All Events

Historical Events on November 29

  • Tang dynasty

    618

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

  • American Revolutionary War

    1776

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

  • San Jose, California

    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.

  • American Civil War

    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.

  • World War II

    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).

  • Korean War

    1950

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

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    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.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    1963

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

  • Vietnam War

    1967

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

All Births

Famous Birthdays on November 29

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on November 29

28. November

30. November