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November 29: Day of the Week
November 29, 2024 is the 334th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
November 29 Historical Event(s)
800
Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
1394
The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.
1847
The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
1850
The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
1864
Indian Wars: Sand Creek Massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
1890
The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes.
1929
U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.
1945
The Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
1952
Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
1990
Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
Who were born on November 29?
1786
Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Indian Muslim revolutionist
1832
Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (d. 1888)
1874
Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
1926
Tofik Bakhramov, Azerbaijani linesman (d. 1993)
1960
Howard Johnson, American baseball player
1968
Jonathan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
1973
Sarah Jones, American playwright
1975
Andreas Ioannides, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1977
Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
1985
Shannon Brown, American basketball player
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