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November 29 Events in History - November 29 Birthdays - November 29 Deaths
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November 29, 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Washington Wizards November 29, 1995 "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City November 29, 1995 CNN/fn, the financial network by Turner Enterprises, launched November 29, 1994 Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding November 29, 1993 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances November 29, 1992 "Sea Gull" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 48 performances November 29, 1992 "Solitary Confinement" closes at Nederlander New York City after 25 performances November 29, 1992 80th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 24-10 November 29, 1991 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man November 29, 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, vs. Australia at the Gabba November 29, 1990 "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances November 29, 1990 Expos President Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman November 29, 1990 U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq November 29, 1989 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) November 29, 1989 India president Rajiv Gandhi, resigns November 29, 1987 "Dreamgirls" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 177 performances November 29, 1987 75th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 38-36 November 29, 1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 29, 1987 Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes November 29, 1987 Korean Air jetliner disappears off Burma, all 115 lost November 29, 1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season November 29, 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs Isles) It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal November 29, 1984 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, vs. NZ, Hyderabad November 29, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 29, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test November 29, 1981 "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 119 performances November 29, 1981 Greg Chappell scores 201 vs. Pakistan at Gabba November 29, 1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 29, 1978 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries November 29, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 29, 1976 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees November 29, 1976 New York Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract November 29, 1975 Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii November 29, 1975 President Ford requires states to provide free education for handicapped November 29, 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World November 29, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 29, 1970 Charles Ives' "Yale-Princeton," premieres November 29, 1970 Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Crickets' leading run scorer (7,250) November 29, 1969 Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1 November 29, 1968 John and Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK November 29, 1967 British troops withdraw from Aden and South Yemen November 29, 1967 Robert McNamara elected president of World bank November 29, 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101 November 29, 1965 "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances November 29, 1965 Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups November 29, 1964 Roman Catholic Church in U.S. replaces Latin with English November 29, 1963 Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" November 29, 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up Warren Commission to investigate assassination of John F. Kennedy November 29, 1962 Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year November 29, 1962 Great-Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde November 29, 1961 Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss November 29, 1961 John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th director of CIA November 29, 1961 Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit November 29, 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB) November 29, 1958 46th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28 November 29, 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants November 29, 1956 "Bells Are Ringing" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 925 performances November 29, 1955 Turkish government of Menderes resigns November 29, 1953 American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service November 29, 1953 WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting November 29, 1952 40th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11 November 29, 1952 Pres-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war November 29, 1951 1st underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat Nevada November 29, 1951 Winston Churchill re-elected British premier November 29, 1950 National Council of Church of Christ in U.S. forms November 29, 1949 Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa November 29, 1949 Uranium mine explosions in East Germany kills 3,700 November 29, 1948 "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" debuted on NBC November 29, 1948 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) November 29, 1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting November 29, 1947 35th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 10-9 November 29, 1947 U.N. General Assembly partitions Palestine between Arabs and Jews November 29, 1946 Minister Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities November 29, 1945 Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed November 29, 1944 Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) November 29, 1944 John Hopkins hospital performs 1st open heart surgery November 29, 1943 Partisan Tito forms temporary government in Jajce Bosnia November 29, 1943 U-86 sinks in Atlantic Ocean November 29, 1943 US aircraft carrier Hornet launched November 29, 1942 US rations coffee November 29, 1941 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16 November 29, 1941 Passenger ship Lurline sends radio signal of sighting Jap war fleet November 29, 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8) November 29, 1939 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Finland November 29, 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Neth-Germany November 29, 1937 Prince Bernhard injured in auto accident in Netherlands November 29, 1935 Michael Savage becomes 1st Labour premier of NZ November 29, 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally November 29, 1934 English King George V weds princess Marina of Greece/Denmark November 29, 1933 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania) November 29, 1933 Japan begins persecution of communists November 29, 1932 Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee," premieres in New York City November 29, 1932 France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union November 29, 1932 U.S.S.R. and France sign no attack treaty November 29, 1929 Lt Cmdr Richard E Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole" (He was wrong) November 29, 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager November 29, 1926 W Somerset Maughams "Constant Wife," premieres in New York City November 29, 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 November 29, 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens November 29, 1921 Coldest day in Nov in Netherlands -14.0 degrees C November 29, 1921 Z Parenteau and Schuyler Green's musical "Kiki," premieres in New York City November 29, 1918 Serbia annexes Montenegro November 29, 1916 Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin November 29, 1916 US declares martial law in Dominican Republic November 29, 1913 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2 November 29, 1902 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der arne Heinrich," premieres in Vienna November 29, 1901 East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened November 29, 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as supreme commander in South Africa November 29, 1897 1st motorcycle race (Surrey England) November 29, 1890 1st Army-Navy football game, Score: Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point November 29, 1887 US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii November 29, 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates hand-cranked phonograph November 29, 1870 Compulsory education proclaimed in England November 29, 1864 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia November 29, 1864 Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) November 29, 1864 Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians November 29, 1863 Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities November 29, 1847 Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla Ore November 29, 1825 1st Italian opera in U.S., "Barber of Seville" premieres (New York City) November 29, 1813 Elias Canneman (Lib) becomes minister of Finance November 29, 1812 Napoleon's Grand Army crosses Berezina River in retreat from Russia November 29, 1803 Dessalines and Christophe declare St. Domingue (Haiti) independent November 29, 1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink November 29, 1760 French commandant Belˆtre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers November 29, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army moves into Manchester and occupy Carlisle November 29, 1596 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency November 29, 1581 Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma November 29, 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands November 29, 1561 L˜fland subjects himself on Sigismund August II of Poland November 29, 1516 Treaty of Freiburg] French/Swiss "eternal" peace treaty November 29, 1349 Jews of Augsburg Germany massacred November 29, 799 Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome |