29 November It Happened Today

1780  Death of Maria Theresa, widow of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.

1924  Death of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.

1943  Tehran conference between Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill opens.

1974  Terrorist leader Ulrike Meinhof jailed for eight years.

1986  Death of actor Cary Grant.

2001  Death of former Beatle George Harrison.