November 29 in History

Historical Events on November 29

618 The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.

1776 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

1777 San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

1864 American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.

1943 World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).

1950 Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.

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.

1963 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

1967 Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

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Famous Birthdays on November 29

1959 Rahm Emanuel

1969 Mariano Rivera

1973 Ryan Giggs

1988 Russell Wilson

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Famous Deaths on November 29

1780 Maria Theresa

1980 Dorothy Day

1986 Cary Grant

2001 George Harrison

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