November 30th, 1924

Born on November 30th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 678 days, exactly on March 20th, 2026, people who were born on November 30th, 1924 will be 37,000 days old!

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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, 1924

92

Amparo Pacheco

Spain actrice

*November 30th, 1924, La Solana †April 27th, 2017, Madrid

48

Allan Sherman

American musician and comedian (1924-1973)

*November 30th, 1924, Chicago †November 20th, 1973, Los Angeles

80

Shirley Chisholm

First black woman elected to the United States Congress (1924-2005)

*November 30th, 1924, Brooklyn †January 1st, 2005, Ormond Beach

92

Klaus Huber

Swiss composer (1924-2017)

*November 30th, 1924, Bern †October 2nd, 2017, Perugia

79

Celio González

Cuban musician

*November 30th, 1924, Camajuaní †October 17th, 2004, Mexico City

89

Ana Raquel Satre

Singer

*November 30th, 1924, Montevideo †November 18th, 2014, Lanzarote

85

Jacques Dacqmine

French actor

*November 30th, 1924, La Madeleine †March 28th, 2010, Caen

81

Elliott Blackstone

American activist (1924-2006)

*November 30th, 1924, Chinook †October 25th, 2006

95

Norma Michaels

American actress

*November 30th, 1924, Los Angeles †January 11th, 2020, Palm Springs

95

Azam Khan

Pakistani squash player

*November 30th, 1924, Pakistan †March 28th, 2020, London

62

Rose Chan

Malaysian erotic dancer

*November 30th, 1924, Suzhou †May 26th, 1987, Penang

90

Jenna McMahon

American writer, producer, actress and comedian (1925-2015)

*November 30th, 1924, Kansas City †March 2nd, 2015, Monterey

91

Helga Pfeil-Braun

German author

*November 30th, 1924, Frankfurt †July 14th, 2016, Frankfurt

92

Michael Patrick Stuart Irwin

British-Rhodesian ornithologist

*November 30th, 1924, Donaghadee †September 13th, 2017, Litcham

92

Hildegard Krost

German actress

*November 30th, 1924, Mainz †November 24th, 2017, Munich

93

Carmen Lapacó

Argentinian DDHH activist

*November 30th, 1924, Buenos Aires †December 13th, 2017, Buenos Aires

93

Roger G. Newton

American physicist

*November 30th, 1924, Gorzów Wielkopolski †April 14th, 2018, Bloomington

93

Vincenzo Labella

Italian film director, screenwriter and film producer (1925-2018)

*November 30th, 1924, Rome †July 28th, 2018, Los Angeles

94

Samprada Singh

Indian businessman

*November 30th, 1924, Gaya †July 27th, 2019, Mumbai

93

Gerald Adams

New Orleans jazz musician

*November 30th, 1924, Algiers †August 7th, 2018

70

Pere Balañà i Bonvehí

Spanish cinematic and televisual director

*November 30th, 1924, Barcelona †November 30th, 1994

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93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

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

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

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

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

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)

*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace

80

Idi Amin

President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979

*November 30th, 1922, Koboko †August 16th, 2003, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

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

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

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

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

87

Tsai Chin

Chinese-born British actress

*November 30th, 1936, Shanghai

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

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

89

Heinz-Otto Rehage

German biologist

*November 30th, 1934, Dortmund

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

33

Raphaela Gromes

German cellist

*November 30th, 1990, Munich

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80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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