November 30th, 1816

Born on November 30th, 1816

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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 (pictured) 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 (aftermath pictured) hit Anchorage, Alaska, causing 117 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 year
Born in 1816

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

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

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

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

71

Eugène Pottier

French politician (1816-1887)

*October 4th, 1816, Paris †November 6th, 1887, Paris

62

Félix Douay

French general (1816–1879)

*August 14th, 1816, Paris †May 5th, 1879, Paris

52

Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868)

*May 24th, 1816, Schwäbisch Gmünd †July 18th, 1868, Washington, D.C.

89

Russell Sage

American financier and congressman for New York (1816–1906)

*August 4th, 1816, Verona †July 22nd, 1906, New York City

84

John Charles Ryle

Anglican bishop (1816–1900)

*May 10th, 1816, Macclesfield †June 10th, 1900, Lowestoft

89

Jean Cabanis

German ornithologist (1816-1906)

*March 8th, 1816, Berlin †February 20th, 1906, Friedrichshagen

86

Laureano Figuerola

Spanish author (1816-1903)

*July 4th, 1816, Calaf †February 28th, 1903, Madrid

72

Christian August Selmer

2nd Prime Minister of Norway (1816–1889)

*November 16th, 1816, Halden Municipality †November 1st, 1889, Christiania

71

Thomas Russell Crampton

British engineer (1816–1888)

*August 6th, 1816, Broadstairs †April 19th, 1888, London

50

Moriz Heider

Austrian dentist (1816–1866)

*January 1st, 1816, Vienna †January 1st, 1866, Vienna

78

Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz

German publisher

*August 25th, 1816, Naumburg †August 13th, 1895, Leipzig

73

John Palmer Usher

American politician (1816–1889)

*January 9th, 1816, Brookfield †April 13th, 1889, Philadelphia

49

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Italian nun

*January 28th, 1816, Soncino †December 24th, 1865, Seriate

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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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