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November 29 in History

Browse historical events, births, deaths and battles recorded on November 29. Every item below is rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

Events: 151Births: 1Deaths: 6Battles: 3

Historical Events on November 29

1330
Mortimer Executed
Edward III · England · Tyburn

Has Roger Mortimer executed after the Nottingham coup

1489
Arthur Created Prince of Wales
Henry VII · England · Westminster

Henry formally advances Arthur as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, strengthening the visible Tudor succession.

1489
Arthur Made Knight of the Bath
Henry VII · England · Westminster

Prince Arthur is made a Knight of the Bath as Henry prepares the heir for greater ceremonial and political prominence.

1530
Treason
Henry VIII · England · Leicester

Death of Thomas Wolsey, en route to London to be executed for high treason

1531
Treason
Henry VIII · England · Leicester

Death of Thomas Wolsey, on the way to London to answer charges of treason

1560
Council of Trent Recalled
Pius IV · Italy · Rome

Pius IV issues a bull recalling the Council of Trent

1702
Queen Announces Dukedom Plan
John Churchill · England · London

Queen Anne informs her cabinet that she intends to raise Marlborough to a dukedom and grant him a substantial pension.

1773
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams · United States of America · Boston

A mass meeting passes a resolution, introduced by Adams, urging the captain of Dartmouth to send the ship back without paying import duty

1773
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams · United States of America · Boston

When the tea ship Dartmouthr arrives in Boston Samuel Adams calls for a mass meeting to be held at Faneuil Hall

1773
Boston Tea Party
Thomas Hutchinson · United States of America · Boston

Governor Hutchinson refuses to grant permission for the Dartmouth to leave Boston without paying tea duty

1773
Boston Tea Party
Thomas Hutchinson · United States of America · Boston

Governor Thomas Hutchinson had been urging London to take a hard line with the Sons of Liberty

1773
Sons of Liberty
Thomas Hutchinson · United States of America · Boston

Governor Thomas Hutchinson had been urging London to take a hard line with the Sons of Liberty

1792
Constitution of France
Louis XVI · France

Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests & accused of undermining the constitution

1792
Constitution of France
Louis XVI · France

Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests and accused of undermining the constitution.

1792
President of National Convention
Bertrand Barere · France · Paris

The Convention placed Barere in the presidential chair as proceedings against Louis XVI moved toward formal trial.

1793
Execution of Antoine Barnave
Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave · France · Paris

Barnave was executed in Paris after revolutionary authorities prosecuted his links with the royal family.

1813
Rule of Danzig
Napoleon I · France · Danzig

The French surrender the city of Danzig to Russians

1813
Siege of Danzig
Napoleon I · France · Danzig

The French surrender the city of Danzig to Russians

1830
November Uprising
Nicholas I · Russia · Warsaw

Faces the outbreak of the Polish November Uprising against Russian rule.

1830
November Uprising
Piotr Wysocki · Poland · Warsaw

Leads cadets in the opening attack of the Polish November Uprising.

1842
Herwegh and Ruge on The Free
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · Cologne

Publishes an article discussing the attitudes of Georg Herwegh and Arnold Ruge toward The Free.

1850
Agreement of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership

1850
Agreement of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

Prussia submitted to Austria partly because Tsar Nicholas I of Russia had chosen the side of Austria in the Warsaw negotiations in October 1850

1850
Agreement of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

Settles a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation. The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly

1850
Agreement of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians

1850
Agreement of Olomouc
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany

1850
Agreement of Olomouc
Felix zu Schwarzenburg · Austria · Olmutz

Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany

1850
Conference of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

It is also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", as the Treaty was seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians. The reason for the Treaty was a conflict between Prussia and Austria about the leadership in the German Confederation.

1850
Conference of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

The Treaty of Olmutz was the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia (now Olomouc, Czech Republic).

1850
Conference of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

The confederation, dominated by Austria, had been dissolved in the Revolutions of 1848 and partially succeeded by the Frankfurt Assembly. After the Frankfurt Assembly failed, Prussia in early 1850 had taken the initiative of the Erfurt Union, a Prussia-led federation of most German states

1850
Conference of Olmutz
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

The treaty is the result of a conference held in Olmutz in the Austrian Margraviate of Moravia, also known as the "humiliation of Olmutz", seen by many as a capitulation of the Prussians to the Austrians

1850
Constitution of Germany
Frederick William IV · Germany

Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance

1850
Erfurt Union
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance

1850
Erfurt Union
Felix zu Schwarzenburg · Austria · Olmutz

Prussia gives up the Erfurt Union & returns to the old Confederation in Germany

1850
German Confederation
Frederick William IV · Germany

Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea in the face of Austrian resistance

1850
German Confederation
Frederick William IV · Germany

Prussia and Austria. Prussia abandons the Erfurt Union and accepts the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership

1850
German Confederation
Frederick William IV · Germany · Olmutz

A treaty between Prussia and Austria by which Prussia abandoned the Erfurt Union and accepted the revival of the German Confederation under Austrian leadership

1850
Unification
Frederick William IV · Germany

Attempts to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of German states excluding Austria, but abandons the idea by the Punctuation of Olmutz, in the face of Austrian resistance

1852
Political Parties and Prospects
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article assessing British political parties and their immediate prospects.

1854
Imperial Concubine Yi
Cixi · China

Elevated to the fifth rank of consorts and given the title "Imperial Concubine Yi"

1899
FC Barcelona Foundation
Joan Gamper · Switzerland · Barcelona

Helps found Foot-ball Club Barcelona with eleven other men at the Sole Gymnasium.

1899
First Barcelona President
Walter Wild · Switzerland · Barcelona

Is chosen as the first president of the newly founded FC Barcelona.

1900
Commander in Chief
Horatio Herbert Kitchener · Great Britain · Pretoria

Succeeds Roberts as commander in chief in South Africa.

1900
Commander in Chief Appointment
Horatio Herbert Kitchener · Great Britain · Pretoria

Succeeds Roberts as commander in chief in South Africa.

1900
South African Command
Horatio Herbert Kitchener · Great Britain · Pretoria

Directs the later counter-guerrilla phase of the war.

1901
Discovery Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott · Great Britain

The Discovery arrives in New Zealand

1910
New Zealand Departure
Robert Falcon Scott · Great Britain · Port Chalmers

Terra Nova leaves New Zealand for Antarctica.

1910
Port Chalmers Final Departure
Edward Adrian Wilson · Great Britain · Port Chalmers

Wilson sails from Port Chalmers when Terra Nova begins the final leg toward Antarctica.

1912
Serbian Arrival at Durres
Bozidar Jankovic · Serbia · Durres

Reaches the Adriatic coast with Serbian forces.

1912
Serbian Arrival at Durres
Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Durres

Presses Serbia's claim for an Adriatic outlet during the campaign.

1916
Beatty Appointed Commander in Chief Grand Fleet
David Beatty · Great Britain · Great Britain

Beatty succeeds Jellicoe as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet after Jellicoe becomes First Sea Lord.

1917
Peace
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin · Russia

The Allied Supreme Council rejects Lenins Decree on Peace

1929
South Pole Flight
Richard Evelyn Byrd · United States of America · South Pole

Makes the first flight over the South Pole with pilot Bernt Balchen and crew

1937
Population Statistics Bill
Arthur Greenwood · Great Britain · London

Contributes to debate on legislation for improved population statistics.

1943
Bohlen Interprets Second Day Leader Discussions
Charles Bohlen · United States of America · Tehran

Bohlen interprets during high-level American-Soviet conversations on the conference's second day.

1943
Brooke Attends Tripartite Military Meeting
Alan Francis Brooke · Great Britain · Tehran

Brooke represents British strategic views during the formal military discussions among the three powers.

1943
Brooke Reviews Mediterranean Resource Demands
Alan Francis Brooke · Great Britain · Tehran

Brooke examines how Mediterranean commitments would affect forces and landing craft required for Overlord.

1943
Churchill Supports Southern France Operation in Principle
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Tehran

Churchill accepts a southern France operation provided available landing craft and wider strategy permit it.

1943
Eden Joins Second Evening Political Discussions
Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Tehran

Eden participates in late discussions covering political questions alongside military strategy.

1943
First Atomic B-29 Modifications
Norman Foster Ramsey · United States of America · Wright Field

The first B-29 modification work begins at Wright Field to adapt the aircraft for carrying the new atomic weapons.

1943
Harriman Attends Stalin Hosted Conference Dinner
W Averell Harriman · United States of America · Tehran

Harriman joins the senior delegations for Stalin's dinner and the discussions that continue afterward.

1943
Marshall Defends Cross Channel Strategy
George Catlett Marshall · United States of America · Tehran

Marshall supports concentrating Anglo-American strength on the cross-Channel invasion rather than dispersing resources.

1943
Mediterranean Diversion Debate
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin opposes Mediterranean operations that might weaken Overlord while supporting a complementary landing in southern France.

1943
Molotov Joins Stalin Hosted Dinner Talks
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov · Russia · Tehran

Molotov joins Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill and senior advisers for evening discussions after the second plenary.

1943
Overlord Command and Japan Commitment Discussed
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin presses for appointment of an Overlord commander and reiterates that the Soviet Union will fight Japan after Germany is defeated.

1943
Roosevelt Inspects Sword of Stalingrad
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · United States of America · Tehran

Roosevelt inspects the Sword of Stalingrad after Churchill formally presents it to Stalin.

1943
Roosevelt Reviews Strategy with American Chiefs
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · United States of America · Tehran

Roosevelt meets the American Chiefs of Staff before the second plenary session.

1943
Second Private Roosevelt Stalin Discussion
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin meets Roosevelt privately before the second plenary to continue political and strategic discussions.

1943
Second Tehran Plenary Continues Strategic Debate
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Tehran

Churchill continues the strategic debate over Overlord, Mediterranean operations and supporting offensives.

1943
Second Tehran Plenary Opens
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · United States of America · Tehran

Roosevelt joins Churchill and Stalin for the second full plenary meeting of the conference.

1943
Soviet Offensive Timed with Overlord Proposed
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin offers to launch a major Soviet offensive around the time of Overlord to pin German forces in the east.

1943
Stalin Calls for Overlord Supreme Commander
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin argues that Overlord needs a clearly appointed commander responsible for its execution.

1943
Stalin Demands Firm Overlord Commitment
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin presses the Western Allies for a firm commitment to launch Overlord in 1944.

1943
Sword of Stalingrad Accepted
Joseph Stalin · Russia · Tehran

Stalin accepts the Sword of Stalingrad and thanks Britain on behalf of the citizens of Stalingrad.

1943
Sword of Stalingrad Presented
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Great Britain · Tehran

Churchill presents Stalin with the Sword of Stalingrad on behalf of King George VI and the British people.

1943
Tripartite Military Meeting Opens
George Catlett Marshall · United States of America · Tehran

Marshall joins British and Soviet military representatives in a morning meeting on coordinated operations.

1943
Voroshilov Represents Stavka in Military Talks
Klimenty Efremovich Voroshilov · Russia · Tehran

Voroshilov participates in military discussions linking Soviet operations with the Anglo-American invasion of Western Europe.

1944
Free State
Enver Hoxha · Albania · Tirana

Partisans consolidate power after German withdrawal from Albania

1944
Government Established
Enver Hoxha · Albania · Tirana

Hoxha's government takes control after liberation from German occupation

1944
Liberation
Enver Hoxha · Albania · Tirana

Partisan forces enter Tirana and complete liberation of Albania

1951
Housing
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Great Britain · London

Announces the design for the "Peoples House"

1957
Government Ends
Vieno Johannes Sukselainen · Finland · Helsinki

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

1957
Prime Minister
Rainer von Fieandt · Finland · Helsinki

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

1960
Amphibious Assault Concept Approved
Dwight David Eisenhower · United States of America · Washington

Eisenhower approves continued development of the amphibious invasion concept.

1960
Interagency Plan Review
Dwight David Eisenhower · United States of America · Washington

Eisenhower reviews the invasion concept with senior intelligence, defence and diplomatic officials.

1960
Project Urgency Meeting
Andrew J Goodpaster · United States of America · Washington

Goodpaster joins the meeting where Eisenhower demands maximum urgency in preparations against Castro.

1961
DCI Swearing-In
John A. McCone · United States of America · White House

Chief Justice Earl Warren administered McCone's oath as Director of Central Intelligence in the White House Cabinet Room.

1961
Director of Central Intelligence
John A. McCone · United States of America · Washington

McCone was sworn in as Director of Central Intelligence and became the fourth Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

1962
Concorde
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · France · Paris

The British & French Governments agree to build what will become Concorde

1962
Concorde
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Great Britain

The British & French Governments agree to build what will become Concorde

1962
Soviet Withdrawal ExComm Briefing
John A. McCone · United States of America · White House

McCone briefed the Executive Committee on Soviet deployment, missile withdrawal, and intelligence concerning the continuing military situation in Cuba.

1963
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America

The first official investigation of the Kennedy assassination is established by President Johnson, a week after the assassination

1963
Camelot Memory Framing
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · United States of America · Hyannis Port

During her interview with Theodore White, Mrs. Kennedy used the musical Camelot to frame how she wanted her husband's presidency remembered.

1963
Chairman
Earl Warren · United States of America · Washington

Chairs the presidential commission investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1963
Commission
Allen Welsh Dulles · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Commission Chairmanship
Earl Warren · United States of America · Washington

Warren became chairman of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy when the commission was established by Executive Order 11130.

1963
Commission Establishment
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Establishes the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known as the Warren Commission.

1963
Earl Warren Appointment
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to chair the commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination.

1963
Executive Order 11130
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson issued Executive Order 11130 establishing the presidential commission that became known as the Warren Commission.

1963
Federal Agency Cooperation
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson's executive order directed federal departments and agencies to provide the Warren Commission with services, information, and assistance needed for its investigation.

1963
Oswald Killing Investigation
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson directed the Warren Commission to examine both Kennedy's assassination and the subsequent killing of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

1963
Theodore White Interview
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · United States of America · Hyannis Port

Jacqueline Kennedy gave journalist Theodore H. White an interview on November 29, 1963, one week after the assassination.

1963
Warren Commission
Hale Boggs · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Warren Commission
John Sherman Cooper · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Warren Commission
Gerald Ford · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Warren Commission
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson created the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy to investigate the killing and report its conclusions to him.

1963
Warren Commission
John J McCloy · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Warren Commission
Richard Russell · United States of America · Washington

Appointed member of the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1963
Warren Commission Appointment
Earl Warren · United States of America · Washington

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to chair the commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination.

1963
Warren Commission Established
Earl Warren · United States of America · Washington

President Johnson created the commission chaired by Earl Warren to investigate Kennedy's assassination, including possible foreign or Cuban involvement.

1963
Warren Commission Membership
Lyndon Baines Johnson · United States of America · Washington

Johnson appointed seven members to the Warren Commission, including legislators from both parties, former CIA Director Allen Dulles, and diplomat John J. McCloy.

1967
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Roy Jenkins · Great Britain · London

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

1967
International Monetary Fund
Harold Wilson · Great Britain · London

International financial support of about 1.4 billion pounds is arranged after the devaluation of sterling.

1967
Resignation Announced
Robert McNamara · United States of America · Washington

Announces he will leave the Defense Department amid doubts about the war

1979
Dublin European Council
Jack Lynch · Ireland · Dublin

Hosts the European Council as leaders debate the United Kingdom's Community budget contribution.

1981
Invasion of Iran
Saddam Hussein · Iraq

Iran launches a major offensive on the central front with Iraq

1981
Operation Tariq al-Quds
Ruhollah Khomeini · Iran · Bostan

Khomeini supports the offensive that helps Iran retake Bostan from Iraqi forces

1981
Operation Tariq al-Quds
Gholam-Ali Rashid · Iran · Bostan

Rashid is assigned an operational command role in the offensive to retake Bostan

1981
Operation Tariq al-Quds
Mohsen Rezaei · Iran · Bostan

Rezaei supervises Revolutionary Guard planning for Operation Tariq al-Quds

1981
Operation Tariq al-Quds
Ali Sayad Shirazi · Iran · Bostan

Sayad Shirazi supervises army planning for the Bostan offensive

1983
Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
Michael Heseltine · Great Britain · London

Addresses Commons questions concerning battlefield nuclear weapons.

1983
NATO Defence Policy
Michael Heseltine · Great Britain · London

Addresses Commons questions concerning NATO defence policy.

1984
Beagle Dispute Settlement
Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte · Chile · Vatican City

Accepts a negotiated settlement defining the maritime boundary with Argentina.

1984
Real Live
Bob Dylan · United States of America · Europe

Releases the live album Real Live.

1984
Treaty of Peace and Friendship
Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte · Chile · Vatican City

Signs the Treaty of Peace and Friendship with Argentina after papal mediation of the Beagle dispute.

1988
Congress of Peoples Deputies
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia

The Supreme Soviet agrees to the foundation of the Congress of Peoples Deputies

1988
Constitution of Russia
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia

The Supreme Soviet agrees to the foundation of the Congress of Peoples Deputies. The Supreme Soviet abolishes itself. The Congress of Peoples Deputies will have 2,250 members. The Congress of Peoples Deputies will elect the Supreme Soviet. The Congress of Peoples Deputies will be elected except for 750 nominated by the CPSU

1988
Constitution of Russia
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia · Moscow

The Congress of Peoples Deputies will elect the Supreme Soviet

1988
Election
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia

The Congress of Peoples Deputies will elect the Supreme Soviet

1988
Supreme Soviet
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia

The Supreme Soviet abolishes itself

1988
Supreme Soviet
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Russia · Moscow

The Congress of Peoples Deputies will elect the Supreme Soviet

1989
Constitution of Czech Rep
Gustav Husak · Czech Republic

Parliament, still dominated by the Communists, removes the article guaranteeing a leadership role to the Communist Party and Marxism as a state ideology from the Constitution

1989
Constitution of Czechoslovakia
Gustav Husak · Czech Republic

Parliament, still dominated by the Communists, removes the article guaranteeing a leadership role to the Communist Party and Marxism as a state ideology from the Constitution

1989
Velvet Revolution
Gustav Husak · Czech Republic

Parliament, still dominated by the Communists, removes the article guaranteeing a leadership role to the Communist Party and Marxism as a state ideology from the Constitution

1990
Force Authorization
Javier Perez de Cuellar · Peru · New York

Coalition states gain authority to enforce Kuwait's liberation.

1990
Resolution 678 Session
Javier Perez de Cuellar · Peru · New York

Addresses the Security Council as force authorization is debated.

1990
UN Resolution 678
Javier Perez de Cuellar · Peru · New York

Security Council authorizes all necessary means after the withdrawal deadline.

1990
Withdrawal Deadline Diplomacy
Javier Perez de Cuellar · Peru · New York

Continues diplomatic efforts before the January withdrawal deadline.

1994
Norwegian EU Membership Referendum
Gro Harlem Brundtland · Norway · Oslo

A 2 day referendum rejects Norwegian membership of the EU

1994
Referendum
Gro Harlem Brundtland · Norway · Oslo

A 2 day referendum rejects Norwegian membership of the EU

1994
Referendum
Gro Harlem Brundtland · Norway · Oslo

A 2 day referendum rejects Norwegian membership of the EU

2007
Chief of Army Staff
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani · Pakistan · Rawalpindi

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani succeeds Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff.

2012
Leveson Report
David William Donald Cameron · Great Britain · London

Receives the Leveson report into press culture and ethics.

2012
Mercury Polar Ice
David Lawrence · United States of America

MESSENGER neutron measurements provide compelling evidence that Mercury's permanently shadowed north-polar craters contain abundant water ice.

2013
Chief of Army Staff
Raheel Sharif · Pakistan · Rawalpindi

Raheel Sharif becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

2016
Chief of Army Staff
Qamar Javed Bajwa · Pakistan · Rawalpindi

Qamar Javed Bajwa becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Raheel Sharif.

2017
Hwasong 15 Test
Kim Jong Un · North Korea · North Korea

North Korea tests the Hwasong-15 ICBM.

2019
Resignation of Adil Abdul Mahdi
Adil Abdul Mahdi · Iraq · Baghdad

Announces resignation after mass protests.

2019
USMCA Signing
Donald Trump · United States of America · Washington DC

Signs the USMCA trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

2021
Second Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle
Keir Starmer · Great Britain · London

Starmer appoints a revised shadow team focused on economic credibility and public services.

2022
Chief of Army Staff
Syed Asim Munir · Pakistan · Rawalpindi

Syed Asim Munir takes command of the Pakistan Army as Chief of Army Staff.

Births on November 29

1835
Birth of Cixi
Cixi · China

Birth of Cixi, daughter of Huizheng, an ordinary official from the Manchu Yehenara clan

Deaths on November 29

1314
Death of Louis X
Louis X · France

Death of Phillip IV, Louis Xs father

1314
Death of Philip IV
Philip IV · France

Death of Philip IV

1530
Death of Henry VIII
Henry VIII · England · Leicester

Death of Thomas Wolsey, en route to London to be executed for high treason

1531
Death of Henry VIII
Henry VIII · England · Leicester

Death of Thomas Wolsey, on the way to London to answer charges of treason

1981
Death of Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood · United States of America

Death of Natalie Wood

1986
Death of Cary Grant
Cary Grant · Great Britain

Death of Cary Grant

Battles on November 29

1803
Battle of Argaon
Raghoji II Bhonsle · India · Argaon

Raghoji II Bhonsle's forces are defeated at Argaon during the East India Company's campaign in central India.

1900
Battle of Rhenosterkop
Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget · Great Britain · Rhenosterkop

Paget launches repeated attacks on the Boer position at Rhenosterkop but fails to break the defence.

1900
Battle of Rhenosterkop
Benjamin Johannes Viljoen · South Africa · Rhenosterkop

Viljoen's outnumbered force repels Paget's attacks at Rhenosterkop before withdrawing during the night.

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