On This Day in History for November 29
Events in History
- 526 A possible date for the Antioch earthquake in present-day Syria (then the Byzantine Empire) which killed 200,000 people
- 799 Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome
- 1349 Jews of Augsburg, Germany massacred
- 1516 Treaty of Freiburg: French/Swiss "eternal" peace treaty
- 1561 Lofland subjects himself on Sigismund August II of Poland
- 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands
- 1581 Doornik (Tournai) surrenders to Duke of Parma
- 1596 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency
- More Events in History
Christian Doppler
Louisa May Alcott
C. S. Lewis
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Beji Caid Essebsi
Jacques ChiracWeddings in History
- 1916 Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin
- 1927 Theodor Geisel [Dr. Seuss] (23) marries first wife fellow author and editor Helen Palmer (28)
- 1934 Prince George, Duke of Kent, weds princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
More Weddings in History
Philip IV of France
Dorothy DayNovember in History
Pong
The original Atari Pong video game upright cabinet
November 29, 1972
Wrong Address for Shakespeare Tourist Attraction
Millions of tourists around the world still have souvenirs of the house where William Shakespeare’s mother was born and grew up. Sadly, it’s the wrong house.
November 29, 2000
Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant
Winston Churchill, Britain’s legendary wartime Prime Minister was born on this day. Surprisingly the great statesman arrived in this world in a very unusual way.
November 30, 1874
Mask of Agamemnon
The Golden Mask of Agamemnon, found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876
November 30, 1876