November 30th, 1872

Born on November 30th, 1872

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 30th, 1872?

November 30th, 1872

The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_v_England_football_match

November 30th, 1872

The first international football match (pictured) took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_v_England_football_match

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 30th

Born on November 30th, 1872

38

Isidre Nonell

Catalan artist (1872-1911)

*November 30th, 1872, Barcelona †February 21st, 1911, Barcelona

45

John McCrae

Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I (1872-1918)

*November 30th, 1872, Guelph †January 28th, 1918, Boulogne-sur-Mer

151

Frank Wilson

Actor (1873–1952)

*November 30th, 1872, Norfolk

77

Frank Brennan

Australian lawyer and politician

*November 30th, 1872, Bendigo †November 6th, 1950, Melbourne

75

Morris Fuller Benton

American typeface designer (1872-1948)

*November 30th, 1872, Milwaukee †June 30th, 1948, Morristown

89

James Moore Preston

American painter

*November 30th, 1872, Roxborough †November 30th, 1961, Easthampton

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Who's birthday is on November 30th?

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

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

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

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

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

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

67

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian writer (1874–1942)

*November 30th, 1874, Prince Edward Island †April 24th, 1942, Toronto

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

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

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

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

41

Elisha Cuthbert

Canadian actress

*November 30th, 1982, Calgary

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

33

Masked Wolf

Australian rapper

*February 12th, 1991, Sydney

27

Key Glock

American rapper from Tennessee

*November 30th, 1996, Memphis

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Born in 1872

55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 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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