November 29
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Brendan of Birr, Francis Fasani, Illuminata, Radboud of Utrecht, Saturnin, November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A collective feast day honoring multiple saints, including Brendan of Birr and Francis Fasani, in the Christian liturgical calendar.
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People(United Nations)
An annual UN observance expressing global solidarity with the Palestinian people and their aspirations.
Liberation DayorDita e Çlirimit(Albania)
A national holiday marking Albania's liberation from occupying forces in 1944, celebrated with official ceremonies and public festivities.
Republic Day(Yugoslavia)
Former national holiday of Yugoslavia celebrating the founding of its socialist republic in 1943.
Unity Day (Vanuatu)
A public holiday celebrating the unity and cultural diversity of the Vanuatu archipelago.
William Tubman's Birthday(Liberia)
A national holiday honoring William V. S. Tubman, Liberia's longest-serving president, celebrated with ceremonies and tributes.
Brendan of Birr
Feast day of Saint Brendan of Birr, celebrated for his monastic leadership and prophetic gifts.
Francis Fasani
Remembrance of Saint Francis Fasani, an Italian Franciscan known for his sanctity and miracles.
Illuminata
Commemorates Saint Illuminata, venerated as a virgin saint known for her devotion.
Events
Antioch suffers its second major earthquake in two years, killing thousands and destroying its remaining edifice.
A powerful earthquake strikes Antioch on November 29, 528, its second in two years, razing much of the city and killing thousands.
Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom.
After King Chlothar I's death at Compiègne on November 29, 561, his four sons divided the Frankish Kingdom among themselves.
The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.
The Tang forces defeated Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan on November 29, 618, securing control over northern China.
The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeats the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.
On November 29, 903, Abbasid troops under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeated the Qarmatians at Hama, restoring caliphal authority in Syria.
A large earthquake damages the areas of the Crusaders in the Middle East. Antioch, Mamistra, Marash and Edessa are hit by the shocks.
A major earthquake on November 29, 1114, shook Crusader strongholds in the Middle East, damaging cities from Antioch to Edessa.
The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
The papal conclave of 1549–50 began on November 29, 1549, as cardinals convened to elect a successor to Pope Paul III.
The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.
The Battle of Swally on November 29, 1612, saw English East India Company ships defeat the Portuguese fleet, undermining Portugal's trade monopoly in India.
Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
On November 29, 1729, Natchez Indians attacked Fort Rosalie, massacring French settlers and igniting the Natchez War in colonial Mississippi.
The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Irpinia in southern Italy on November 29, 1732, causing nearly two thousand fatalities.
Births
William of Septimania
Frankish nobleman and regional ruler who governed Septimania and Toulouse during the 9th century.
John de Mowbray
English nobleman who served as the 3rd Baron Mowbray in the 14th century.
Lionel of Antwerp
Third son of King Edward III, created Duke of Clarence and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Thomas Percy
English nobleman and military leader who became the 1st Baron Egremont in the 15th century.
Andrea della Valle
Italian cardinal and patron of the arts active during the High Renaissance.
Anthony Browne
English courtier and nobleman who was a key advisor in Tudor England.
John Ray
Pioneering English naturalist who laid the foundations of modern botany and zoology.
Christian August
German prince who ruled Anhalt-Zerbst and served as a Prussian general.
Michael Christian Festing
English violinist and composer known for his elegant baroque works.
Deaths
Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh was a Syriac poet and theologian renowned for his metrical homilies and hymns.
Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I
Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I was a 6th-century Maya ruler of Palenque noted for his monumental building projects.
Chlothar I
Chlothar I was a 6th-century Frankish king who reunited the Merovingian realm through conquest and inheritance.
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, revered for his scholarship and piety.
Otto II
Otto II was Duke of Bavaria from the Wittelsbach dynasty, known for strengthening his duchy's autonomy in the early 13th century.
Clement IV
Pope Clement IV led the Catholic Church and played a pivotal role in the politics of medieval Europe.
Philip IV
Philip IV, called the Fair, was King of France who centralized royal authority and clashed with the papacy.
Roger Mortimer
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, was an English soldier and political power broker who deposed Edward II.
Michael of Cesena
Michael of Cesena was a Franciscan theologian and minister general who challenged papal authority on poverty.