1963

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed the presidency. Before becoming vice president, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress, representing Texas as a member of the Democratic Party.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

1963

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Flight 831 was a scheduled Canadian flight from Montréal–Dorval International Airport to Toronto International Airport on November 29, 1963. About five minutes after takeoff in poor weather, the Douglas DC-8-54CF Jet Trader operating the flight crashed about 32 km (20 mi) north of Montreal, near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec, Canada, killing all 111 passengers and seven crew members. The crash was the deadliest in Canadian history at the time. It was also the deadliest crash of a DC-8 at the time, and, as of 2025, the sixth-deadliest.

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Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

1963

I Want to Hold Your Hand

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Recorded on 17 October 1963 and released on 29 November 1963 in the United Kingdom, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track recording equipment.

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I Want to Hold Your Hand

1967

United States Secretary of Defense

The United States secretary of defense (SecDef), secondarily titled the secretary of war (SecWar), is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the Cabinet of the United States. The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander-in-chief. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a defense minister in many other countries. The president appoints the secretary of defense with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is by custom a member of the Cabinet and by law a member of the National Security Council.

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United States Secretary of Defense

1972

Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari was a key player in the formation of the video arcade and video game industry.

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Atari, Inc.

1982

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. His musical achievements broke American racial barriers and made him a dominant figure worldwide. Through his songs, concerts, and fashion, he proliferated visual performance for artists in popular music, popularizing street dance moves such as the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean. Jackson is often deemed the greatest entertainer of all time.

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Michael Jackson

1986

Suriname National Army

After the creation of the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Army was entrusted with the defence of Suriname, while the defence of the Netherlands Antilles was the responsibility of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The army set up a separate Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname. Upon independence in 1975, this force was turned into the Surinamese Armed Forces. On February 25, 1980, a group of 15 non-commissioned officers and one junior officer, under the leadership of sergeant major Dési Bouterse, staged a coup d'état and overthrew the Government. Subsequently, the SKM was rebranded as the National Army.

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Suriname National Army

1987

Korean Air Flight 858

Korean Air Flight 858 was a scheduled international passenger flight between Baghdad, Iraq, and Seoul, South Korea. On 29 November 1987, the Boeing 707-3B5C flying its route exploded in mid-air upon the detonation of a bomb planted inside an overhead storage bin in the airplane's passenger cabin by two North Korean agents.

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Korean Air Flight 858

1995

Birth of Laura Marano

Laura Marano, American actress and singer

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Laura Marano

1995

Birth of Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, English swimmer

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Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

1997

Birth of Nick Richards

Nick Richards, Jamaican basketball player

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Nick Richards

1998

Birth of MJ Melendez

Mervyl Samuel Melendez Jr. is an American professional baseball left fielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

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MJ Melendez

1998

Birth of Ye Qiuyu

Ye Qiuyu is a Chinese tennis player.

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Ye Qiuyu

1998

Birth of Lovie Simone

Lovie Simone, American actress

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Lovie Simone

2002

Birth of Yunus Musah

Yunus Dimoara Musah is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from AC Milan. He also plays for the United States national team.

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Yunus Musah