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November 29 in recent years

November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 32 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

  • 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.
  • 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.
  • 903 – The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeats the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.
  • 1114 – A large earthquake damages the areas of the Crusaders in the Middle East. Antioch, Mamistra, Marash and Edessa are hit by the shocks.
  • 1549 – The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1904 – Margaret Barr, Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (d. 1991)
  • 1905Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991)
  • 1906Barbara C. Freeman, English writer and poet (b. 1999)
  • 1908Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)
  • 1910 – Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006)
  • 1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)
  • 1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)
  • 1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
  • 1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
  • 1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017)
  • 1917 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
  • 1918Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007)
  • 1919Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the IFBB (d. 2013)
  • 1920Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician (d. 2021)
  • 1920 – Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014)
  • 1921Jackie Stallone, American astrologer and wrestling promoter (d. 2020)
  • 1922Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)
  • 1923 – Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008)
  • 1925Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
  • 1926Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019)
  • 1927Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (d. 2022)
  • 1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator (d. 2021)
  • 1928 – Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)
  • 1929Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012)
  • 1929 – Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier (d. 2012)
  • 1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster
  • 1930 – Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
  • 1930 – Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician
  • 1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997)
  • 1932Ed Bickert, Canadian jazz guitarist (d. 2019)
  • 1932 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (d. 2019)
  • 1932 – John Gary, American singer and television host (d. 1998)
  • 1933John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1933 – James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator (d. 2017)
  • 1934 – Willie Morris, American writer (d. 1999)
  • 1935Diane Ladd, American actress
  • 1935 – Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop (d. 2018)
  • 1936 – Gregory Gillespie, American painter (d. 2000)
  • 1936 – Bill Jenkins, American politician
  • 1937 – Eric Barnes, English footballer (d. 2014)
  • 1938 – Johnny Crossan, Northern Irish footballer, author and sports analyst
  • 1939 – Peter Bergman, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)
  • 1939 – Meco, American record producer and musician (d. 2023)
  • 1940Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor (d. 2007)
  • 1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013)
  • 1940 – Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer
  • 1940 – Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge
  • 1940 – Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic
  • 1941Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021)
  • 1942 – Michael Craze, British actor (d. 1998)
  • 1942 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)
  • 1942 – John Grillo, English actor and playwright
  • 1943 – Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
  • 1943 – Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer
  • 1944 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
  • 1945 – Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist
  • 1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier
  • 1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1947Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992)
  • 1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
  • 1948 – Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician
  • 1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster
  • 1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
  • 1949 – Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
  • 1950 – Marie Laberge, Canadian actress, educator and writer
  • 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell Jr., American author (d. 2012)
  • 1951 – Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1951 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
  • 1952John D. Barrow, English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician (d. 2020)
  • 1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer
  • 1953 – Alex Grey, American visual artist and author
  • 1953 – Vlado Kreslin, Slovenian singer-songwriter
  • 1953 – Christine Pascal, French actress, writer and director (d. 1996)
  • 1954Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1954 – Chirlane McCray, American writer, editor, and activist
  • 1955Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host
  • 1955 – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somali politician, 8th president of Somalia
  • 1956Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer
  • 1956 – Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician
  • 1957Janet Napolitano, American politician, lawyer, and university administrator
  • 1957 – Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker
  • 1958 – Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player
  • 1958 – John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana
  • 1959Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic
  • 1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
  • 1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 55th Mayor of Chicago
  • 1960 – Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)
  • 1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress
  • 1961Kim Delaney, American actress
  • 1961 – Tom Sizemore, American actor (d. 2023)
  • 1962 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
  • 1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director
  • 1963Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1963 – Lalit Modi, Indian businessman
  • 1964Don Cheadle, American actor and producer
  • 1964 – Ken Monkou, Dutch footballer
  • 1965Lauren Child, English author
  • 1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress
  • 1966 – John Layfield, American wrestler, football player, and news commentator
  • 1966 – Dru Pagliassotti, American author
  • 1966 – Sophia Rosenfeld, American author
  • 1967 – Fernando Ramos da Silva, Brazilian actor (d. 1987)
  • 1967 – Charles Smith, American basketball player
  • 1967 – Rebecca Wolff, American author and poet
  • 1968Dee Brown, American basketball player and executive
  • 1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer
  • 1968 – Andy Melville, Welsh footballer
  • 1968 – Iolanda Nanni, Italian politician (d. 2018)
  • 1969Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer
  • 1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player
  • 1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director
  • 1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach
  • 1971 – David E. Campbell, Canadian political scientist
  • 1971 – Steve May, American soldier and politician
  • 1971 – Gena Lee Nolin, American actress and model
  • 1972Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer
  • 1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1973Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager
  • 1973 – Fredrik Norrena, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1974Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)
  • 1974 – Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright
  • 1974 – Jedediah Purdy, American legal scholar and cultural commentator
  • 1975 – Craig Ireland, Scottish footballer
  • 1975 – Scott McCulloch, Scottish footballer
  • 1976Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (d. 2020)
  • 1976 – Anna Faris, American actress
  • 1977Andy Beshear, American attorney and politician, 63rd Governor of Kentucky
  • 1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
  • 1978 – Lauren German, American actress
  • 1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
  • 1979 – Adam Barrett, English footballer
  • 1979 – The Game, American rapper
  • 1980 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer
  • 1980 – Dean Howell, English footballer
  • 1981 – Fawad Khan, Pakistani actor, model and singer
  • 1981 – Jon Klassen, Canadian writer and illustrator
  • 1982 – Lucas Black, American actor
  • 1982 – Gemma Chan, English actress
  • 1983Franchesca Ramsey, American comedian
  • 1983 – Aylin Tezel, German actress
  • 1983 – Tanisha Wright, American basketball player and coach
  • 1985Shannon Brown, American basketball player
  • 1985 – Dominic Roma, English footballer
  • 1986 – Asa Hall, English footballer
  • 1987Wayne Ellington, American basketball player and coach
  • 1988Abby Bishop, Australian basketball player
  • 1988 – Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder
  • 1988 – Damon Harrison, American football player
  • 1988 – Bradley Hudson-Odoi, Ghanaian footballer
  • 1988 – Russell Wilson, American football player
  • 1989 – Adam Chapman, Northern Irish footballer
  • 1990Diego Boneta, Mexican actor and singer
  • 1990 – Sheldon Richardson, American football player
  • 1990 – Andrej Šustr, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1990 – Yacouba Sylla, French footballer
  • 1991Becky James, Welsh cyclist
  • 1992 – Ben Nugent, English footballer
  • 1993 – Stefon Diggs, American football player
  • 1994 – Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player
  • 1994 – Julius Randle, American basketball player
  • 1995Laura Marano, American actress and singer
  • 1995 – Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, English swimmer
  • 1997 – Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player
  • 1998 – Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player
  • 1998 – Lovie Simone, American actress
  • 2002Yunus Musah, American soccer player

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

  • Christian feast day:
    • Brendan of Birr
    • Francis Fasani
    • Illuminata
    • Radboud of Utrecht
    • Saturnin
    • November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations)
  • Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)
  • Republic Day (Yugoslavia)
  • Unity Day (Vanuatu)
  • William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia)

See also

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