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100 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 1924 | Giacomo Puccini: Ital Composer (Mme Butterfly), dies in Brussels at 65 | |||
29 Nov 1924 | Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) | |||
29 Nov 1924 | Charles E. Mower, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944) | |||
29 Nov 1924 | Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (b. 1858) | |||
29 Nov 1924 | WW2 | Karl Wiligut was arrested by the police in Austria and was taken to a mental hospital, where he would be diagnosed with schizophrenia. | ||
29 Nov 1924 | Giacomo Puccini Italian composer, dies in Brussels | |||
29 Nov 1924 | NHL's Montreal Forum opens | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 1949 | Kenneth D Cameron: Cleveland, Ohio -- Lt Colonel USMC / Astronaut (STS 37, 56, 74) | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Petra Kelly: German peace activist / MP (Green) | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan / Formosa | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Uranium mine explosions in East Germany kills 3,700 | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Jerry Lawler, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1983) | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Garry Shandling comedian (It's Garry Shandling Show) | |||
29 Nov 1949 | Kenneth D Cameron Cleveland OH, Lt Col USMC/astronaut (Sked:STS-37) | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 1974 | Pavol Demitra: Dubnica, Slovakia -- NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues) | |||
29 Nov 1974 | Haroldson L Hunt: US multi-millionaire, dies at 85 | |||
29 Nov 1974 | Ouida Bergere: Scriptwriter, dies at 88 | |||
29 Nov 1974 | Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model and actress | |||
29 Nov 1974 | Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011) | |||
29 Nov 1974 | James J. Braddock, American boxer (b. 1905) | |||
29 Nov 1974 | birth Apl.De.Ap, vocals, Black Eyed Peas, (2003 US & UK No.1 single 'Where Is The Love'). | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 1999 | Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b. 1917) | |||
29 Nov 1999 | Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (b. 1918) | |||
29 Nov 1999 | American singer and bandleader Curtis Knight died aged 54. Jimi Hendrix had been a member of his band in the 60's. Though Hendrix wasn't in the group very long, he was featured on over 60 songs, 26 studio and 35 live recordings some of which have been released on record. | |||
29 Nov 1999 | It was reported that Oasis singer Liam Gallagher had gone missing after leaving his house three days earlier. The band were due to fly out to the US at the end of the week to start a tour. | |||
29 Nov 1999 |
death Lewis Hastings Sarett Died 29 Nov 1999 at age 81 (born 22 Dec 1917). American organic chemist who prepared a synthetic version of the hormone cortisone (1944) using a complicated 36-step process. He was a research scientist (1942-48) at Merck & Co., Inc. Four years later the Mayo Clinic demonstrated the efficacy of the product against rheumatoid arthritis. Cortisone also has wide-ranging applications in the treatment of allergies as well as inflammatory and neoplastic diseases. In 1949, Sarett and several collaborators initiated an alternative synthesis commencing with raw materials derivable from coal, air, lime, and water. This led to the first route independent of naturally occurring starting materials. Sarett was the 1975 recipient of the National Medal of Science. |
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20 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 2004 | John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932) | |||
29 Nov 2004 | Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911) | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 2009 | Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948) | |||
29 Nov 2009 | Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington. | |||
29 Nov 2009 | Susan Boyle's album became the best-selling debut in UK chart history when it went to No.1 on the UK chart. The 48 year-old runner-up in ITV's Britain's Got Talent, sold 410,000 copies of I Dreamed a Dream. Boyle also topped the US charts, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album with 701,000 copies sold in its first week. | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
29 Nov 2014 | Dwayne Alons, American general and politician (b. 1946) | |||
29 Nov 2014 | Dick Bresciani, American businessman (b. 1938) | |||
29 Nov 2014 | Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Gorki) (b. 1962) | |||
29 Nov 2014 | Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928) | |||
29 Nov 2014 | Mark Strand, Canadian-American author, poet, academic and poet laureate of the United States (b. 1934) |