Today in History for 29th November 2025

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Historical Events

1864 - Battle of Spring Hill: Confederate troops under John Bell Hood fail to attack Union forces under John M. Schofield
1897 - First motorcycle race in Surrey, England, is won by Charles Jarrot
1966 - First NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena; San Francisco Warriors defeat Chicago Bulls 108-101
1995 - US President Bill Clinton lifts ban on exports of oil from the Alaskan North Slope; the ban was imposed after the oil embargo by Arab oil producers in 1973
1998 - In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany

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Famous Birthdays

1872 - Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian Wagnerian soprano, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1947)
1874 - Antonio Egas Moniz, Portuguese neurosurgeon (Nobel Prize 1949 for developing lobotomy procedure), born in Avanca, Portugal (d. 1955)
1891 - Julius Raab, Austrian politician (Chancellor 1953-61), born in Sankt Pölten, Austria (d. 1964)
1891 - Richard Frank Donovan, American composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1970)
1899 - Genevieve Tobin, American actress (Zaza, Great Gambini, Uncertain Lady), born in New York City (d. 1995)

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Famous Deaths

917 - Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies
1997 - Heikki Savolainen, Finnish pommel horse gymnast (Olympic medalist, 1928-52, including gold, 1948), and medical doctor, dies at 90
2003 - Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
2007 - Roger Smith, American Chairman and CEO of General Motors), dies at 82
2017 - Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in "Scooby-Doo"), dies of bronchiolitis at 71

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