November 30th, 1816

Born on November 30th, 1816

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

85

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

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

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

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

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

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

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

93

Harriet Tubman

African-American abolitionist and humanitarian

*November 30th, 1819, Dorchester County †March 10th, 1913, Auburn

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

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

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

55

Christopher Columbus

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

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

70

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

76

Adolf Edvard Arppe

Finnish politician and chemist

*November 30th, 1817, Kitee †November 30th, 1893, Helsinki

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

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75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

91

Antoine Béchamp

French scientist

*October 16th, 1816, Bassing †April 15th, 1908, Paris

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

39

Józef Bohdan Dziekoński

Polish author

*February 7th, 1816, Warsaw †July 3rd, 1855, Paris

72

Auguste Placet

French conductor (1816-1888)

*October 14th, 1816, Paris †December 10th, 1888

68

Henri Dupuy de Lôme

French naval architect (1816-1885)

*October 15th, 1816, Ploemeur †February 1st, 1885

69

Pierre Loison

French sculptor

*July 5th, 1816, Mer †February 3rd, 1886, Cannes

72

Charles de Bouillé

French politician

*August 30th, 1816, Château de Villars †July 8th, 1889, Saint-Honoré-les-Bains

85

Anna Gardner

American abolitionist, poet, teacher

*January 25th, 1816, Nantucket †February 18th, 1901, Nantucket

69

Ram Singh

Indian activist, spiritual leader (1816–1885)

*February 3rd, 1816, Bhaini †March 1st, 1885, Dhaka

61

François Bazin

French opera composer

*September 4th, 1816, Marseille †July 2nd, 1878, Paris

86

Philip James Bailey

British writer and poet

*April 22nd, 1816, Nottingham †September 6th, 1902, Nottingham

78

Hermann Roemer

German jurist, politician, geologist and art collector (1816-1894)

*January 4th, 1816, Hildesheim †February 24th, 1894, Hildesheim

53

George Henry Thomas

United States Army general (1816-1870)

*July 31st, 1816, Southampton County †March 28th, 1870, San Francisco

71

Gaetano Fraschini

Italian tenor (1816-1887)

*February 16th, 1816, Pavia †May 23rd, 1887, Naples

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Leap year

Yes: 1816 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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