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After releasing his debut album Untold Story independently in 2004, he was discovered by record producer Dr.
Famous Birthdays on November 29
1979 — The Game
American rapper
November 29 has 217 recorded notable births across history, from 826 to 2009. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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826 – 2009
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Major events on November 29
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- 1963 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Source
- 1781 The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 54 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance, beginning the Zong massacre. Source
- 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. Source
- 1929 U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. Source
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Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons.
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Merle Travis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Minnie Miñoso began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans.
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Mayr was instrumental in obtaining a place for Donizetti at the Bologna Academy, where, at the age of 19, he wrote his first one-act opera, the comedy Il Pigmalione, which may never have been performed during his lifetime.
More major people born on November 29
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1969
Mariano Rivera
Panamanian-American baseball player
Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013.
1917
Merle Travis
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1983)
Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, actor, and guitarist.
1925
Minnie Miñoso
Cuban-American baseball player and coach (died 2015)
Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso, nicknamed "the Cuban Comet," was a Cuban professional baseball player.
1797
Gaetano Donizetti
Italian composer (died 1848)
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer of the early Romantic era, best known for his over 70 operas.
1981
Jon Klassen
Canadian writer and illustrator
Jon Klassen is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books, and an animator. He is known for the 2012 picture book This Is Not My Hat, which won both the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal.
1899
Andrija Artuković
Croatian Minister of Interior (died 1988)
Andrija Artuković was a Croatian lawyer, politician, and senior member of the fascist Ustaše movement, who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice in the Government of the Independent State of…
1941
Bill Freehan
American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)
William Ashley Freehan was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers.
1818
George Brown
Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (died 1880)
George Brown was a Scottish Canadian journalist, politician, the founder of the town of Bothwell, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences.
1933
James Rosenquist
American painter and illustrator (died 2017)
James Albert Rosenquist was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement.
1995
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
English swimmer
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is a former English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and the LEN European Aquatics Championships, and England at…
1528
Anthony Browne
1st Viscount Montagu, English politician (died 1592)
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, KB, PC was an English peer during the Tudor period. He was a staunch Roman Catholic, but unswervingly loyal to the Crown.
1995
Laura Marano
American actress and singer
Laura Marie Marano is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Ally Dawson in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally.
1908
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
American pastor and politician (died 1972)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971.
1881
Artur Phleps
Romanian-German general (died 1944)
Artur Gustav Martin Phleps was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and Nazi German army officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS during World War II.
1955
Howie Mandel
Canadian comedian, actor, and television host
Howard Michael Mandel is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer.
1933
John Mayall
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2024)
John Brumwell Mayall was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer.
1983
Tanisha Wright
American basketball player and coach
Tanisha Lovely Wright is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. She played college basketball at Penn State.
1963
Lalit Modi
Indian businessman
Lalit Kumar Modi is an Indian businessman and former cricket administrator.
1965
Ellen Cleghorne
American comedian and actress
Ellen Leslye Cleghorne (born November 29, 1965) is an American actress and comedian. Cleghorne is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995.