What Happened on November 29, 1970

Historical Events

Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer

England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs

Yale-Princeton Football Game

Modernist composer Charles Ives' "Yale-Princeton Football Game", a two-minute piece written in 1897 premieres


Famous Birthdays

  • Lamar Smith, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
Born in 1970

Famous Deaths

  • Karl Ottó Runólfsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 70
  • Robert Ruthenfranz, German composer, dies at 65
1970 Highlights

About November 29, 1970

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 3 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy
  • UK #1 Song: I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds