What Happened on November 29, 1915

Historical Events

  • Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California

Famous Birthdays

  • Billy Strayhorn, American pianist, arranger, and composer (Duke Ellington Orchestra - "Take The 'A' Train"), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
  • Earl W. Sutherland, American pharmacologist (1971 Nobel Prize Medicine or Physiology 1971 - cyclic AMP), born in Burlingame, Kansas (d. 1974)

About November 29, 1915

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 108 years, 5 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius