On This Day🌄 November29

1549 – After the death of Pope Paul III, a papal conclave with an unprecedented number of cardinal electors convened to determine his successor.

1729 – Natchez Indians suddenly revolted against French colonists near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi, US, killing over 240 people.

1899 – FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.

1929 – American explorer Richard E. Byrd (pictured) and three others completed the first flight over the South Pole.

1963 – Five minutes after takeoff from Montreal, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed, killing all 118 people aboard.

2012 – The United Nations General Assembly voted to accord non-member observer state status to Palestine.