Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1998 – Lovie Simone, American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
- 2002 – Yunus Musah, American soccer player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 521 – Jacob of Serugh, Syrian poet and theologian (b. 451)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 524 – Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, ruler of Palenque (b. 465)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 561 – Chlothar I, Frankish king (b. 497)<ref name=chlothar />
- 835 – Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth of the Twelve Imams (b. 811)<ref name="book145">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1253 – Otto II, duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)<ref>Template:Cite ADB</ref>
- 1268 – Clement IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1190)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1314 – Philip IV, king of France (b. 1268)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1330 – Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1287)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1342 – Michael of Cesena, Italian general, priest, and theologian (b. 1270)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
- 1378 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1530 – Thomas Wolsey, English cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1473)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
- 1577 – Cuthbert Mayne, English priest (b. 1543)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
- 1590 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1594 – Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (b. 1533)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
1601–1900
[edit]- 1626 – Ernst von Mansfeld, German commander (b. 1580)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1628 – John Felton, English soldier and assassin of the Duke of Buckingham (b. c. 1595)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1632 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b. 1596)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1643 – William Cartwright, English priest and playwright (b. 1611)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1643 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1567)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1646 – Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (b. 1565)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1661 – Brian Walton, English bishop and scholar (b. 1600)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1695 – James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1619)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1699 – Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1759 – Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1687)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1780 – Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1717)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1797 – Samuel Langdon, American pastor, theologian, and academic (b. 1723)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1830 – Charles-Simon Catel, French composer and educator (b. 1773)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1846 – Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1778)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1847 – Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)<ref name=whitman>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 1872 – Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1780)<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
- 1894 – Juan N. Méndez, Mexican general and interim president, 1876–1877 (b. 1820)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1901–present
[edit]- 1901 – Francesc Pi i Margall, Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist (b. 1824)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1918 – Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (b. 1881)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1927 – George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)<ref>Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
- 1932 – Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1939 – Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)<ref>Template:NDB</ref>
- 1941 – Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1942 – Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1942 – Ron Middleton (VC), Australian bomber pilot and Victoria Cross Recipient (b. 1916) <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1950 – Walter Beech, American aviator and early aviation entrepreneur (b. 1891)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1953 – Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1954 – Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1957 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1967 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1886)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1970 – Robert T. Frederick, American general (b. 1907)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1972 – Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (b. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
- 1974 – Peng Dehuai, Chinese Communist military leader (b. 1898)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Graham Hill plane crash
- Tony Brise, English race car driver (b. 1952)<ref name=dbmj>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1929)<ref name=dbmj />
- 1980 – Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist, co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement (b. 1897)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1982 – Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (b. 1908)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1984 – Nora Thompson Dean, American Lenape educator and author (b. 1907)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1986 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1991 – Joe Bonson, English footballer (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1992 – Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician and academic (b. 1906)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1996 – Dan Flavin, American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1996 – Denis Jenkinson, English journalist and author (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1997 – Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1998 – George Van Eps, American swing and mainstream jazz guitarist (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1998 – Robin Ray, English broadcaster, actor, and musician (b. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1999 – Germán Arciniegas, Colombian historian, author and journalist (b. 1900)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1999 – John Berry, American-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1999 – Gene Rayburn, American game show panelist and host (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1999 – Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2000 – Ilmar Laaban, Estonian-Swedish poet and publicist (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2001 – Mic Christopher, American-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2001 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (b. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2001 – John Knowles, American novelist (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2002 – Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2003 – Rudi Martinus van Dijk, Dutch composer (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2004 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2004 – Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2004 – Jack Shields, Canadian member of Parliament (b. 1929)<ref>Template:CanParlbio</ref>
- 2005 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2006 – Allen Carr, English-Spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2006 – Ernie Tagg, English footballer (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2007 – James Barber, Canadian chef and author (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2007 – Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2007 – Henry Hyde, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
- 2008 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2009 – Zuhair Al-Karmi, Palestinian author, scientific programs presenter on TV (b. 1922).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2009 – Tamara Lisitsian, Soviet film director and screenwriter (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2010 – Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2010 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2010 – S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2010 – Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2010 – Maurice Wilkes, English physicist and computer scientist (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 2011 – Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian (b. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 2011 – Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2012 – Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2012 – Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 2013 – Oliver Cheatham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 2013 – Colin Eglin, South African soldier and politician (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 2013 – Brian Torrey Scott, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1976)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – Dwayne Alons, American general and politician (b. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – Dick Bresciani, American businessman (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 2015 – Joseph F. Girzone, American Catholic priest and author (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – Joe Marston, Australian footballer and manager (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – Christopher Middleton, British poet and translator (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – O'tkir Sultonov, Uzbek lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2016 – Luis Alberto Monge, Costa Rican politician, 39th President of Costa Rica (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Ruta Šaca-Marjaša, Latvian lawyer, writer and politician (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2017 – Slobodan Praljak, Croatian general (b. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2019 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2020 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (b. 1978)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2021 – Kinza Clodumar, Nauruan politician, 7th President of Nauru (b. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2021 – Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2021 – LaMarr Hoyt, Major League Baseball player, 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner (b. 1955)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Derek Granger, British film and television producer and screenwriter (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Samoan politician (b. 1953/1954)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2023 – Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2023 – Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (b. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2024 – Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2024 – Will Cullen Hart, American musician (b. 1971)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 2024 – Wayne Northrop, American actor (b. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christian feast day:
- Brendan of Birr<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Francis Fasani<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Illuminata<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Radboud of Utrecht<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Saturnin<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
- November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Republic Day (Yugoslavia)<ref name="yugo" />
- Unity Day (Vanuatu)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>