Daily Archives: November 29, 2021

‘Quiet’ Beatle George Harrison, 58, dies in Los Angeles following battle with cancer 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 2001)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


Video: 'George Harrison: News Report Of His Death - CBS News - Nov 29, 2001'

(Thursday, November 29, 2001, 1:20 p.m. PST) — George Harrison, an English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles, died this afternoon on a property belonging to fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Quiet’ Beatle George Harrison, 58, dies in Los Angeles following battle with cancer 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 2001) →

‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1941)

1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, November 29, 1941) — “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, featuring vocals by Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly and the Modernaires, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records chart for the first of nine non-consecutive weeks (Nov. 29, Dec. 6/13/27, 1941, Jan. 3/10/17/24/31, 1942). Continue reading ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1941) →

Actress Natalie Wood, 43, found dead in waters off California’s Santana Catalina Island 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1981)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: '1981 SPECIAL REPORT: "THE DEATH OF NATALIE WOOD"'

(Sunday, November 29, 1981, 7:44 a.m. PST) — The body of American actress Natalie Wood, 43, was discovered this morning in a rocky cove off Santa Catalina Island, California, one mile from her husband’s 58-foot motoryacht Splendour, with a small Valiant-brand inflatable dinghy beached nearby. Continue reading Actress Natalie Wood, 43, found dead in waters off California’s Santana Catalina Island 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1981) →

Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961)

1960s, space exploration


Video: 'Enos the Chimpanzee travels to space on NASA's Mercury Atlas 5 1960 video'

(Wednesday, November 29, 1961, 10:07 a.m. EST) — The U.S. successfully placed a chimpanzee, Enos, into orbit around the Earth today, clearing the way for the first American astronaut to break the pull of Earth’s gravity. Continue reading Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961) →