What happened on November 29 ?

1229 - Louis II the Stern, ruler of Upper Bavaria

1338 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (d. 1368)

1427 - Zhengtong, Emperor of China (d. 1464)

1484 - Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (d. 1551)

1627 - John Ray, English naturalist (d. 1705)

1690 - Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (d. 1747)

1752 - Jemima Wilkinson, American preacher (d. 1819)

1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist (d. 1833)

1781 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, teacher, philosopher and sociologist (d. 1865)

1797 - Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)

1798 - Alexander Brullov, Russian painter (d. 1877)

1799 - Amos Bronson Alcott, American writer and educator (d. 1888)

1802 - Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and novelist (d. 1827)

1803 - Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist (d. 1853)

1803 - Gottfried Semper, German architect (d. 1879)

1813 - Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian linguist (d. 1891)

1816 - Morrison Waite, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)

1825 - Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893)

1832 - Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (d. 1888)

1849 - Sir John Ambrose Fleming, British physicist (d. 1945)

1856 - Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)

1857 - Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911)

1874 - Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

1876 - Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician (d. 1977)

1881 - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)

1894 - Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (d. 1970)

1895 - Busby Berkeley, American film director, and choreographer (d. 1976)

1895 - William Tubman, President of Liberia (d. 1971)

1896 - Yakima Canutt, American actor and stuntman (d. 1986)

1898 - C. S. Lewis, Irish writer (d. 1963)

1899 - Andrija Artukovi?, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)

1901 - Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)

1904 - Egon Eiermann, German architect (d. 1970)

1908 - Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American civil rights leader and politician (d. 1972)

1910 - Antanas ?k?ma, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (d. 1961)

1915 - Billy Strayhorn, American musician and composer (d. 1967)

1916 - Fran Ryan, American actress (d. 2000)

1917 - Merle Travis, American singer (d. 1983)

1918 - Madeleine L'Engle, American author

1921 - Dagmar, American television personality (d. 2001)

1927 - Vin Scully, baseball announcer

1928 - Paul Simon, U.S. Senator (d. 2003)

1928 - Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter

1930 - Shirley Porter, Dame Commander of the British Empire

1932 - Jacques Chirac, President of France

1932 - Diane Ladd, American actress

1933 - John Mayall, British blues musician

1939 - Peter Bergman, American comedian

1939 - Gene Okerlund, American wrestling interviewer

1940 - Chuck Mangione, American musician

1941 - Bill Freehan, American baseball player

1941 - Denny Doherty, American musician (Mamas and the Papas)

1942 - Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone

1943 - Sue Miller, American author

1944 - Felix Cavaliere, American musician and producer

1947 - Petra Kelly, German politician (d. 1992)

1949 - Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler and commentator

1949 - Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director

1951 - Barry Goudreau, American musician (Boston)

1951 - Jean Schmidt, U.S. congresswoman

1953 - Alex Grey, American artist

1954 - Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer

1955 - Howie Mandel, Canadian actor

1956 - Hinton Battle, American dancer

1956 - Leo Laporte, American television personality

1958 - Michael Dempsey, American musician (The Cure)

1959 - Neal Broten, American ice hockey player

1960 - Cathy Moriarty, American actress

1961 - Kim Delaney, American actress

1961 - Tom Sizemore, American actor

1963 - Andrew McCarthy, American actor

1964 - Don Cheadle, American actor

1965 - Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian

1967 - John Layfield, American professional wrestler

1969 - Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball player

1969 - Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch international footballer

1970 - Mark Pembridge, Welsh international footballer

1971 - Gena Lee Nolin, American actress

1972 - Larry Joe Campbell, American actor

1972 - Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player

1973 - Ryan Giggs, Welsh international footballer

1973 - Sarah Jones, American playwright, poet and actress

1976 - Anna Faris, American actress

1976 - Ehren McGhehey, American actor and skateboarder

1977 - Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater

1982 - Ashley Force, American race car driver

1982 - Krystal Steal, American pornographic actress

1983 - John McDermott, English journalist

1990 - Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American child actors (Full House)