Famous people born on November 29 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 29, you share it with Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, Howie Mandel — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for November 29
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
333rd
Day of the year
November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years), with 32 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 29
Louisa May Alcott — American author of Little Women (born 1832).
C. S. Lewis — British author of The Chronicles of Narnia (born 1898).
Howie Mandel — Canadian comedian and television host (born 1955).
Also sharing the day:
Madeleine L'Engle (b. 1918) — author of the beloved classic A Wrinkle in Time.
Chadwick Boseman (b. 1976) — actor who brought Black Panther's T'Challa to the screen.
Russell Wilson (b. 1988) — Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterback.
November 29 in history
1929 — Explorer Richard Byrd and his crew completed the first airplane flight over the South Pole.
1961 — Enos the chimpanzee orbited the Earth aboard NASA's Mercury-Atlas 5 and returned safely.
1972 — Atari released Pong, the arcade game that launched the video game industry.
1890 — Army and Navy met at West Point in the first game of college football's storied service rivalry.
1963 — The Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand," the single that soon conquered America.
1975 — Bill Gates used the name "Micro-soft" in a letter to Paul Allen, the earliest known written use of the future company's name.
November 29 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 29?
Anyone born on November 29 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for November 29?
The birthstone for a November 29 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 29?
Louisa May Alcott is among the best known — American author of Little Women (born 1832).
What happened on November 29?
In 1929, Explorer Richard Byrd and his crew completed the first airplane flight over the South Pole.
What day of the year is November 29?
November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years), with 32 days still to come.
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