November 30th, 1539

Born on November 30th, 1539

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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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 30th?

73

El Greco

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

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

55

Christopher Columbus

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

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

41

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

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

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

19

Joan of Arc

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

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

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

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

63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

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

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

59

John Donne

English poet and cleric (1572–1631)

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

69

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525–1594)

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

60

Thomas Dekker

English dramatist and pamphleteer

*November 30th, 1571, London †August 25th, 1632, London

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

77

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

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

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64

Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

*December 5th, 1539, Siena †March 4th, 1604, Lusławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, Heidelberg

58

Franciscus Raphelengius

Flemish orientalist, text editor, printer, professor

*February 27th, 1539, Lannoy †July 20th, 1597, Leiden

77

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Spanish chronicler (1539-1616)

*April 12th, 1539, Cuzco †April 23rd, 1616, Córdoba

43

Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine

Electress Palatine by marriage

*February 13th, 1539, Kassel †March 15th, 1582, Heidelberg

63

Andreas Schato

German mathematician (1539-1603)

*August 19th, 1539, Torgau †March 17th, 1603, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Amalia of Neuenahr

German noble

*April 6th, 1539, Alpen †April 10th, 1602, Alpen

44

Louis VI

Elector Palatine

*July 4th, 1539, Simmern †October 22nd, 1583, Heidelberg

56

Louis Gonzaga

Duke of Nevers, Italian-French prince (1539-1595)

*September 18th, 1539, Mantua †October 23rd, 1595, Nesle

73

Salima Sultan Begum

Third wife and chief consort of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613)

*March 5th, 1539, Kannauj †December 15th, 1612, Delhi

64

Christoph Pezel

German theologian

*March 5th, 1539, Plauen †February 25th, 1604, Bremen

49

Henry XI of Legnica

Thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and 1580-1581

*February 23rd, 1539, Legnica †March 3rd, 1588, Kraków

71

Catherine Vasa of Sweden

Regent of East Frisia; Swedish princess, writer

*January 6th, 1539, Stockholm †December 21st, 1610, Berum

57

Pierre Pithou

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

*November 1st, 1539, Troyes †November 1st, 1596, Nogent-sur-Seine

64

George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Regent of Prussia

*April 5th, 1539, Ansbach †April 25th, 1603, Ansbach

60

Maria of Nassau

Countess of Nassau

*March 18th, 1539, Dillenburg †May 28th, 1599, Castle of Ulft

62

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Estouteville

(1539-1601)

*January 1st, 1539, La Fère †January 1st, 1601, Pontoise

79

Nicolò Donato

Doge of Venice (1539-1618)

*January 28th, 1539, Venice †May 9th, 1618, Venice

44

Tobias Stimmer

Swiss artist (1539-1584)

*April 7th, 1539, Schaffhausen †January 4th, 1584, Strasbourg

33

Archduchess Barbara of Austria

Austrian archduchess

*April 30th, 1539, Innsbruck †September 19th, 1572, Ferrara

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