Summary of the Day ✨ 29 November (29/11)
Jordan announced the ambitious Amra City development project while simultaneously facing international scrutiny as North Korean agents bombed Korean Air Flight 858, killing all 115 passengers. Tragedy struck multiple locations worldwide as a Mozambique Airlines flight crashed in a pilot murder-suicide, Maurice Clemmons killed four police officers in Washington state, and Philippine forces besieged Manila Peninsula following a military mutiny led by Senator Antonio Trillanes.
Historical Events 📜
- 2025: The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.
- 2013: LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 33 people on board.
- 2009: Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.
- 2007: The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
- 1987: North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew.
- 1986: The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.
- 1982: Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
- 1972: Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
- 1967: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
- 1963: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
- 1963: Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
- 1963: “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
- 1961: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
- 1952: 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.
- 1947: The United Nations General Assembly approve the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Famous Births 👶
- 2002: Yunus Musah, American soccer player
- 1998: MJ Melendez, American baseball player
- 1998: Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player
- 1998: Lovie Simone, American actress
- 1997: Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player
- 1995: Laura Marano, American actress and singer
- 1995: Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, English swimmer
- 1994: Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player
- 1994: Julius Randle, American basketball player
- 1993: Stefon Diggs, American football player
- 1992: Ben Nugent, English footballer
- 1991: Becky James, Welsh cyclist
- 1990: Diego Boneta, Mexican actor and singer
- 1990: Sheldon Richardson, American football player
- 1990: Andrej Šustr, Czech ice hockey player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 2024: Will Cullen Hart, American musician (born 1971)
- 2024: Wayne Northrop, American actor (born 1947)
- 2023: Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923)
- 2023: Taichi Yamada, Japanese screenwriter and novelist (born 1934)
- 2022: Derek Granger, British film and television producer and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2022: Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Samoan politician (born 1953/1954)
- 2021: Kinza Clodumar, Nauruan politician, 7th President of Nauru (born 1945)
- 2021: Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer (born 1925)
- 2021: LaMarr Hoyt, Major League Baseball player, 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner (born 1955)
- 2020: Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (born 1978)
- 2019: Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1918)
- 2017: Slobodan Praljak, Croatian general (born 1945)
- 2016: Luis Alberto Monge, Costa Rican politician, 39th President of Costa Rica (born 1925)
- 2016: Ruta Šaca-Marjaša, Latvian lawyer, writer and politician (born 1927)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Brendan of Birr - Christian feast day:
Francis Fasani - Christian feast day:
Illuminata - Christian feast day:
Radboud of Utrecht - Christian feast day:
Saturnin - Christian feast day:
November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations)
- Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania)
- Republic Day (Yugoslavia)
- Unity Day (Vanuatu)
- William Tubman’s Birthday (Liberia)