November 30th, 1278

Born on November 30th, 1278

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What happened on November 30th?

November 30th, 1962

Following the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Burmese diplomat U Thant (pictured) was elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.

November 30th, 1954

A meteorite crashed through a roof in Sylacauga, Alabama, and hit a sleeping woman in the first verified case of a human being injured by an extraterrestrial object.

November 30th, 1953

Mutesa II, Kabaka of Buganda, was temporarily deposed and exiled to London by Andrew Cohen, the British governor of Uganda.

November 30th, 1947

After the United Nations voted to adopt a partition plan for Palestine, a civil war broke out between the region's Jewish and Arab communities.

November 30th, 1942

World War II: Japanese warships defeated the U.S. Navy in a nighttime naval battle off Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal.

November 30th, 1936

English mathematician Alan Turing published the first details of the Turing machine (model pictured), an abstract device that can simulate the logic of any computer algorithm by manipulating symbols.

November 30th, 1934

Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive officially to exceed 100 miles per hour (161 km/h).

November 30th, 1872

The first international football match (pictured) took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

November 30th, 1853

Russian warships led by Pavel Nakhimov destroyed an Ottoman fleet of frigates at the Battle of Sinop, prompting France and the United Kingdom to enter the Crimean War.

November 30th, 1803

An expedition led by Francisco Javier de Balmis departed A Coruña, Spain, with the aim of vaccinating millions in South America and Asia against smallpox.

November 30th, 1700

Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Narva.

November 30th, 2018

a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Anchorage, Alaska (pictured) and caused over 100 injuries.

November 30th, 2005

John Sentamu was enthroned as Archbishop of York, becoming the first black archbishop in the Church of England.

November 30th, 1999

A series of protests by anti-globalization activists against the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle forced the cancellation of the opening ceremonies.

November 30th, 1982

Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 30th

Born on November 30th, 1278

121

Zhao Youqin

Yuan dynasty astronomer-mathematician

*November 30th, 1278, Poyang County †November 30th, 1399

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55

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)

*November 30th, 1450, Genoa †May 20th, 1506, Valladolid

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)

*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

41

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

*November 30th, 1874, Blenheim Palace †January 24th, 1965, Hyde Park Gate

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

*November 30th, 1835, Florida †April 21st, 1910, Redding

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

*November 30th, 1484, Medellín †December 2nd, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta

73

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)

*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*November 30th, 1941, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

41

Elisha Cuthbert

Canadian actress

*November 30th, 1982, Calgary

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

*November 30th, 1949, Mota Lava †June 17th, 2017, Port Vila

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

27

Key Glock

American rapper from Tennessee

*November 30th, 1996, Memphis

25

Aron Can

Icelandic rapper

*November 30th, 1998, Reykjavík

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

77

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

*November 30th, 1667, Dublin †October 19th, 1745, Dublin

28

Thea Sofie Loch Næss

Norwegian actor

*November 30th, 1995, Kristiansand Municipality

24

Emily Coutts

Canadian actress

*November 30th, 1999, Canada

38

Dennis Andres

Canadian actor

*November 30th, 1985, Berlin

37

Fern Sutherland

New Zealand actress

*November 30th, 1986, New Zealand

67

Frédéric Barberousse

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190

*November 30th, 1122, Haguenau †June 10th, 1190, Göksu

33

Magnus Carlsen

Norwegian chess player

*November 30th, 1990, Tønsberg Municipality

85

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

*November 30th, 1817, Garding †November 1st, 1903, Charlottenburg

32

François Villon

French poet and criminal

*November 30th, 1430, Paris †November 30th, 1462, France

60

Albert II, Duke of Austria

Austrian duke

*November 30th, 1297, Vienna †July 20th, 1358, Vienna

87

Tsai Chin

Chinese-born British actress

*November 30th, 1936, Shanghai

29

Philip V of France

King of France and Navarre (r. 1316-1322)

*November 30th, 1292, Vincennes †January 3rd, 1322, Abbey of Longchamp

76

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author

*November 30th, 1947, Chicago

50

Clement V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314

*November 30th, 1263, Uzeste †April 20th, 1314, Roquemaure

59

John Donne

English poet and cleric (1572–1631)

*November 30th, 1571, London †March 31st, 1631, London

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