November 30th, 1497

Born on November 30th, 1497

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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, 1497

48

Meera

16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna

*November 30th, 1497, Merta City †January 1st, 1546, Dwarka

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41

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

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

55

Christopher Columbus

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

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

63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

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

19

Joan of Arc

French folk heroine and Roman Catholic saint (1412–1431)

*November 30th, 1411, Domrémy-la-Pucelle †May 30th, 1431, Rouen

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

El Greco

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

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

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

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

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

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

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

42

Michael Servetus

Spanish physician and theologian

*November 30th, 1510, Villanueva de Sigena †October 27th, 1553, Geneva

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

69

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525–1594)

*November 30th, 1524, Palestrina †February 2nd, 1594, Rome

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

41

Elisha Cuthbert

Canadian actress

*November 30th, 1982, Calgary

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63

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer; (1497-1560)

*February 16th, 1497, Bretten †April 19th, 1560, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

45

Francesco Canova da Milano

Italian composer, 1497-1543

*August 18th, 1497, Monza †January 2nd, 1543, Milan

51

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Cardinal

*October 29th, 1497, Florence †September 21st, 1549, Florence

56

Pedro de Valdivia

Spanish conquistador, first royal governor of Chile (1497–1553)

*April 17th, 1497, Castuera †December 25th, 1553, Chile

73

Sebastian Fröschel

German theologian

*February 24th, 1497, Amberg †December 20th, 1570, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

59

Johannes Knipstro

German theologian

*May 1st, 1497, Sandau †October 4th, 1556, Wolgast

49

Ḥaṭṭāb, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad

Muslim writer

*May 21st, 1497, Mecca †November 30th, 1546, Tripoli

65

Wolfgang Musculus

Reformed theologian of the Reformation

*September 10th, 1497, Dieuze †August 30th, 1563, Bern

48

Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Prince of Lüneburg-Celle

*June 27th, 1497, Uelzen †January 11th, 1546, Celle

74

Mōri Motonari

A prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century

*April 16th, 1497, Aki Province †July 6th, 1571, Aki Province

76

Matthäus Schwarz

German fashion writer

*February 19th, 1497, Augsburg †January 1st, 1574, Augsburg

39

Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach

(1497-1536)

*January 17th, 1497, Ansbach †August 20th, 1536, Genoa

50

Edward Hall

16th-century English lawyer, politician, and historian

*January 1st, 1497, Greater London †January 1st, 1547, London

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