- 1877 29 Nov American inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates the principle of his phonograph or 'speaking machine'.
- 1919 29 Nov American-born Lady Nancy Astor becomes the first woman member of parliament to take her seat.
- 1990 29 Nov The UN approves the use of force for only the second time in its history, to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
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