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Ancient Mystery Of The Massive, Astronomically Oriented Buildings Worldwide

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com  – Throughout history, countless archaeological sites and prehistoric monuments have revealed fascinating alignments with celestial events, underscoring how deeply ancient cultures relied on the sky.

These alignments were not merely architectural choices—they reflected essential aspects of life such as agriculture, migration, hunting, and spiritual ceremonies. The dedication to observing the heavens led many civilizations to develop a profound understanding of celestial cycles involving the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

Ancient Mystery Of The Massive, Astronomically Oriented Buildings Worldwide

For instance, the Aztecs of Tenochtitlán revered the Pleiades and crafted an intricate calendar rooted in cyclical time. Similarly, among the Maya, Venus—the “morning star”—held great religious significance and was honored as the most important deity, Kukulcan (also known as Kulkuykan or Gucumatz), who was recognized as Quetzalcóatl by the Aztecs. In Egypt’s Middle Kingdom era and beyond, five planets were identified as “stars that know no rest,” reflecting a sophisticated grasp of planetary motion.

Across ancient America stand remarkable structures aligned with astronomical phenomena—some still shrouded in mystery today. Meanwhile, in India, astronomy’s roots stretch back to prehistoric times; Vedic texts from before 1500 BC are rich with references to celestial bodies. They describe Earth as a sphere and note that, while the sun rules all things visible above us, it also illuminates the moon.

These examples remind us that our ancestors knew their skies intimately—using constellations and cosmic signs not only for practical needs but also for deeper meaning. Yet despite all we have learned from these enduring legacies of observation and wonderment at the cosmos above us, a fundamental question remains an ancient mystery still waiting to be unraveled.

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Scientists Discover How To “Hack” Bacterial Conversations To Prevent Gum Disease

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Computer Rendered Split Image of Bacteria on a Tooth SurfaceDisrupting the chemical messages that oral bacteria use to coordinate growth may help prevent disease by keeping plaque communities in a healthier state. Like all living things, bacteria adapt in order to survive. Over time, many have become resistant to widely used antibiotics and disinfectants, creating growing challenges for healthcare and sanitation. At the same […]



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Nordic Eating Habits May Hold the Secret to Longer, Healthier Lives

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Glowing Human Stars LongevityA new study from Aarhus University shows that the updated Nordic dietary guidelines, designed to support both human and planetary health, are linked to increased longevity. A new study from Aarhus University reports that the new Nordic dietary guidelines, which aim to support both human health and environmental well-being, are linked to a longer lifespan. […]



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Scientists Stunned As Rare Killifish Thought Extinct Is Found Alive in Bolivia

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Male Moema Claudiae Seasonal KillifishA long-lost Bolivian killifish has been found alive, revealing a globally important hotspot for seasonal killifish diversity at risk from deforestation. Researchers have confirmed the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a seasonal killifish from Bolivia that had been considered possibly extinct. Finding this species again brings renewed optimism for its protection and for the conservation of […]



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Lady with the inverted diadem found in Archaic cemetery – The History Blog

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A excavation on the eastern slopes of the dried Lake Kopaida in central Greece has unearthed a rich Early Archaic-era burial of a noble woman wearing an upside-down bronze diadem. The burial dates to the second half of the 7th century B.C., a period when the power of ancestral hereditary kingship in Boeotia was waning while the nobility’s was on the rise. Her diadem was symbolic of the new power of the non-monarchical elites.

Archaeologists with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Phthiotis and Evrytania have been carrying out a rescue excavation in advance of construction of a photovoltaic park. They have so far unearthed 40 graves from the Archaic and Classical periods. Different types of burials, including pit graves, burial pyres and graves with tile roofs, were found grouped in clusters.

The lady with the diadem was found in a cluster of three pit graves. Analysis of her teeth identified her as an adult woman between 20 and 30 years of age. She was buried wearing a banded bronze diadem with a large rosette shaped like a radiant sun in the center of her forehead. The band of the diadem is embossed with pairs of male and female lions facing each other, symbols of royal authority. The crown was placed upside-down, so the lions are on their backs. This likely symbolized the fall of a monarch, in this case dethroned by death.

She was buried with a multitude of other valuable objects, including two oversized bronze brooches of the Boeotian type, ornamented with stylized geometric horses, a necklace with a large central vase-shaped amulet, bone and ivory beads and bronze rosettes, copper earrings, a bracelet, and spiral rings on all of her fingers. This was a woman of immense wealth and status in the community, not a queen, but powerful enough to adopt the symbols of monarchy.

One of the other pit burials in the cluster with her also contained the remains of a bronze diadem with rosettes. This one belonged to a young girl about four years of age, and in addition to the diadem on her head, she wore similar jewelry to the noblewoman, including a necklace with a vase-shaped amulet. The burial dates to the same period, so it’s possible the two were related in some way.

Other notable finds from the cemetery include a Siana-type kylix (drinking cup) decorated with roosters and a trefoil-shaped oenochoe (wine pitcher) decorated with Hermes as psychopomp (guide of souls) and harpies discovered in a mid-6th-century B.C. grave, bronze flasks and black-figure and black-lettered pottery from the renown ceramic workshops of Akraiphia.



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Famous Deaths on November 29

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  • 561 Chlotarius I, king of the France (558-61), dies at about 61
  • 835 Muhammad al-Jawad, descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad, 9th Shia Imam, dies from poisoning at 24 (approximate dates)
  • 917 Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies
  • 1217 Ibn Jubayr, Arab traveller and geographer from Granada (Riḥlah – recorded his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1183-85), dies at 72
  • 1253 Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
  • 1268 Clement IV [Guido Fulcodi], Pope (1265-68), dies

King of France (1285-1314) and Navarre (1284-1305) known as “the Handsome”, dies of a cerebral stroke after a hunt at 46

Philip IV of France

  • 1330 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English nobleman imprisoned in the Tower of London for leading revolt against King Edward II, and Isabella of France’s love affair, executed by hanging on orders of Edward III at 43
  • 1342 Michael of Cesena, Italian Franciscan leader (b. 1270)
  • 1378 Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), dies at 62
  • 1463 Marie of Anjou, Queen of France (1422-61), dies at 59
  • 1530 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, adviser and Lord Chancellor, (1515-29) to England’s King Henry VIII, dies just before facing treason trial at about 55
  • 1577 Cuthbert Mayne, English catholic saint, executed for high treason by being hung, drawn and quartered (b. 1543)
  • 1590 Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)
  • 1595 Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet, dies at 61
  • 1626 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580)
  • 1632 Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, dies of an infection at 36
  • 1643 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera (L’Orfeo,espro della Beata Vergine), dies at 76
  • 1643 William Cartwright, English dramatist (b. 1611)
  • 1646 Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer, dies at 81
  • 1661 Brian Walton, English Anglican priest, and scholar (Polyglot Bible), dies at about 60 or 61
  • 1682 Prince Rupert of the Rhine, English-German soldier (Royalist Commander English Civil War, 1st Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company), dies at 62
  • 1695 James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, Scottish lawyer and statesman (b. 1619)
  • 1699 Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (served Tsar Peter the Great), dies at 64
  • 1759 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 72
  • 1775 Lorenzo Somis, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 87
  • 1780 Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) only woman to rule Habsburg Empire in her own right, dies following illness at 63
  • 1797 Samuel Langdon, American college educator, President of Harvard (1774-80), dies at 74
  • 1813 Giambattista Bodoni, Italian typographer (Bodoni), printer and publisher, dies at 73
  • 1835 Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (1807-13) as wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, dies at 52
  • 1843 Marco Santucci, Italian maestro di cappella (S. Giovanni (Laterano), 1797–1808), and composer, dies at 81
  • 1844 Princess Sophia of Gloucester, great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and niece of King George III, dies at 71
  • 1847 Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (Oregon Trail), killed at 45
  • 1847 Narcissa Whitman (née Prentiss), American missionary and pioneer woman, killed in massacre at 39
  • 1865 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer and statesman, dies at 69
  • 1872 Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian painter, dies at 56
  • 1872 Giovanni Tadolini, Italian composer, dies at 83
  • 1872 Horace Greeley, American founder and editor of the New-York Tribune (“Go west, young man”), dies at 61
  • 1872 Mary Somerville, Scottish scientist, mathematician, and first elected female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society, dies at 91
  • 1895 Eduard Taaffe, Austrian politician (Minister-President of Austria 1868-70, 79-93), dies at 62
  • 1918 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Helten), dies at 40
  • 1921 Ivan Caryll [Félix Tilkin], Belgian composer of operetta and musical comedy (The Shop Girl; The Spring Chicken; The Pink Lady), dies at 60

Italian opera composer (La bohème; Tosca; Madame Butterfly), dies in Brussels at 65

Giacomo Puccini

  • 1925 Karl Flodin, Finnish composer, dies at 67
  • 1927 George Giffen, Australian cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 6 x 50, HS 161, 103 wickets, BB 7/117; SA CA), dies at 68
  • 1939 Philipp Scheidemann, German politician (SPD) and Mayor of Kassel, dies at 74
  • 1943 Bertha Knight Landes, American politician (1st female mayor of any major US city – Mayor of Seattle 1926-28), dies at 75
  • 1952 Rosa Lewis, English chef and owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies at 85
  • 1952 Vladimir Ipatieff, Russian-American chemist, dies at 85
  • 1953 Alfons Fryland, Austrian actor (b. 1888)
  • 1953 Milt Gross, American comic book illustrator and animator (b. 1895)
  • 1953 Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor, dies from a heart attack at 78
  • 1954 George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, dies at 85
  • 1954 Ollie “Dink” Johnson, American Dixieland jazz clarinetist, pianist, and drummer, dies at 62
  • 1957 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60
  • 1959 Fritz Brun, Swiss composer and conductor, dies at 81
  • 1959 Hans Henny Jahnn, German playwright, dies at 64
  • 1960 Fortunato Depero, Italian futurist artist (Bitter Campari), dies at 68
  • 1962 Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood, New Jersey
  • 1964 Anne de Vries, Dutch teacher and author (Bartje), dies at 60
  • 1967 Theo Marcuse, American character actor (Mara of Wilderness), dies in auto accident at 47
  • 1970 Karl Ottó Runólfsson, Icelandic composer (Á krossgötum ( At the Crossroads); Í Fjarlægð), dies at 70 [1]
  • 1970 Robert Ruthenfranz, German composer, dies at 65
  • 1971 Heinz Tiessen, German composer, dies at 84
  • 1972 Carl W. Stalling, American film composer (Disney’s Silly Symphonies; Warner Brothers Cartoons), dies at 81
  • 1974 Haroldson L. Hunt, US multi-millionaire, dies at 85

American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37), dies at 69

James J. Braddock

  • 1974 Ouida Bergere, American scriptwriter (Peter Ibbetson), dies at 88

English auto racer (Formula One World Champion 1962, 68; Indianapolis 500 1966; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1972), dies while trying to land a plane in fog near London at 46

Graham Hill

  • 1976 Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), dies of a heart attack at 43
  • 1976 Judith Lowry, American actress (Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds), dies at 86
  • 1977 George Hamilton Combs, American politician and TV and radio commentator (Through the Curtain), dies at 78
  • 1978 Alan Richardson, Scottish pianist and composer, dies at 74

Dorothy Day

  • 1981 Alphonse de Waelhens, Belgian philosopher (Psychosis), dies at 70

American actress (Miracle on 34th Street; Gypsy; Rebel Without A Cause; West Side Story), dies due to “drowning and other undetermined factors” at 43

Natalie Wood

  • 1982 Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), dies from self inflicted gunshot wounds at 74
  • 1982 Yuri Kazakov, Russian writer (Arcturus the Hunting Hound; Autumn in the Oak Woods), dies at 55
  • 1984 Gotthard Günther, German-Prussian philosopher, dies at 84
  • 1985 Bill Scott, American voice actor, producer and writer (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies of a heart attack at 65
  • 1985 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71

Cary Grant

  • 1986 Herb Vigran, American character actor (The Ed Wynn Show – “Ernie”; Gunsmoke – “Judge Brooker”; The Jack Benny Program), dies of cancer at 76
  • 1987 Howard Pyle, American politician (Governor-R-Arizona, 1951-55), dies at 81
  • 1987 Irene Handl, British actress (Riding High, Morgan), dies at 85
  • 1989 Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies of throat cancer at 56
  • 1989 Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (New Gourna Village), dies at 89
  • 1989 Sir G O “Gubby” Allen, English cricket all-rounder (25 Tests; refused to bowl ‘Bodyline’ tactics 1932), dies of complications after stomach surgery at 87
  • 1991 Frank Yerby, American novelist (The Foxes of Harrow), dies at 75
  • 1991 Louis Finkelstein, American historian and theologist (Pharizees), dies at 96
  • 1991 Ralph Bellamy, American actor (Rosemary’s Baby, His Girl Friday, Trading Places), dies at 87
  • 1992 Cary Scott Lowenstein, American dancer and singer, dies of AIDS at 30
  • 1992 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78
  • 1992 Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (b. 1906)
  • 1992 Robert F. Simon, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Operation Petticoat; M*A*S*H), dies at 83
  • 1992 Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of lung cancer at 92
  • 1993 J. R. D. Tata, Indian industrialist (Air-India, Tata Group), dies at 89
  • 1993 Jack Longland, British director of education (Derbyshire), dies at 88
  • 1994 Muhammad Ali Araki, Iranian grand ayatollah (Marja’), dies at 99
  • 1994 Ronald “Buster” Edwards, British Great Train Robber turned flower-seller, found hanged at 63
  • 1994 Sviatoslav S. Stravinsky, French-American composer, son of Igor S, dies at 84
  • 1995 Irene Ighodar, Sierra Leonean doctor and social reformer, dies at 79
  • 1995 Stone Cates, fictional character on TV soap General Hospital, dies of AIDS
  • 1996 Dan Flavin, American minimalist sculptor, dies at 63
  • 1997 Coleman Young, 1st African American mayor of Detroit, dies at 79
  • 1997 Heikki Savolainen, Finnish pommel horse gymnast (Olympic medalist, 1928-52, including gold, 1948), and medical doctor, dies at 90
  • 1997 Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, dies at 80
  • 1997 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1949-56), dies at 90
  • 1998 Frank Latimore, American actor (Guiding Light), dies at 73
  • 1998 George Van Eps, American seven-string jazz and session guitarist, dies of pneumonia at 85
  • 1998 Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane], English professional wrestler, dies at 51
  • 1999 Gene Rayburn [Jeljenić], American radio performer and TV game show host (Match Game), dies of heart failure at 81
  • 2000 Lou Groza, American football placekicker & offensive tackle (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Cleveland Browns), dies from a heart attack at 76
  • 2001 Budd Boetticher, American film director of Westerns, dies at 85

British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”; “Here Comes The Sun”; solo – “If Not For You”; Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care”), dies of lung cancer at 58

George Harrison

  • 2001 John Knowles, American writer (Morning in Antibes), dies at 75
  • 2001 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo – “Heyday”;”Skylarkin'”), dies of head injury after a fall at 32
  • 2002 Daniel Gélin, French actor (Obsession; Napoléon; The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)), dies of kidney failure at 81
  • 2002 George “Two Ton” Harris, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 75
  • 2003 Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
  • 2003 Tony Canadeo, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C’ship 1944; First-team All-Pro 1943, 49; Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
  • 2004 Harry Danning, American baseball player, dies at 93
  • 2004 John Drew Barrymore, American actor (Pantomine Quiz), dies from cancer at 72
  • 2005 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (6 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Cleveland, Minnesota), dies from cancer at 78
  • 2005 Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (Wanna Hold Your Hand, Bossom Buddies, Back to the Future), dies of breast cancer at 47
  • 2006 Allen Carr, English author and anti-smoking campaigner (The Easy Way to Stop Smoking), dies from lung cancer at 72
  • 2006 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), dies from dengue fever at 67
  • 2006 Nina Milkina, Russian-British concert pianist, dies at 87
  • 2007 August Willemsen, Dutch poet and translator of Brazilian and Portuguese literature, dies at 71
  • 2007 Henry Hyde, American politician (Rep (R) Illinois (1975-2007), dies at 83
  • 2007 James Barber, Canadian chef and writer (b. 1923)
  • 2007 Ralph Beard, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1948; NBA All-Star 1951; life ban point shaving scandal 1951), dies at 79
  • 2007 Roger Smith, American Chairman and CEO of General Motors), dies at 82
  • 2007 Tom Terrell, American musicologist, NPR reviewer and deejay, dies at 57
  • 2008 Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House), dies at 90
  • 2009 Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Prince of the Belgians and son of Leopold III, dies at 67
  • 2009 Robert Holdstock, English sci-fi author (Ghost Dance, Labyrinth), dies at 61
  • 2010 Alfred Masini, American television producer (b. 1930)
  • 2010 Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet (The String, Fever), dies at 73
  • 2010 Mario Monicelli, Italian film director (b. 1915)
  • 2010 Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist and inventor (stored program concept for computers), dies at 97
  • 2010 Stephen Solarz, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 70
  • 2011 Patrice O’Neal, American stand-up comedian, dies from stroke complications at 41
  • 2012 Merv Pregulman, American College Football HOF center (Uni of Michigan; GB Packers, Detroit Lions, NY Bulldogs), dies at 90
  • 2013 Dick Dodd, American rock drummer, singer (The Standells, 1964-68 – “Dirty Water”), and Mouseketeer, dies of cancer at 68
  • 2014 Mark Strand, American poet, editor and translator (Another Republic), dies at 80
  • 2015 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor, dies at 92
  • 2015 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (13 caps; Preston North End 185 games; FA Cup Final 1954), dies at 89
  • 2017 Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in “Scooby-Doo”), dies of bronchiolitis at 71
  • 2017 Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, commits suicide at 72
  • 2017 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), dies at 92
  • 2018 Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), dies at 87
  • 2018 Ruth Haring, American chess player and President of the US Chess Federation, dies at 63
  • 2019 Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), American Caribbean music composer and musician (Day-O), dies at 95
  • 2019 Ruth Anderson, American flutist, classical and electronic music composer (I Come Out of Your Sleep), dies at 91 [1]
  • 2019 Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), dies at 99
  • 2019 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), dies at 101
  • 2020 Ben Bova, American sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth), dies at 88 [1]
  • 2020 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 42
  • 2020 Viorel Turcu, Romanian soccer midfielder (7 caps; FC Argeș Pitești, Steaua București, FC Olt Scornicești), dies from a heart attack at 60
  • 2021 Arlene Dahl, American actress (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ambush, One Life To Live), TV panelist (What’s My Line), and perfumer, dies at 96
  • 2021 LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1983; AL wins leader 1982-83; Chicago White Sox), dies from cancer at 66
  • 2022 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), dies at 90
  • 2023 Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, dies at 95

Henry Kissinger

  • 2023 Mildred Miller (Posvar, née Müller), American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1951-74; The Marriage of Figaro – “Cherubino”), and artistic director (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 1978-99), dies at 98
  • 2023 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), dies at 89
  • 2024 Marshall Brickman, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (with Woody Allen – Sleeper; Annie Hall), and playwright (Jersey Boys), dies at 85 [1]
  • 2024 Wayne Northrop, American actor (Days of Our Lives, 1981-84 and 1991-94 – “Roman”; Dynasty – “Michael”), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 77

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Famous Birthdays on November 29

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  • 968 Kazan, 65th Emperor of Japan (984-6), born in Heian Kyō, Japan (d. 1008)
  • 1338 Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England, born in Antwerp, Buchy of Brabant (d. 1368)
  • 1435 Zhu Qizhen, Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1435-49 and 1457-64), born in Beijing, Ming China (d. 1464)
  • 1484 Joachim Vadian [Vadianus] Swiss humanist, scholar and protestant reformer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1551)
  • 1618 Jean Deutz, Dutch mercury merchant, banker, and war financier, born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1673)
  • 1627 John Ray, British naturalist (advances in taxonomy), born in Black Notley, England (d. 1705)
  • 1690 Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, German prince and father of Catherine the Great of Russia, born in Dornburg, Anhalt-Dornburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1747)
  • 1752 Jemima Wilkinson [Publick Universal Friend], American preacher, founded Universal Friends sect, born in Cumberland, Rhode Island (d. 1819)
  • 1761 Fridolin Weber, German violinist, violist, and composer, born in Hildesheim, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
  • 1762 Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (first detailed classification of crustaceans and insects), born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France (d. 1833)
  • 1768 Jean-Engelbert Pauwels, Flemish violinist, conductor, and compose, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1804)
  • 1770 Peter Hänsel, German-Austrian violinist and composer, born in Leppe, Silesia Province, Austria-Hungary (d. 1831)
  • 1781 Andres Bello, Venezuela poet, diplomat and scholar (Silvas Americanas), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1865)
  • 1797 Domenico Gaetano Donizetti, Italian opera composer (L’elisir d’amore; Lucia di Lammermoor), born in Bergamo, Cisalpine Republic (d. 1848)
  • 1798 Alexander Brullov, Russian Neoclassical painter (Maly Theatre), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1877)
  • 1799 Amos Bronson Alcott, American educator and poet (Concord Days), born in Wolcott, Connecticut (d. 1888)

  • 1802 Wilhelm Hauff, German poet, novelist, and fairytale writer (Der kleine Muck), born in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)

Austrian physicist (Doppler effect), born in Salzburg, Austria

Christian Doppler

  • 1803 Gottfried Semper, German architect (Semper Opera house), born in Altona, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1879)
  • 1811 Wendell Phillips, American abolitionist, women’s suffrage advocate and prison reformer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1884)
  • 1813 Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian philologist, born in Radomerščak, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
  • 1815 Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, American politician, commander of US Army of the Gulf, Major General (Union Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1882)
  • 1816 Carl Binder, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1860)
  • 1816 Morrison Waite, American attorney, politician, and jurist (Seventh Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, 1874-88), born in Lyme, Connecticut (d. 1888)
  • 1818 George Brown, Birtish-Canadian journalist, publisher (Toronto Globe), Premier of Canada West (Liberal: 1858) and one of the Fathers of Confederation, born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (d. 1880)
  • 1825 Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist, born in Paris, France (d. 1893)

American author (Little Women), born in Germantown, Pennsylvania

Louisa May Alcott

  • 1833 Louis Douglass Watkins, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Tallahassee, Florida, (d. 1868)
  • 1834 Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, American civil engineer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1864)

Empress Dowager of the Qing dynasty (1861-1908), born in Peking, China

Cixi

  • 1838 Aeneas Mackay, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1888-91), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1909)
  • 1839 Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck), born in Vienna (d. 1889)
  • 1849 John Ambrose Fleming, English electrical engineer, physicist and inventor (vaccum diode- 1st electronic rectifier of radio waves), born in Lancaster, England (d. 1945)
  • 1852 Paul Hillemacher, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1933)

Chancellor of the German Empire (1909-17), born in Hohenfinow, Kingdom of Prussia

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

  • 1857 Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician, discovered bacteria E. coli, born in Ansbach, Bavaria (d. 1911)
  • 1860 Hans Haym, German conductor, born in Halle, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1921)
  • 1862 Friedrich Klose, German-Swiss composer (König Elf), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1942)
  • 1863 Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer (Olympic Hymn), born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1917)
  • 1866 Waldemar von Baussnern, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1931)
  • 1870 Andre Lichtenberger, French sociologist and writer (Le petit roi), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1940)
  • 1870 Harry Graham, Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests; 2 x 100; 107 on debut v England 1893; Victoria, Otago), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1911)
  • 1872 Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian Wagnerian soprano, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1947)
  • 1874 Antonio Egas Moniz, Portuguese neurosurgeon (Nobel Prize 1949 for developing lobotomy procedure), born in Avanca, Portugal (d. 1955)
  • 1874 Francis Dodd, British artist (official military portraitist WWI), born in Holyhead, Wales (d. 1949)
  • 1879 Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (Jalousie ; Cinema Music), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1963)
  • 1891 Julius Raab, Austrian politician (Chancellor 1953-61), born in Sankt Pölten, Austria (d. 1964)
  • 1891 Richard Frank Donovan, American composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1970)
  • 1894 Lucille Hegamin, American blues singer (“Jazz Me Blues”, “Arkansas Blues”), and entertainer, born in Macon. Georgia (d. 1970)
  • 1895 Busby Berkeley [Enos], American film choreographer (42nd Street) and director (Strike Up The Band; They Made Me A Criminal), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1976)
  • 1895 Lodovico Rocca, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1986)
  • 1895 William V. S. Tubman, Liberian politician (President of Liberia, 1943-70), born in Harper, Liberia (d. 1971)
  • 1895 Yakima Canutt [Enos Edward], American rodeo cowboy, actor and director (Texas Terror), born in Colfax, Washington (d. 1986)
  • 1896 Philip L. Carret, American investor and founder of Pioneer Fund, born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
  • 1897 Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer (Mary, My Child), born in Zwijndrecht, Belgium (d. 1981)

British author (The Chronicles of Narnia), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

C. S. Lewis

  • 1898 Rod La Rocque, American actor (The Ten Commandments), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1969)
  • 1899 Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal and Nazi ally during WWII who operated concentration camps, born in Klobuk, Austria-Hungary (d. 1988)
  • 1899 Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1929)
  • 1899 Genevieve Tobin, American actress (Zaza, Great Gambini, Uncertain Lady), born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1899 Gustave Reese, American musicologist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1977)
  • 1900 Håkan Malmrot, Swedish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m & 400m breaststroke 1920), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 1987)
  • 1901 Mildred Harris, American actress (The Magic Cloak, No, No Nannette), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming (d. 1944)
  • 1902 Carlo Levi, Italian anti-fascist activist, writer (Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli)), painter, and politician (Senator, 1963-72), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1975)
  • 1902 Georges Poulet, French-Belgian critic (Temps Humain), born in Chênée, Belgium (d. 1991)
  • 1904 Egon Eiermann, German architect known for Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial New Church, born in Neuendorf, Germany (d. 1970)
  • 1904 Kay Johnson, American actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage), born in Mt Vernon, New York (d. 1975)
  • 1904 Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist, conductor and composer (Glorify Kokila), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1984)
  • 1905 Marcel Lefebvre, French Roman Catholic bishop who opposed Second Vatican Council reforms and was excommunicated, born in Tourcoing, France (d. 1991)
  • 1905 Mowbray Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham, English peer associated with organized crime figures the Kray Twins, born in the UK (d. 1996)
  • 1906 Luis Van Rooten, Mexican-born American actor, author and translator (One Man’s Family), born in Mexico City (d. 1973)

American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in New Haven, Connecticut

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

  • 1908 N. S. Krishnan, the “Charlie Chaplin of India”, Tamil film comedian actor and screenwriter, born in Nagercoil, British India (d. 1957)
  • 1909 Rupert Davies, British Methodist scholar, born in London (d. 1994)
  • 1912 Viola Smith, American drummer and bandleader (one of the first professional female drummers), born in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1913 Benjamin Markarian, Armenian astrophysicist (Markarian galaxies), born in Shaumiani, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
  • 1914 Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-British jazz double bassist (Joe Harriot Quintet), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2015)
  • 1914 Edith Tilton Penrose, American-British economist (The Theory of the Growth of the Firm), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
  • 1914 Taisen Deshimaru, Japanese founder of several Zen centers in France, born in Saga City, Japan (d. 1982)
  • 1915 Billy Strayhorn, American pianist, arranger, and composer (Duke Ellington Orchestra – “Take The ‘A’ Train”), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
  • 1915 Earl W. Sutherland, American pharmacologist (Nobel Prize Medicine or Physiology 1971 – cyclic AMP), born in Burlingame, Kansas (d. 1974)
  • 1916 Fran Ryan, American actress (Stripes; The Long Riders), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000)
  • 1916 Valentino Bucchi, Italian composer (Banditi a Orgosolo), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1976)
  • 1917 Merle Travis, American country singer, finger-picking guitarist, and songwriter (“Dark as a Dungeon”, “Sixteen Tons”), born in Rosewood, Kentucky (d. 1983)
  • 1918 Madeleine L’Engle, American writer of young adult fiction, novelist, and poet (Wrinkle in Time and sequels; Ilsa; Lines Scribbled on an Envelope), born in New York City (d. 2007)
  • 1919 Joe Weider, Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur, co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders and creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, and Masters Olympia competitions, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2013)
  • 1919 Pearl Primus, Trinidad-born American dancer (popularized African dance), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1994)
  • 1920 Joseph Shivers, American chemist and inventor of Spandex, born in Marlton, New Jersey (d. 2014) [1]
  • 1920 Yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician (ally then challenger to Gorbachev), born in Dubinkino, Tomsk, Soviet Union (d. 2021)
  • 1921 Dagmar [Virginia Ruth Egnor], American actress, model, and television personality (Broadway’s Open House), born in Yawkey, West Virginia (d. 2001)
  • 1922 Benjamin Smit, Curacaos architect (St Elizabeth Hospital), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
  • 1923 Frank Reynolds, American news anchor (ABC Evening News, 1968-70; World New Tonight, 1977-83), born in East Chicago, Indiana (d. 1983)
  • 1924 Jack Kane, British-Canadian arranger, composer, and orchestra leader (Steve & Eydie; The Andy Williams Show), born in London, England (d. 1961)
  • 1924 Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American Baseball HOF left-fielder (9 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove Award 1957, 1959, 1960; Chicago White Sox), born in Perico, Cuba (d. 2015)
  • 1925 Chet Leaming, American stage and screen actor, born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1992)
  • 1925 Ernst Happel, Austrian soccer defender (51 caps; Rapid Wien 240 games) and coach (Netherlands, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, Hamburger SV, Sevilla), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1992)

Tunisia’s 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), born in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

Beji Caid Essebsi

  • 1927 Rupert Crosse, American actor, 1st African-American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award (The Reivers), born in New York City (d. 1973)

American sportscaster (Brooklyn/ Los Angeles Dodgers, 1950-2016; Ford Frick Award, 1982; Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award, 1995), born in The Bronx, New York

Vin Scully

  • 1928 Paul Simon, American politician (U. S. House of Representatives, 1975-85; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1985-97), born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2003)
  • 1928 Tahir Salahov, Soviet-Azerbaijani painter (The Shift is Over; Aidan), born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2021)
  • 1928 Toby Talbot, American writer and movie theatre owner (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, 1981-2018), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1928 Yolande Betbeze Fox, Miss America 1951, first to refuse to parade in a swimsuit, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2016)
  • 1929 Jackie Stallone (née Labofish), American astrologer, television personality, and mother of Sylvester Stallone and Frank Stallone, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
  • 1931 André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (Olympic gold Road race individual, team 1952), born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 2003)
  • 1931 Frank Mdlalose, South African politician (Premier of KwaZulu, 1994-97), born in Nquthu, South Africa (d. 2021)
  • 1931 Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director (Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman), born in Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1997)
  • 1932 Antoine Tisné, French composer (Trio pour Ondes Martenot Piano Percussion avec récitante), born in Lourdes, France (d. 1998)

President of France (1995-2007) and Prime Minister of France (1974-76, 1986-88), born in Paris, France

Jacques Chirac

  • 1932 John Anthony Kaiser, American Roman Catholic priest, born in Perham, Minnesota (d. 2000)
  • 1932 John Gary [Strader], American pop and easy-listening singer (“Cold”), born in Watertown, New York (d. 1998)
  • 1932 Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
  • 1933 David Reuben, American psychiatrist and author (Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1933 James Rosenquist, American pop artist, born in Grand Forks, North Dakota (d. 2017)
  • 1933 John Lamb, American jazz double bassist (Duke Ellington Orchestra), born in Vero Beach, Florida
  • 1933 John Mayall, British blues musician (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers), born in Macclesfield, England (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1935 Diane Ladd [Ladner], American actress (Chinatown; Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore; Wild at Heart), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1936 Davide Anzaghi, Italian contemporary classical composer (Aurore; Ritografia), accordionist, educator, and arts promoter, born in Milan, Italy
  • 1936 Gerti Tetzner, East German writer (Karen W.), born in Wiegleben, Germany
  • 1937 Johan Jørgen Holst, Norwegian minister of Foreign affairs (worked on the Oslo Peace Accords), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1994)
  • 1939 Gennadi Volnov, Russian basketball player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1998)
  • 1939 Meco [Domenico Monardo], American musician and record producer (Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk), born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1939 Peter Bergman, American comedian, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2012)
  • 1940 Chuck Mangione, American Grammy Award-winning jazz flugelhorn and trumpet player (“Feels So Good”), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1940 Mark James [Francis Zambon], American Grammy Award-winning songwriter (“Hooked on a Feeling”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Always on My Mind”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1940 Thelma Mothershed Wair, American civil rights activist (one of the Little Rock Nine, 1957), school teacher, and guidance counselor, born in Bloomburg, Texas (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1941 (Myrna Joy) “Jody” Miller, American Grammy Award-winning pop and country music singer (“He Walks Like A Man”: “Queen of the House”), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2022)
  • 1941 Bill Freehan, American baseball catcher (11 x All Star; World Series 1968; 5 x Gold Glove; Detroit Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
  • 1941 Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter (The Mamas & The Papas – “I Saw Her Again”; “California Dreamin'”), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 2007)
  • 1941 Ronald D. Coleman, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1983-97), born in El Paso, Texas
  • 1942 Felix Cavaliere, American rock singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Rascals – “Lonely Too Long”, “People Got to Be Free”), born in Pelham. New York
  • 1942 Maggie Thompson (née Margaret Curtis), American librarian, magazine editor (Comics Buyer’s Guide), and sci-fi enthusiast, born in the USA
  • 1942 Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone opera singer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • 1943 Sue Miller, American author (While I Was Gone), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1946 Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and musician (Nueva Trova movement), born in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
  • 1946 Suzy Chaffee, American alpine skier (world freestyle champion 1971–73) and model (“Suzy Chapstick” – spokesperson for ChapStick lip balm), born in Rutland, Vermont
  • 1947 Clare H. Torry, British session singer (Pink Floyd – “The Great Gig in the Sky”), born in Marylebone, London
  • 1947 Petra Kelly, German politician (co-founder of German Green Party), activist, and writer (Nonviolence Speaks to Power), born in Gunzburg, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1992)
  • 1947 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose; Gamma), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2012)
  • 1949 Dutch Mantel [Wayne Keown], American wrestler also known as “Zeb Colter” (WWE Raw, Dark Side of the Ring), born in South Carolina
  • 1949 Garry Shandling, American comedian (It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Larry Sanders Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
  • 1949 Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1949 Kenneth D. Cameron, American Lt Colonel and astronaut (STS 37, 56, 74), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1949 Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter, born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1983)
  • 1950 Joshua Brand, American television writer and producer (St. Elsewhere, Northern Exposure), born in New York City
  • 1951 Barry Goudreau, American rock guitarist (Boston – “More Than A Feeling”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1951 Roger Troutman, American funk musician (Zapp), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 1999)
  • 1952 Christine Pascal, French actress and director (Smile, Nothing But Lies, Elsa), born in Lyon, France (d. 1996)
  • 1952 Dusty Hare, English rugby union fullback (25 Tests; Nottingham RFC, Leicester Tigers), born in Newark-on-Trent, England
  • 1953 Alex Grey, American artist, born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1953 Rosemary West, English serial killer (killed nine with husband Fred West), born in Northam, England
  • 1954 Joel Coen, American filmmaker (Fargo, No Country for Old Men), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
  • 1955 Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian (Dr Wayne Fiscus-St Elsewhere), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1956 Hinton Battle, American Tony Award-winning singer, dancer, choreographer, and actor (The Wiz; Sophisticated Ladies), born in Neubrücke, Hoppstädten, West Germany (d. 2024)
  • 1956 Leo Laporte, American television personality (The Tech Guy), born in New York City
  • 1957 Charles Grant, American actor (Another World, The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1957 Jennifer Batten, American session and touring rock and jazz guitarist (Michael Jackson; Jeff Beck), born in New York City
  • 1958 John Mahama, Ghanaian politician, President of Ghana (2012-17), born in Damongo, Ghana
  • 1958 Mario Petrucci, Anglo-Italian poet and ecologist (Tales from the Bridge), born in London, England
  • 1958 Pamela Prati, Italian actress and television personality (Scherzi a parte, La sai l’ultima?), born in Ozieri, Italy
  • 1959 Neal Broten, American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1980; Stanley Cup 1995 NJ Devils; NHL All Star 1983, 86 Minnesota North Stars), born in Roseau, Minnesota
  • 1959 Rahm Emanuel, American politician (Mayor of Chicago 2011-19; White House Chief of Staff 2009-10; U.S Representative from Illinois, 2003-09), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1959 Rich Camarillo, American football punter (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1992 Phoenix Cardinals; NFL punting yards leader 1985, 94), born in Whittier, California

1960 American actress (Raging Bull, Bless This House), born in The Bronx, New York

Cathy Moriarty

1960 American baseball third baseman (MLB x All-Star 1989, 91; NL HR & RBI leader 1991 New York Mets; World Series 1984, 86), born in Clearwater, Florida

Howard Johnson

  • 1961 Kim Delaney, American actress (All My Children, NYPD Blue), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1961 Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
  • 1961 Tom Sizemore, American actor (Saving Private Ryan; Wyatt Earp), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2023)
  • 1962 Andrew McCarthy, American actor (St Elmo’s Fire; Class), born in New York City
  • 1962 Andy LaRocque [Anders Allhage], Swedish musician and songwriter (King Diamond), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1962 Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 11 dismissals; 22 ODIs, 24 dismissals; Karnataka), born in Bangalore, India
  • 1964 Cork Graham [Frederick Graham], American journalist, actor and author, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1964 Don Cheadle, American actor (Boogie Nights, Ocean’s Trilogy), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1964 Kris Kamm, American actor (Stuart Rosebrock-Coach), born in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1965 Ellen Cleghorne, American comedienne (Saturday Night Live), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1965 Neill Barry, American actor (Old Enough, Heat), born in New York City
  • 1965 Wallis Buchanan, British rock didgeridoo player (Jamiroquai – “When You Gonna Learn”), born in London, England
  • 1965 Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese pop musician, born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1992)
  • 1967 JBL [John Layfield], American professional wrestler and color commentator (WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown!), born in Sweetwater, Texas
  • 1967 Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower (Olympics-8-1992, 96), born in Adelaide, Australia
  • 1968 Dany Garcia, American producer (works with The Rock), born in Belleville, New Jersey
  • 1968 Dee Brown, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1968 Jonathan Knight, American pop singer (New Kids on the Block), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • 1969 Ben Iroha, Nigerian football player (Vitesse), born in Aba, Nigeria
  • 1969 Kasey Keller, American soccer player, born in Olympia, Washington
  • 1969 Mariano Rivera, Panamanian Baseball HOF pitcher (13 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 1999; NY Yankees), born in Panama City, Panama
  • 1969 Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player (NAC, Celtic), born in Steenbergen, Netherlands
  • 1970 Lamar Smith, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1970 Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
  • 1971 Brad May, Canadian NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1971 Gena Lee Nolin, American actress and model (Baywatch), born in Duluth, Minnesota
  • 1971 Keith Carlock, American session and touring jazz and rock drummer (Steely Dan; Toto; Chris Botti), born in Clinton, Mississippi
  • 1972 Brian Baumgartner, American actor (Kevin in The Office), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1972 Jamal Mashburn, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2003 NO Hornets; Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1972 Larry Joe Campbell, American actor (According to Jim, The Orville), born in Cadillac, Michigan
  • 1972 Minoru Tanaka, Japanese professional wrestler (Wrestle-1 Events, All Japan Pro Wrestling), born in Komaki, Japan
  • 1973 Craig Glassock, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper 1994-95), born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
  • 1973 Dick van Burik, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/NAC), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer, born in St David’s Hospital, Cardiff, Wales
  • 1973 Sarah Jones, American playwright, born in Winter Springs, Florida

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  • 1349 Jews of the Free Imperial City of Augsburg are massacred amidst accusations of them causing the Bubonic Plague, part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
  • 1516 Treaty of Fribourg: the “Perpetual Peace” treaty is signed between France and the Swiss Confederation of the Thirteen Cantons
  • 1573 Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga succeeds Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the 3rd Duke of Alba, as the land guardian of Netherlands
  • 1581 Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma, conquers Tournai after a 47-day siege

  • 1729 The Dutch Republic joins the Treaty of Seville, restoring France and England’s trading privileges with Spain
  • 1760 French Commandant François-Marie Picoté de Belestre surrenders Fort Detroit to Major R. Rogers
  • 1775 American physician James Jay invents invisible ink
  • 1777 Spanish expeditionary soldier José Joaquín Moraga establishes El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe (The Town of Saint Joseph of Guadalupe) in California
  • 1781 Zong massacre: Crew of the slave ship Zong murders more than 130 African slaves by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance
  • 1791 The Chatham Islands are sighted by HMS Chatham, commanded by William Broughton

Napoleon in Retreat

1812 Battle of Berezina: Napoleon‘s Grand Army crosses the Berezina River in retreat from the Imperial Russian Army

The Barber of Seville

1825 Gioachino Rossini‘s comic opera “Il barbiere di Siviglia” (The Barber of Seville) is the first opera performed in Italian in the US, staged at New York City’s Park Theater

  • 1830 November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia’s rule begins in Warsaw, Poland
  • 1847 Cayuse Native Americans kill missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and 12 others at Waiilatpu Mission in Oregon Country due to suspicion that they poisoned 200 Cayuse people
  • 1847 The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour
  • 1850 The Punctation of Olmütz treaty is signed between Prussia and Austria; Prussia abandons the Erfurt Union and accepts the revival of the German Confederation
  • 1863 Battle of Fort Sanders: Confederate troops under James Longstreet fail to break through Union defenses under Ambrose Burnside in Knoxville, Tennessee, resulting in 813 casualties
  • 1864 Battle of Spring Hill: Confederate troops under John Bell Hood fail to attack Union forces under John M. Schofield
  • 1864 Sand Creek Massacre: Third Colorado Cavalry kills and injures 150 to 600 peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans, including Cheyenne Chief One Eye
  • 1872 Battle of Lost River: First battle in the Modoc War begins

1877 US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time

  • 1887 The US receives the sole rights to use Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for refurbishing and coaling naval ships
  • 1890 First US Army-Navy football game played at West Point: Navy 24, Army 0
  • 1893 Ziqiang Institute (Wuhan University) is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan provinces in China’s Qing Dynasty
  • 1897 First motorcycle race in Surrey, England, is won by Charles Jarrot

Kitchener Assumes Command

1900 General Horatio Kitchener assumes command of the British forces in South Africa from General Lord Roberts

  • 1902 Gerhart Hauptmann‘s play “Der arme Heinrich” (Poor Heinrich) premieres in Vienna
  • 1910 The first US patent for a traffic light system is issued to Chicago engineer Ernest Sirrine [1]
  • 1915 Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California
  • 1916 The US declares martial law in the Dominican Republic due to its violation of the 1907 treaty
  • 1917 The Supreme Allied War Council meets at Quai d’Orsay, Paris, and at Versailles to draft war aims and resolutions
  • 1921 Coldest day in November in Netherlands -14.0°C
  • 1923 The Dawes Commission, chaired by American banker Charles G. Dawes, is set up to look into the German economic situation and make recommendations that the US can accept
  • 1924 NHL’s Montreal Forum opens in Montreal, Quebec

Speaker Resigns Amid Allegations

1926 Tris Speaker resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians while facing game-fixing allegations

  • 1927 Russian-French player Alexander Alekhine becomes the fourth world chess champion, defeating reigning champion Cuban José Raúl Capablanca in Buenos Aires

First Flight Over the South Pole

1929 American aviator Richard E. Byrd sends, “My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of the South Pole” during his first flight over the South Pole

  • 1932 France and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact
  • 1933 Liquor stores are authorized to operate in the US for the first time, with the first location to authorize sales in Pennsylvania
  • 1934 The Chicago Bears defeat Detroit (19-16) in the first NFL game broadcast nationally

Schrödinger’s cat

1935 Physicist Erwin Schrödinger publishes his famous thought experiment “Schrödinger’s cat”, a paradox that illustrates the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics

  • 1937 Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is injured in an auto accident in Diemen, Netherlands
  • 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids a soccer match between Netherlands and Germany
  • 1939 The USSR breaks off diplomatic relations with Finland
  • 1941 SS Lurline passenger ship sends a radio signal reporting the sighting of a Japanese war fleet
  • 1942 The US Office of Price Administration rations coffee for everyone at 1 pound (454 g) every five weeks
  • 1943 German submarine U-86 sinks in the Atlantic Ocean

Committee of National Liberation

1943 Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito forms a temporary government in Jajce, Bosnia, called the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia

  • 1944 Albania is liberated from Nazi Germany control (National Day)
  • 1944 Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore perform the first open-heart surgery, known as the “blue baby operation”

The Lost Weekend

1945 “The Lost Weekend,” based on Charles R. Jackson’s novel, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1946)

  • 1945 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is proclaimed
  • 1946 Dutch Minister of Social Affairs Willem Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities
  • 1947 The UN General Assembly votes to allow the partition of Palestine between Arabs and Jews
  • 1948 KOB TV Channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 1948 Puppet TV show “Kukla, Fran and Ollie,” starring Fran Allison, debuts on NBC’s WNBQ in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1948 The first opera to be televised, Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello,” is broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City
  • 1949 Uranium mine explosions in Johanngeorgenstadt, East Germany, kill 3,700
  • 1951 A military coup led by Adib Shishakli forces the existing Syrian government to resign
  • 1951 Operation Buster-Jangle: First underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat, Nevada, codenamed “Uncle”
  • 1953 American Airlines begins the first regular commercial New York to Los Angeles air service
  • 1953 WSIX-TV Channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1956 English athlete Chris Brasher is disqualified for interference after finishing first in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; decision reversed on appeal
  • 1957 NYC Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace baseball teams Dodgers and Giants after they relocate to the west coast
  • 1958 George “Punch” Imlach becomes coach of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1959 2nd Grammy Awards: Bobby Darin for “Mack The Knife” wins Record of the Year, Frank Sinatra for “Come Dance with Me!” wins Album of the Year, Jimmy Driftwood for “The Battle of New Orleans” wins Song of the Year
  • 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy halfback
  • 1961 John A. McCone replaces Allen W. Dulles as the 6th director of the CIA

Dulles Replaced by McCone

1961 The Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) mission is launched with a chimpanzee named Enos aboard, becoming the first chimp to orbit the Earth

  • 1961 The Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) mission is launched, with a chimpanzee named Enos aboard, becoming the first chimp to orbit the Earth
  • 1962 Great Britain and France decide to build the Concorde supersonic airliner jointly
  • 1962 Major League Baseball decides to revert to one All-Star Game per year after four seasons in which two All-Star Games are played
  • 1963 “I Want to Hold Your Hand” single is released by The Beatles in the United Kingdom
  • 1963 Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831: A Douglas DC-8 crashes after taking off from Dorval Airport near Montreal, Canada, killing all 118 people
  • 1964 The Roman Catholic Church in the US replaces Latin with English in Mass
  • 1965 17-year-old Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups
  • 1966 First NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena; San Francisco Warriors defeat Chicago Bulls 108-101
  • 1966 SS Daniel J. Morrell sinks in a storm on Lake Huron, killing 28 and leaving one survivor

President of the World Bank

1967 US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that Robert McNamara will become president of the World Bank

  • 1969 The Beatles’ single “Something” / “Come Together” reaches #1
  • 1970 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket’s leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond’s world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs

Yale-Princeton Football Game

1970 Modernist composer Charles Ives‘ orchestral two-minute piece “Two Halves in Two Minutes,” also known as the “Yale-Princeton Football Game,” written in 1897, premieres at Carnegie Hall in New York

  • 1971 First $150,000 open golf championship at Walt Disney World

1972 Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game, at Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California

  • 1975 7.7 magnitude earthquake triggers the Kilauea Volcano to erupt in Hawaii

Robert Muldoon Wins Election

1975 Robert Muldoon of the National Party wins the New Zealand general election

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

1975 US President Gerald Ford signs the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, requiring states to provide free education for children with disabilities

  • 1976 The New York Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to a five-year, $3.5 million contract
  • 1978 UN observes “International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People,” boycotted by the US and other nations, such as Israel
  • 1978 USSR conducts a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
  • 1981 Operation Tariq al-Quds: Iranian military operation to liberate Bostan in Khuzestan province
  • 1983 USSR conducts a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
  • 1987 A Korean Air Boeing 707 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115
  • 1987 France conducts an underground nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll
  • 1987 Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completes an NFL record of 22 consecutive passes
  • 1987 Ranger’s Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.
  • 1987 The New Orleans Saints win their first season in their 21-year history

Rajiv Gandhi Resigns

1989 Rajiv Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India after losing national elections

  • 1990 MLB Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman
  • 1990 UN Security Council approves US-sponsored resolution authorizing the use of force in the Persian Gulf if Iraq does not withdrawal from Kuwait by Jan. 15, 1991
  • 1991 Dust storm in California’s San Joaquin Valley, results in massive vehicle accident on Interstate I-5 involving 93 cars and 11 truck. near Coalinga; 17 die and 150 injured
  • 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
  • 1991 TV show “Roc” has a gay wedding episode – Can’t Help Loving that Man

My Life

1994 Mary J. Blige releases “My Life,” her second studio album (Billboard Music Award Top R&B Album 1995)

  • 1994 Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding
  • 1995 “Garden District” closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC
  • 1995 CNNfn, a financial network by Turner Enterprises is launched

Clinton Lifts Oil Ban

1995 US President Bill Clinton lifts ban on exports of oil from the Alaskan North Slope; the ban was imposed after the oil embargo by Arab oil producers in 1973

  • 1997 OPEC agrees to an increase in its production ceiling. OPEC has raised the ceiling to 27.5 million barrels per day for the first half of 1998
  • 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards
  • 2001 UN Security Council unanimously approves a resolution extending the Oil-for-Food program in Iraq for another six-month period

Mandela’s AIDS Concerts

2003 The first of Nelson Mandela‘s 46664 AIDS benefit concerts held at Green Point Stadium, Capetown

  • 2005 The new Croatian Communist Party (KPH) is founded in Vukovar.
  • 2007 A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique, affecting the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad
  • 2007 Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to The Peninsula Manila hotel after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny

Rolling in the Deep

2010 “Rolling in the Deep” single is released by Adele (Billboard Song of the Year 2011, Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year 2012)

  • 2012 30 people are killed and 100 are wounded by bombs in Hillah and Karbala, Iraq
  • 2012 Luiz Felipe Scolari takes over as Brazilian Football coach
  • 2012 The UN votes to approve Palestine’s status change from an observer to an observer state

2015 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to win his 3rd overall, and 2nd consecutive World Drivers Championship by 59 points from teammate Nico Rosberg

  • 2016 Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes
  • 2017 American TV host Matt Lauer is fired from NBC’s “Today” show after an allegation of sexual misconduct
  • 2017 Bosnian war criminal Slobodan Praljak commits suicide by poison in court at The Hague after 20 year prison term read out
  • 2018 Opera “Prism” composed by Ellen Reid with lyrics by Roxie Perkin premieres at REDCAT in Los Angeles (2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music)
  • 2018 Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protest the agrarian crisis at Parliament in Delhi
  • 2019 K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon are sentenced to prison for gang-raping unconscious fans and distributing footage of it [1]
  • 2019 Terrorist knife attack at Fishmongers’ Hall by London Bridge kills two and injures three; the attacker, previously imprisoned for a 2012 terror offense, is shot dead

Jesus Manger Fragment

2019 Wood fragment believed to be from Jesus’ manger is returned to Bethlehem by Pope Francis after 1400 years

First Female Communications Team

2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announce the first all-female Communications team for the White House

  • 2021 British socialite and former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, is found guilty of sex trafficking in a federal court in Manhattan [1]

2021 FIFA Ballon d’Or: Argentina and PSG forward Lionel Messi wins his record 7th award from Robert Lewandowski; FC Barcelona attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas is Women’s World Player of the Year

  • 2021 Honduras presidential elections: Xiomara Castro is elected as the country’s first female president (declared 2 Dec)

Dorsey Steps Down as CEO of Twitter

2021 Jack Dorsey announces he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter, to be replaced by Parag Agrawal

  • 2022 For the first time, fewer than half of people in England and Wales call themselves Christian according to the 2021 Census [1]
  • 2022 Malawi begins historic campaign against malaria by vaccinating children under five using the RTS,S vaccine (thought to provide 30% protection) [1]
  • 2022 Singapore’s parliament repeals British-era Section 377A, decriminalizing gay sex, but introduces amendments to protect the current definition of marriage [1]
  • 2022 Three stowaways are rescued by the Spanish coastguard after 11 days at sea, balancing on a ship’s rudder from Nigeria to the Canary Islands [1]

Thalidomide Tragedy Apology

2023 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issues a national apology to people affected by the thalidomide morning sickness drug over 60 years ago [1]

  • 2023 Footage of the Vangunu rat, a rare giant rat about half a meter (1.5 feet) long, is captured for the first time on the island of Vangunu, Solomon Islands [1]
  • 2023 Nepal registers its first same-sex marriage in its western Lumjung district, after becoming the second Asian country to legalize it five months earlier [1]

Spotify’s Most-Streamed

2023 Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed global artist of the year with 26.1 billion streams, and “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus is the most-streamed song [1]

  • 2023 The US says it has foiled an assassination attempt by an Indian national on a US citizen who advocates for a Sikh separatist state [1]

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Zong massacre: Crew of the slave ship Zong murders more than 130 African slaves by throwing them into the sea to claim insurance

November 29, 1781


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Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game, at Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California

November 29, 1972

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