TODAY IN HISTORY + CELEBRITIES BORN TODAY

THE GAME - Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name The Game or simply Game, is an American rapper and actor. Game is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Born in Los Angeles, California, he released his first mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 1 in 2002, and landed a record deal with the independent label Get Low Recordz owned by JT the Bigga Figga. Game's mixtape reached the hands of Sean Combs, founder of Bad Boy Records, who originally was on the verge of signing him to his label. Five months later, he was discovered by Dr. Dre who listened to the mixtape and signed him to his Aftermath Entertainment label in 2003. He rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album The Documentary (2005) and Doctor's Advocate (2006). The Recording Industry Association of Americacertified his album The Documentary double platinum in March 2005 and it has sold over five million copies worldwide.

GIGGS - Ryan Joseph Giggs, OBE Wilson born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager at Manchester United and co-owner of Salford City. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United. The son of rugby league player Danny Wilson, Giggs was born in Cardiff but moved to Manchester at the age of six when his father joined Swinton RLFC.

LUCAS - Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the CBS television series American Gothic (1995) as well as roles in films such as Sling Blade (1996), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Get Low (2009), Legion (2010), Seven Days in Utopia (2011). Since September 2014, he has played Special Agent Christopher Lasalle on CBS' NCIS: New Orleans

J HOLIDAY - Nahum Thorton Grymes (born November 29, 1984), better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is a Grammy-nominated American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. He came into prominence in 2007 with his breakthrough hit "Bed", peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.

LAUREN - Lauren Christine German (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as Agent Lori Weston in the television series Hawaii Five-0, Beth in the 2007 film Hostel: Part II and Eva in 2011 film The Divide. She starred in the NBC drama Chicago Fire as Leslie Shay from 2012 to 2014. In 2016 she will be starring in Lucifer as LAPD homicide detective, Chloe Dancer.


TODAY IN HISTORY
November 29, 1980 – The Catholic Diocese of Orlu was formed to serve the catholic population of Orlu, Nigeria. The Orlu diocese is one of 52 catholic dioceses in Nigeria.

1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 

1963 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.

1965 – The Canadian Space Agency launches the satellite Alouette 2.

1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.

1972 – Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.

1975 – Graham Hill and Tony Brise, along with four other members of the Embassy Hill F1 team, were killed when their plane crashed at Arkley golf course, England, in thick fog.

1986 – The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.

1987 – Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai–Burmese border, killing 115.

1990 – Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq does not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.