Tukuk-OS📅 November 29
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on November 29? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2012 — In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19United Nations General AssemblyUnited Nations General Assembly observers
- 2007 — During their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, Philippine soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes mutinied and seized a conference room at The Peninsula Manila in Makati.
- 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.
- 1982 — Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.
- 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.
Tellico DamTennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States
- 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.
- 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.
Montréal–Trudeau International AirportTrans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831
- 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.
United Nations General AssemblyUnited Nations Partition Plan for PalestineArab–Israeli conflict
- 1924 — The Bronx County Bird Club was formed and would go on to lead the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in the eastern US for three years in a row.
- 1899 — FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.
- 1890 — The National Diet of Japan, a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo.
- 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.
- 1810 — Napoleonic Wars: British troops rendezvoused at Grand Baie to launch an invasion of Isle de France, now known as Mauritius.
- 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.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: British reinforcements brought an end to the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia.
American Revolutionary WarPatriot (American Revolution)Battle of Fort Cumberland (1776)
- 903 — The Abbasid Caliphate captured the Qarmatian leadership at the Battle of Hama in Syria, opening the way for the reconquest of Tulunid Egypt.
Births
- 2009 — Salish Matter, American YouTuber
- 2002 — Yunus Musah, American soccer player
- 1998 — MJ Melendez, American baseball player
- 1998 — Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player
- 1998 — Lovie Simone, American actress
- 1997 — Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player
- 1995 — Laura Marano, American actress and singer
- 1995 — Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, English swimmer
- 1994 — Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Julius Randle, American basketball player
- 1993 — Stefon Diggs, American football player
- 1992 — Ben Nugent, English footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 2024 — Will Cullen Hart, American musician (born 1971)
- 2024 — Wayne Northrop, American actor (born 1947)
- 2023 — Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923)
- 2023 — Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (born 1934)
- 2022 — Derek Granger, British film and television producer and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2022 — Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Samoan politician (born 1953/1954)
- 2021 — Kinza Clodumar, Nauruan politician, 7th President of Nauru (born 1945)
- 2021 — Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer (born 1925)
- 2021 — LaMarr Hoyt, Major League Baseball player, 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner (born 1955)
- 2020 — Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (born 1978)
- 2019 — Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1918)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Brendan of Birr
- Christian feast day: Francis Fasani
- Christian feast day: Illuminata
- Christian feast day: Radboud of Utrecht
- Christian feast day: Saturnin
- Christian feast day: November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations)
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUnited Nations
- Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)
- Republic Day (Yugoslavia)
- Unity Day (Vanuatu)
- William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia)
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