Danish architect Jorn Utzon displays a diagram of a detail of Sydney Opera House in this 1967 file photo. Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House, died of a heart attack on November 29, 2008, at the age of 90, the Danish minister of culture said. (REUTERS Photo)
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Nov 29
Reuters
1924 - Giacomo Puccini, who wrote the operas "La Boheme" and "Tosca", died aged 65.
1947 - The U.N. General Assembly voted to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab land, leading to the creation of the Jewish state of Israel the following year.
1966 - Burundi's King Ntare IV was overthrown and a republic was proclaimed.
1975 - The British racing driver Graham Hill, world champion in 1962 and 1968, died in an air crash outside London.
1981 - The American actress Natalie Wood died. She was best known for her childhood role in the film "Miracle on 34th Street", and later as Maria in "West Side Story".
1997 - Netherland's Ids Postma breaks world record in 1,500m speed skating.
2001 - Former Beatle George Harrison, who made his solo mark after the band's break-up with the hit single "My Sweet Lord", died of cancer aged 58.
2005 - In the first major ruling of Pope Benedict's reign, the Vatican imposed restrictions on homosexuals entering the Catholic priesthood, saying men must first overcome any "transitory" gay tendencies.
2008 - Jorn Utzon, Danish architect of the Sydney Opera House, died at the age of 90.
2009 - Four Lakewood Department police officers killed by a gunman in Tacoma, Washington.
2012 - United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status from "entity" to "non-member state".
