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On This Day · The 333rd day of the year

November 29

250 years on from American Revolutionary War, November 29 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♐ZodiacSagittarius ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Sagittarius is the sign for November 29 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 29?

November 29 is the 333rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 903 and 1982. Famous people born on November 29 include Jacques Chirac, Anna Faris and C. S. Lewis.

Released on November 29

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Movie Tell Me What You Want

2022

  • Game Need for Speed: Unbound

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 903

    Abbasid Caliphate

  2. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1863

    American Civil War

  4. 1877

    Thomas Edison

  5. 1899

    FC Barcelona

  6. 1944

    Albania

  7. 1947

    United Nations General Assembly

  8. 1963

    Lyndon B. Johnson

  9. 1972

    Atari, Inc.

  10. 1982

    Michael Jackson

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 29

Jacques Chirac

b. 1932

Anna Faris

b. 1976

C. S. Lewis

b. 1898

Ryan Giggs

b. 1973

Jean-Martin Charcot

b. 1825

Janina Gavankar

b. 1980

John Layfield

b. 1966

Empress Dowager Cixi

b. 1835

Deaths

  • 2011Patrice O'Neal
  • 2001George Harrison
  • 1975Graham Hill
  • 1924Giacomo Puccini
  • 835Muhammad al-Jawad
  • 561Chlothar I

Holidays & observances

  • —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)
  • —Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)

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