Top Historical Events That Happened on November 29 Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1907  Merle Travis, Muhlenberg County KY, country singer (16 Tons).   

1908  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY)/minister   

1909  Rupert Davies, methodist Scholar.   

1910  The inaugural US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued to Ernest Sirrine   

1910  Louis Levy Jr, music publisher.   

1911  Klaus EJ Fuchs, German/British atomic physicist/spy.   

1913  5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2.   

1914  Edith Tilton Penrose, economist   

1915  Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California   

1915  Earl W Sutherland, US pharmacologist (Nobel 1971)   

1916  US declares martial law in Dominican Republic.   

1916  Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

1916  Valentino Bucchi, composer.   

1918  Serbia annexes Montenegro   

1918  Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist (Herb Shriner Show).   

1918  Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Helten), dies at 40.   

1919  Pearl Primus, dancer   

1920  Yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician.   

1921  Coldest day in Nov in Netherlands -14.0°C.   

1921  Ivan Caryll, composer (Pink Lady), dies at 60   

1922  Benjamin Smit, Curacaos architect (St Elizabeth Hospital)   

1923  Frank Reynolds, E Chicago Ind, news anchor (ABC Evening News).   

1924  NHL's Montreal Forum opens.   

1924  12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3.   

1924  Giacomo Puccini, Ital composer (Mme Butterfly), dies in Brussels at 65.   

1925  Karl Flodin, composer, dies at 67.   

1926  Tris Speaker steps down as Indians manager.   

1926  Dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House)   

1927  Rubert Crosse, NYC, actor (Det Robinson-The Partners).   

1927  George Giffen, cricketer (251 FC games, 11758 runs, 1023 wkts), dies.   

1928  Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter   

1929  Lt Cmdr Richard E Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached the vicinity of the South Pole" (He was wrong)   

1929  Lt Cmdr Richard E Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole" (He was wrong).   

1929  Don January, pro golfer (1976 Vardon Trophy).   

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