Anniversaries 29 November

Birth

Peter Heylin3

English ecclesiastic and author of polemical, historical, p… 1599–1662

John Ray8

British botanist 1627–1705

Charles Thomson1

American patriot leader (1729-1824) 1729–1824

Amos Bronson Alcott14

American teacher and writer 1799–1888

William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley5

Lord Chancellor of Great Britain 1801–1881

Christian Doppler1

mathematician, physicist 1803–1853

Wendell Phillips23

American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orato… 1811–1884

Уэнделл Филлипс1

1811–1884

Morrison Waite6

American politician 1816–1888

William Ellery Channing (poet)6

American writer 1818–1901

La Fayette Grover1

American politician 1823–1911

Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley19

English judge 1828–1921

Louisa May Alcott174

American novelist 1832–1888

Empress Dowager Cixi6

Chinese empress 1835–1908

Francis Burnand1

British comic writer and dramatist 1836–1917

Gertrude Jekyll5

garden designer, artist 1843–1932

Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg14

German chancellor during World War I 1856–1921

Georgi Plekhanov3

Russian revolutionary 1856–1918

Clive Staples Lewis272

Christian apologist, novelist, and Medievalist 1898–1963

Carlo Levi1

Italian painter 1902–1975

Vasily Grossman22

Soviet writer and journalist who originally trained as an e… 1905–1964

John Marks Templeton22

stock investor, businessman and philanthropist 1912–2008

Taisen Deshimaru18

Japanese Buddhist monk 1914–1982

Madeleine L'Engle223

American writer 1918–2007

Vin Scully12

American sports broadcaster 1927

David Goldblatt4

South African photographer 1930–2018

Geoffrey Moorhouse1

English journalist and author 1931–2009

Jacques Chirac10

22nd President of France 1932–2019

James Rosenquist3

American artist 1933–2017

Peter Cullinane1

Catholic bishop 1936

George Gilder9

technology writer 1939

Mario Aurelio Poli1

Catholic Cardinal from Argentine. 1947

Stan Rogers9

Folk singer 1949–1983

John D. Barrow58

British scientist 1952–2020

Alex Grey31

American artist 1953

Mary Schmich6

American columnist 1953

Joel Coen2

American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematogra… 1954

Cathie Linz1

American writer 1954–2015

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud1

President of Somalia; PDP Chairman; educator; civic, academ… 1955

Robert Jeffress7

Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas 1955

Leo Laporte1

American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur 1956

Susan Piver1

American writer 1957

Rahm Emanuel9

politician, investment banker, White House Chief of Staff 1959

Anton Bal1

Roman Catholic archbishop from Papua New Guinea born 1963 1963

Don Cheadle1

actor, film producer, philanthropist, and author 1964

Lauren Child2

author and illustrator especially known for Charlie and Lol… 1965

Greg Rucka1

writer 1969

Paula Lehtomäki1

Finnish politician 1972

Sarah Jones (stage actress)1

African-American actress, playwright, and poet from the Uni… 1973

Chadwick Boseman7

American actor 1976–2020

Simon Amstell1

English comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, and a… 1979

Game (rapper)4

American rapper, record producer and actor from California 1979

Gemma Chan1

British actress 1982

Death

Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid1

scholar 948–1022

Thomas Wolsey4

English political figure and cardinal 1473–1530

Horace Greeley18

American politician and publisher 1811–1872

James Legge7

missionary in China 1815–1897

Giacomo Puccini5

Italian composer 1858–1924

Ernest Barnes9

English mathematician and clergyman 1874–1953

Ma Zhanshan4

Chinese politician 1885–1950

Fortunato Depero6

Italian painter, writer, sculptor and graphic designer 1892–1960

Dorothy Day55

Social activist 1897–1980

Cary Grant22

British-American film and stage actor 1904–1986

J. R. D. Tata11

Indian businessman 1904–1993

Paolo Monti3

Italian photographer 1908–1982

Maurice Wilkes7

British computer scientist 1913–2010

Henry Kissinger50

United States Secretary of State 1923–2023

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya1

Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the… 1923–1941

Roger Smith (executive)21

CEO 1925–2007

John Knowles11

American novelist 1926–2001

Donald O'Brien (actor)35

Italian film and TV actor 1930–2003

Mark Strand14

Canadian-American poet, essayist, translator 1934–2014

Jerry Fodor11

American philosopher 1935–2017

Natalie Wood1

American actress 1938–1981

David Fleming25

British activist 1940–2010

George Harrison61

British musician, former member of the Beatles 1943–2001

Andrew Clements7

American writer 1949–2019

Joe Dever1

British writer and game designer 1956–2016

Patrice O'Neal6

American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor 1969–2011