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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 29
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Antonio Egas Moniz in Portugal; lobotomist (Nobel Prize 1949).
- 90th: 1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions in first NFL game broadcast nationally.
- 80th: 1944 - Albania liberated from German control.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Felix Cavaliere in Pelham, New York, USA; rocker (Rascals - "Lonely too Long").
- 80th: 1944 - John Hopkins Hospital performs first open heart surgery.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Kris Kamm in Evanston, Illinois, USA; actor (Stuart Rosebrock - Coach).
- 60th: 1964 - Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English.
- 40th: 1984 - Band Aid release the song "Do They Know It's Christmas".
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Sitti Navarro; Philippine bossa nova artist.
- 30th: 1994 - Russian aircraft bomb Chechen capital of Grozny.
- 15th: 2009 - The Commonwealth of Nations admits Rwanda as its 54th member.
- 15th: 2009 - Somali pirates capture the Greek-owned Maran Centaurus supertanker carrying oil from Saudi Arabia to the US.
- 15th: 2009 - The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 to 27 in Canada's Grey Cup football championship game.
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