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History Deaths on November 29


Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)

#Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold

Samuel Langdon
Samuel Langdon, American pastor, theologian, and academic (b. 1723)

#Samuel_Langdon

Ernst von Mansfeld
Ernst von Mansfeld, German commander (b. 1580)

#Ernst_von_Mansfeld

Natalya Gorbanevskaya
Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (b. 1936)

#Natalya_Gorbanevskaya

Juan N. Méndez
Juan N. Méndez, Mexican general and interim president, 1876-1877 (b. 1820)

#Juan_N._Méndez

Nora Thompson Dean
Nora Thompson Dean, American Lenape educator and author (b. 1907)

#Nora_Thompson_Dean

Pope Clement IV
Clement IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1190)

#Pope_Clement_IV

Abdullah Cevdet
Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)

#Abdullah_Cevdet

David Di Tommaso
David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)

#David_Di_Tommaso

Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist, co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement (b. 1897)

#Dorothy_Day

Patrice O'Neal
Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian (b. 1969)

#Patrice_O'Neal

John Felton (assassin)
John Felton, English soldier and assassin of the Duke of Buckingham (b. c. 1595)

#John_Felton_(assassin)

Sherab Palden Beru
Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (b. 1911)

#Sherab_Palden_Beru

Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

#Henry_Hyde

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1619)

#James_Dalrymple,_1st_Viscount_of_Stair

Mark Strand
Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1934)

#Mark_Strand

Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)

#Giacomo_Puccini

Denis Jenkinson
Denis Jenkinson, English journalist and author (b. 1920)

#Denis_Jenkinson

Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)

#Natalie_Wood

Johannes Vares
Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)

#Johannes_Vares

Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1780)

#Mary_Somerville

Marcello Malpighi
Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (b. 1628)

#Marcello_Malpighi

Robert T. Frederick
Robert T. Frederick, American general (b. 1907)

#Robert_T._Frederick

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1881)

#Prince_Antônio_Gastão_of_Orléans-Braganza

Percy Williams (sprinter)
Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (b. 1908)

#Percy_Williams_(sprinter)

William Cartwright (dramatist)
William Cartwright, English priest and playwright (b. 1611)

#William_Cartwright_(dramatist)

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus
Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (b. 1565)

#Laurentius_Paulinus_Gothus

Marie of Anjou
Marie of Anjou, queen and wife of Charles VII of France (b. 1404)

#Marie_of_Anjou

Alonso de Ercilla
Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (b. 1533)

#Alonso_de_Ercilla

Colin Eglin
Colin Eglin, South African soldier and politician (b. 1925)

#Colin_Eglin

Mic Christopher
Mic Christopher, American-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)

#Mic_Christopher

Maus Gatsonides
Maus Gatsonides, Dutch race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)

#Maus_Gatsonides

Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1915)

#Mario_Monicelli

Slobodan Praljak
Slobodan Praljak, Croatian general (b. 1945)

#Slobodan_Praljak

Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin
Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)

#Philipp_Nicodemus_Frischlin

Gene Rayburn
Gene Rayburn, American game show panelist and host (b. 1917)

#Gene_Rayburn

Allen Carr
Allen Carr, English-Spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)

#Allen_Carr

Frank Waller
Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)

#Frank_Waller

Brian Walton (bishop)
Brian Walton, English bishop and scholar (b. 1600)

#Brian_Walton_(bishop)

Marcus Whitman
Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)

#Marcus_Whitman

Boyd Wagner
Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

#Boyd_Wagner

James J. Braddock
James J. Braddock, American boxer (b. 1905)

#James_J._Braddock

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1287)

#Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March

Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

#Daniel_Gélin

Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1567)

#Claudio_Monteverdi

Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Wilkes, English physicist and computer scientist (b. 1913)

#Maurice_Wilkes

John Maurice Hauke
John Maurice Hauke, Polish general (b. 1775)

#John_Maurice_Hauke

Philipp Scheidemann
Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)

#Philipp_Scheidemann

George Harrison
George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (b. 1943)

#George_Harrison

Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1717)

#Maria_Theresa

Bella Akhmadulina
Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (b. 1937)

#Bella_Akhmadulina

John Drew Barrymore
John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)

#John_Drew_Barrymore

Kazuo Sakamaki
Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (b. 1918)

#Kazuo_Sakamaki

Robert Holdstock
Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)

#Robert_Holdstock

J. R. D. Tata
J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (b. 1904)

#J._R._D._Tata

Philip IV of France
Philip IV, king of France (b. 1268)

#Philip_IV_of_France

Ferenc Münnich
Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1886)

#Ferenc_Münnich

Cary Grant
Cary Grant, English-American actor (b. 1904)

#Cary_Grant

Dwayne Alons
Dwayne Alons, American general and politician (b. 1946)

#Dwayne_Alons

Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors, American actor, singer and comedian (b. 1930)

#Jim_Nabors

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316)

#Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Merv Pregulman
Merv Pregulman, American football player and businessman (b. 1922)

#Merv_Pregulman

Hi?p Hòa
Hi?p Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1847)

#Hi?p_Hòa

Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)

#Sam_De_Grasse

Harry Danning
Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

#Harry_Danning

George Giffen
George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)

#George_Giffen

Hans Holbein the Younger
Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist and printmaker

#Hans_Holbein_the_Younger

Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey, English cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1470)

#Thomas_Wolsey

Chlothar I
Chlothar I, Frankish king (b. 497)

#Chlothar_I

Frederick V of the Palatinate
Frederick V, Elector Palatine (b. 1596)

#Frederick_V_of_the_Palatinate

Coleman Young
Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (b. 1918)

#Coleman_Young

Graham Hill
Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1929)

#Graham_Hill

Dan Flavin
Dan Flavin, American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)

#Dan_Flavin

Jungjong of Joseon
Jungjong of Joseon, Korean king (b. 1488)

#Jungjong_of_Joseon

Cuthbert Mayne
Cuthbert Mayne, English priest (b. 1543)

#Cuthbert_Mayne

Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)

#Ralph_Bellamy

Marcos Danilo Padilha, Brazilian football player (b. 1985)
O?tkir Sultonov, Uzbek lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (b. 1939)
Otto Newman, Austrian-American sociologist and academic (b. 1922)
Joe Marston, Australian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
Dick Bresciani, American businessman (b. 1938)
Brian Torrey Scott, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1976)
Oliver Cheatham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
Buddy Roberts, American wrestler and manager (b. 1945)
Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist (b. 1936)
Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (b. 1936)
Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (b. 1940)
S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1930)
Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)
Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
James Barber, Canadian chef and author (b. 1923)
John Knowles, American novelist (b. 1926)
Ilmar Laaban, Estonian-Swedish poet and publicist (b. 1921)
John Berry, American-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (b. 1894)
George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (b. 1923)
Tony Brise, English race car driver (b. 1952)
Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (b. 1888)
Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
Hammamizade ?smail Dede Efendi, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1778)
Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1687)
Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)
Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme, English nobleman (b. 1373)
Michael of Cesena, Italian general, priest, and theologian (b. 1270)
Otto II, duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
Adalbero, duke of Carinthia (b. 980)
Li Chun'an, Chinese merchant (b. 921)
Seongjong, Korean king (b. 961)
Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, ruler of Palenque (b. 465)
Jacob of Serugh, Syrian poet and theologian (b. 451)