November 29

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

Events

• 561 – King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divide the Frankish Kingdom.
• 800 – Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
• 1394 – The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.
• 1549 – The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
• 1612 – The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.
• 1729 – Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
• 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
• 1777 – San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
• 1781 – The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
• 1783 – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
• 1830 – November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.
• 1847 – The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
• 1847 – Whitman Massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
• 1850 – The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.
• 1864 – American Indian Wars: Sand Creek Massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
• 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.
• 1872 – American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
• 1877 – Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
• 1885 – End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy
• 1890 – The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
• 1893 – The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
• 1902 – The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
• 1929 – U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
• 1943 – World War II: 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 in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1944 – The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
• 1944 – World War II: Albania is liberated by partisan forces.
• 1945 – The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
• 1946 – The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) is founded in Jakarta.
• 1947 – Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
• 1947 – First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
• 1950 – Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.
• 1952 – Korean War: 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.
• 1961 – Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission – Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
• 1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• 1963 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
• 1965 – The Canadian Space Agency launches the satellite Alouette 2.
• 1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
• 1972 – Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
• 1975 – Graham Hill and Tony Brise, along with three other members of the Embassy Hill F1 team, were killed when their plane crashed at Arkley golf course, England, in thick fog.
• 1987 – Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115.
• 1990 – Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq does not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
• 2007 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
• 2007 – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
• 2013 – LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 crashes in Namibia, killing 33 people.

Births

• 1338 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, English nobleman, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1368)
• 1427 – Zhengtong Emperor of China (d. 1464)
• 1484 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar (d. 1551)
• 1627 – John Ray, English historian (d. 1705)
• 1690 – Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1747)
• 1705 – Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)
• 1711 – Laura Bassi, Italian scientist (d. 1778)
• 1752 – Jemima Wilkinson, American preacher (d. 1819)
• 1781 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)
• 1797 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)
• 1798 – Alexander Brullov, Russian painter (d. 1877)
• 1799 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American educator and philosopher (d. 1888)
• 1802 – Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (d. 1827)
• 1803 – Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist (d. 1853)
• 1803 – Gottfried Semper, German architect, designed the Semper Opera House (d. 1879)
• 1816 – Morrison Waite, American jurist and politician, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)
• 1818 – George Brown, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (d. 1880)
• 1818 – William Ellery Channing American poet (d. 1901)
• 1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893)
• 1832 – Louisa May Alcott, American author (d. 1888)
• 1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)
• 1849 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (d. 1945)
• 1856 – Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)
• 1857 – Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911)
• 1874 – Francis Dodd, Welsh painter (d. 1949)
• 1874 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)
• 1878 – John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)
• 1879 – Jacob Gade, Danish composer (d. 1963)
• 1881 – Artur Phleps, German SS general (d. 1944)
• 1881 – Julius Raab, Austrian politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)
• 1882 – Henri Fabre, French pilot (d. 1984)
• 1888 – Joe Slater, Australian footballer (d. 1917)
• 1894 – Lucille Hegamin, American singer (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)
• 1895 – William Tubman, Liberian politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Yakima Canutt, American actor, stuntman, and director (d. 1986)
• 1898 – C. S. Lewis, Irish-English author and poet (d. 1963)
• 1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian lawyer and politician, Minister of Interior of Croatia (d. 1988)
• 1901 – Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)
• 1904 – Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (d. 1970)
• 1905 – Marcel Lefebvre, French bishop (d. 1991)
• 1908 – N. S. Krishnan, Tamil actor and singer (d. 1957)
• 1908 – Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)
• 1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)
• 1910 – Elizabeth Choy, North Bornean-Singaporean war hero, educator and politician (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
• 1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter
• 1917 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
• 1918 – Madeleine L'Engle, American author (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness and Muscle & Fitness Magazine (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Yegor Ligachev, Soviet-Russian politician
• 1921 – Dagmar, American model and actress (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Jackie Stallone, American astrologer, mother of Sylvester Stallone
• 1922 – Michael Howard, English-American historian
• 1924 – Charles E. Mower, American soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor (d. 1944)
• 1925 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban baseball player
• 1926 – Tofiq Bahramov, Soviet-Azerbaijani footballer and referee (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Vin Scully, American sportscaster
• 1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter
• 1928 – Paul Simon, American politician, Senator from Illinois (1985-1997) (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and broadcaster (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Woo Yong Gak, North Korean soldier
• 1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster (1991-1992)
• 1930 – Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Alan Lee Williams, English former politician, MP for Hornchurch (1966-1970, 1974-1979)
• 1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
• 1931 – André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Jacques Chirac, French politician, 22nd President of France
• 1932 – Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Marc Vaux, English artist
• 1933 – Horst Assmy, German footballer (d. 1972)
• 1933 – John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
• 1933 – James Rosenquist, American painter
• 1934 – Terry Dyson, English footballer
• 1935 – Diane Ladd, American actress
• 1935 – Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop
• 1938 – Gene Okerlund, American ring announcer and journalist
• 1938 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996)
• 1939 – Meco, American trombone player and producer
• 1939 – Peter Bergman, American comedian and actor (d. 2012)
• 1940 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas and The Halifax III) (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban economist (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer
• 1940 – Janet Smith, English judge
• 1941 – Bill Freehan, American baseball player
• 1941 – Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (The Rascals)
• 1942 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist (d. 1995)
• 1942 – Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss opera singer
• 1942 – Maggie Thompson, American journalist and editor
• 1942 – Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thai director
• 1943 – Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman
• 1943 – Sue Miller, American author
• 1944 – Twink, British drummer, singer, songwriter and actor (The Pretty Things, Pink Fairies, Tomorrow and Stars)
• 1945 – Csaba Pleh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist
• 1946 – Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter, keyboard player and producer (The Groop, Axiom, and The Flying Burrito Brothers)
• 1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier and actress
• 1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban poet
• 1947 – Malcolm Grant, English barrister and academic
• 1947 – Petra Kelly, German Green activist and politician (d. 1992)
• 1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Montrose and Gamma) (d. 2012)
• 1948 – David Rintoul, Scottish actor
• 1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster
• 1949 – Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and author
• 1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
• 1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and scriptwriter
• 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012)
• 1951 – Barry Goudreau, American guitarist (Boston, RTZ, and Ernie and the Automatics)
• 1951 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (Zapp) (d. 1999)
• 1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor
• 1952 – Dusty Hare, English former rugby union player
• 1953 – Jackie French, Australian author
• 1953 – Alex Grey, American painter
• 1953 – Christine Pascal, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1954 – Joel Coen, American filmmaker
• 1954 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player (d. 2006)
• 1955 – C. David Johnson, Canadian actor
• 1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1956 – Hinton Battle, German-American actor and dancer
• 1956 – Yvonne Fovargue, English politician, MP for Makerfield
• 1956 – Eric Laakso, American football player
• 1956 – Leo Laporte, American television host and author
• 1956 – Katrin Saks, Estonian politician
• 1957 – Kate Barker, English economist
• 1957 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1957 – Janet Napolitano, American politician, 20th President of the University of California
• 1957 – Matthew Rubel, American businessman
• 1958 – Michael Dempsey, English bass player (The Cure, Associates, Presence, Easy Cure, The Lotus Eaters, and Malice)
• 1958 – John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian politician, 4th President of Ghana
• 1958 – Devon Scott, American actress
• 1959 – Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician
• 1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
• 1959 – Rich Camarillo, American football player
• 1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American politician, 55th Mayor of Chicago
• 1959 – Steve Hindalong, American drummer, songwriter and producer (The Choir and Lost Dogs)
• 1960 – Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)
• 1960 – Howard Johnson, American baseball player
• 1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress
• 1961 – Kim Delaney, American actress
• 1961 – Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese bass player (Loudness)
• 1962 – Andy LaRocque, Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer (King Diamond)
• 1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director
• 1964 – Don Cheadle, American actor and producer
• 1964 – Cork Graham, American author
• 1964 – Ken Monkou, Dutch footballer
• 1964 – Tom Sizemore, American actor and producer
• 1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress
• 1965 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese poet and pianist (d. 1992)
• 1966 – John Layfield, American wrestler and sportscaster
• 1967 – Zbigniew Szewczyk, Polish footballer
• 1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
• 1969 – Kasey Keller, American soccer player
• 1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball player
• 1969 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
• 1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor
• 1970 – Frank Delgado, American keyboard player (Deftones)
• 1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• 1971 – Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Gena Lee Nolin, American actress
• 1972 – Willie Bain, Scottish politician, Shadow Minister for Scotland
• 1972 – Brian Baumgartner, American actor
• 1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player
• 1972 – Minoru Tanaka, Japanese wrestler
• 1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
• 1973 – Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright
• 1974 – Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model and actress
• 1974 – Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 1974 – Ferenc Merkli, Hungarian-Slovene priest
• 1975 – Andreas Ioannides, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1975 – Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
• 1976 – Chris Akins, American football player
• 1976 – Anna Faris, American actress and singer
• 1976 – Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
• 1976 – Ehren McGhehey, American actor and stuntman
• 1976 – Lindsay Mintenko, American swimmer
• 1977 – Juan José Gurruchaga, Chilean actor
• 1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
• 1978 – Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player
• 1978 – Lauren German, American actress
• 1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Ludwika Paleta, Polish-Mexican actress
• 1978 – Benjamín Vicuña, Chilean actor
• 1979 – Game, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit)
• 1979 – Simon Amstell, English comedian, actor, and television host
• 1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Neal Horgan, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Adam Barrett, English footballer
• 1980 – Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor
• 1980 – Brian Wolfe, American baseball player
• 1980 – Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek politician, spokesman for Golden Dawn
• 1981 – John Milhiser, American comedian
• 1981 – Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor
• 1982 – Lucas Black, American actor
• 1982 – Ashley Force, American race car driver
• 1982 – Divya Spandana, Indian actress
• 1982 – Imogen Thomas, Welsh model
• 1983 – Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Jennifer Oeser, German heptathlete
• 1984 – Sitti Navarro, Filipino singer
• 1984 – Ji Hyun Woo, South Korean actor and musician
• 1985 – Evangelia Aravani, Greek model
• 1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player
• 1987 – Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer
• 1988 – Clémence Saint-Preux, French singer
• 1990 – Lee Minhyuk, South Korean idol, singer, rapper and dancer (BtoB)
• 1991 – Zac Sunderland, American sailor
• 1991 – Becky James, Welsh professional racing cyclist
• 1995 – Laura Marano, American actress and singer
• 1996 – Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Lithuanian tennis player
• 1997 – Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player

Deaths

• 521 – Jacob of Serugh, Syrian poet and theologian (b. 451)
• 561 – Chlothar I, Frankish king (b. 497)
• 1253 – Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
• 1268 – Pope Clement IV (b. 1190)
• 1314 – Philip IV of France (b. 1268)
• 1330 – Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English soldier and statesman (b. 1287)
• 1342 – Michael of Cesena, Italian general and theologian (b. 1270)
• 1378 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316)
• 1530 – Thomas Wolsey, English cardinal (b. 1470)
• 1544 – Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1488)
• 1590 – Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)
• 1595 – Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (b. 1533)
• 1626 – Ernst von Mansfeld, German soldier (b. 1580)
• 1632 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine, German husband of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (b. 1596)
• 1643 – William Cartwright, English playwright (b. 1611)
• 1643 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (b. 1567)
• 1646 – Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (b. 1565)
• 1661 – Brian Walton, English bishop and scholar (b. 1600)
• 1682 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine, German-British soldier, privateer and scientist (b. 1619)
• 1694 – Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (b. 1628)
• 1695 – James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1619)
• 1699 – Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)
• 1759 – Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1687)
• 1780 – Maria Theresa, Austrian sovereign, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1717)
• 1797 – Samuel Langdon, American clergyman and academic (b. 1723)
• 1830 – John Maurice Hauke, Polish general (b. 1775)
• 1847 – Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)
• 1883 – Hiep Hoa, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1847)
• 1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (b. 1858)
• 1927 – George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)
• 1939 – Philipp Scheidemann, German politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)
• 1941 – Frank Waller, American sprinter (b. 1884)
• 1942 – Boyd Wagner, American pilot (b. 1916)
• 1946 – Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, politician and doctor, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)
• 1953 – Sam De Grasse, American actor (b. 1875)
• 1953 – Alfons Fryland, Austrian actor (b. 1888)
• 1953 – Milt Gross, American illustrator and animator (b. 1895)
• 1954 – Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
• 1957 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (b. 1897)
• 1967 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian politician (b. 1886)
• 1970 – Robert T. Frederick, American combat commander (b. 1907)
• 1972 – Carl Stalling, American composer (b. 1888)
• 1974 – James J. Braddock, American boxer (b. 1905)
• 1975 – Tony Brise, English race car driver (b. 1952)
• 1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver (b. 1929)
• 1980 – Dorothy Day, American journalist (b. 1897)
• 1980 – George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (b. 1923)
• 1981 – Fredric Wertham, German psychologist (b. 1895)
• 1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)
• 1982 – Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (b. 1908)
• 1984 – Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (b. 1900)
• 1986 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (b. 1904)
• 1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)
• 1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)
• 1991 – Frank Yerby, American author (b. 1916)
• 1992 – Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (b. 1906)
• 1992 – Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller, American philanthropist (b. 1909)
• 1993 – J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (b. 1904)
• 1996 – Dan Flavin, American sculptor (b. 1933)
• 1998 – Frank Latimore, American actor (b. 1925)
• 1998 – Martin Ruane, English wrestler (b. 1947)
• 1999 – Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b. 1917)
• 1999 – Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese navy officer (b. 1918)
• 2000 – Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet, translator and publicist (b. 1921)
• 2001 – Mic Christopher, Irish singer-songwriter (b. 1969)
• 2001 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, Plastic Ono Band, and The Quarrymen) (b. 1943)
• 2001 – John Knowles, American author (b. 1926)
• 2002 – Daniel Gélin, French actor (b. 1921)
• 2002 – George "Two Ton" Harris, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
• 2003 – Moondog Spot, American wrestler (b. 1952)
• 2004 – Harry Danning, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 2004 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)
• 2005 – Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (b. 1958)
• 2005 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
• 2006 – Allen Carr, English author (b. 1934)
• 2007 – James Barber, Canadian chef and author (b. 1923)
• 2007 – Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
• 2007 – Henry Hyde, American politician (b. 1924)
• 2007 – Roger Smith, American businessman (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Tom Terrell, American journalist (b. 1950)
• 2008 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)
• 2009 – Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)
• 2010 – Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet (b. 1937)
• 2010 – Al Masini, American television producer (b. 1930)
• 2010 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director (b. 1915)
• 2010 – S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist (b. 1930)
• 2010 – Stephen J. Solarz, American politician (b. 1940)
• 2010 – Maurice Wilkes, English computer scientist (b. 1913)
• 2011 – Patrice O'Neal, American comedian and actor (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Joe Kulbacki, American football player and author (b. 1938)
• 2012 – Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (b. 1911)
• 2012 – Merv Pregulman, American football player (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (b. 1945)
• 2012 – Klaus Schütz, German politician (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Joyce Spiliotis, American politician (b. 1946)
• 2012 – Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist, radio and TV anchorman (b. 1936)

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Brendan of Birr
  • Cuthbert Mayne
  • Radboud of Utrecht
  • Saturnin
  • November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (International)
• Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)
• Republic Day (Yugoslavia)
• Unity Day (Vanuatu)
• William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia)

External links

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