November 30th, 1574

Born on November 30th, 1574

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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, 1574

47

Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen

Prince Bishop of Bamberg and Wurtzburg

*November 30th, 1574, Lauda-Königshofen †January 1st, 1622, Diet of Regensburg

75

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit father, physicist and astronomer (*1575 – †1650)

*November 30th, 1574, Markt Wald †July 18th, 1650, Nysa

59

Wilhelm Schmuck

(1575-1634)

*November 30th, 1574, Suhl †November 30th, 1633

40

John Bennet

Composer of the English madrigal school

*November 30th, 1574, Lancashire †January 1st, 1615

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59

John Donne

English poet and cleric (1572–1631)

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

60

Thomas Dekker

English dramatist and pamphleteer

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

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

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

41

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

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

19

Joan of Arc

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

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

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

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

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

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

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

49

Nicolas Coeffeteau

French theologian, poet and historian, was born at Saint-Calais

*November 30th, 1573, Saint-Calais †April 21st, 1623, Paris

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

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

75

Thomas Francken

Flemish painter (c.1574-c.1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Antwerp †November 30th, 1648, Antwerp

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

77

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

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

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86

William Oughtred

English mathematician and Anglican minister (1574–1660)

*March 5th, 1574, Eton †June 30th, 1660, Albury

80

Innocent X

Pope from 1644 to 1655

*May 6th, 1574, Rome †January 7th, 1655, Rome

44

Anne of Denmark

Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England (1574-1619)

*December 12th, 1574, Skanderborg Slot †March 2nd, 1619, Hampton Court Palace

53

François de Sourdis

Catholic cardinal

*October 25th, 1574, Poitou †February 8th, 1628, Bordeaux

63

Robert Fludd

British mathematician, doctor and astrologer

*January 17th, 1574, Milgate House †September 8th, 1637, London

36

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

(1574-1610); Elector Palatine

*March 5th, 1574, Amberg †September 19th, 1610, Heidelberg

67

Holger Rosenkrantz

(1574-1642)

*December 14th, 1574, Kalø slot †October 28th, 1642, Copenhagen

74

Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574-1648)

*August 28th, 1574, Celle †December 10th, 1648, Celle

60

Elisabeth of Lorraine

French princess (1574-1635)

*October 9th, 1574, Nancy †January 4th, 1635, Braunau am Inn

55

Cornelius Paulinus Swanenburg

Dutch jurist

*September 12th, 1574, Leiden †May 12th, 1630, Leiden

46

Princess Maria Christina I, Princess of Transylvania

Princess Consort of Transylvania and Austrian archduchess (1574-1621)

*November 10th, 1574, Graz †April 6th, 1621, Hall in Tirol

49

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna

Spanish duke

*December 17th, 1574, Osuna †September 24th, 1624, Madrid

54

Thomas Platter the Younger

Swiss physician, traveller and writer (1574-1628)

*July 24th, 1574, Basel †December 4th, 1628, Basel

66

Osta Morat

Dey of Tunis (1570-1640)

*March 19th, 1574, Levanto †May 31st, 1640, Tunis

45

Mark Sittich von Hohenems

Austrian nobleman

*January 1st, 1574, Hohenems †October 9th, 1619, Salzburg

42

Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn

Duke of Teschen

*December 12th, 1574, Cieszyn †July 13th, 1617, Cieszyn

75

Robert Dudley

English engineer, explorer, cartographer (1574-1649)

*August 7th, 1574, Richmond Palace †September 6th, 1649, Tuscany

63

John Wilbye

English composer

*March 7th, 1574, Diss †January 1st, 1638, Colchester

43

Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar

*July 2nd, 1574, Dessau †July 18th, 1617, Weimar

65

Wilhelm Kettler

Duke of Courland

*June 20th, 1574, Jelgava †April 7th, 1640, Kukułowo

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No: With 365 days 1574 is a normal year and no leap year.

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