November 30th, 1938

Born on November 30th, 1938

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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, 1938

78

Rolf Henry Kunz

German organist and music director

*November 30th, 1938, Johanngeorgenstadt †April 17th, 2017, Frankfurt

85

Ida Galli

Actress

*November 30th, 1938, Sestola

80

Margarita Salas

Spanish biochemist (1938-2019)

*November 30th, 1938, Caneiru †November 7th, 2019, Madrid

85

Pierre Buraglio

French painter and lithographer

*November 30th, 1938, Charenton-le-Pont

79

Dietrich Garstka

German teacher & writer

*November 30th, 1938, Berlin †April 18th, 2018

85

Néstor Fabián

Argentine singer

*November 30th, 1938, Buenos Aires

42

Jean Eustache

French film director and editor (1938–1981)

*November 30th, 1938, Pessac †November 3rd, 1981, 17th arrondissement of Paris

80

Jules Lagadeau

Surinamese footballer (1939–2019)

*November 30th, 1938, Paramaribo †August 27th, 2019

75

John M. Goldman

John Goldman; b. John Michael Goldman, Nov. 30, 1938, London; d. Dec. 24, 2013; haematologist; pioneer in bone-marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia

*November 30th, 1938, London †December 24th, 2013

85

Lorenzo Renzi

Italian linguist and philologist

*November 30th, 1938, Vicenza

85

Hope Holiday

American actress

*November 30th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Lola Van Wagenen

American historian

*November 30th, 1938, Provo

85

Maurice Murphy

Australian film director (*1939)

*November 30th, 1938, Sydney

85

Julián Gil

Spanish artist

*November 30th, 1938, Logroño

77

Dariel Alarcón Ramírez

Cuban military personnel and revolutionary (1939-2016)

*November 30th, 1938, Manzanillo †March 24th, 2016, Paris

72

Hermínia Tojal

Portuguese actor

*November 30th, 1938, Portugal †November 28th, 2011, Lisbon

82

Peter Vere-Jones

New Zealand actor

*November 30th, 1938, Paekākāriki †January 26th, 2021, Waikanae

73

Jenny Tomasin

Actress (1938-2012)

*November 30th, 1938, Leeds †January 3rd, 2012, London

77

Ekrem Pakdemirli

Turkish politician and diplomat

*November 30th, 1938, İzmir †December 31st, 2015, Manisa Province

77

Klaus Hympendahl

German writer (1939-2016)

*November 30th, 1938, Hamburg †February 29th, 2016, Buenos Aires

78

Karl Feldmeyer

German journalist (1938-2016)

*November 30th, 1938, Mindelheim †December 18th, 2016, Berlin

78

Dieter Gackstetter

German director and stage actor

*November 30th, 1938, Erlangen †May 19th, 2017, Erlangen

79

Peter Hattig

German handball player

*November 30th, 1938, Dortmund †December 12th, 2017, Kirchhundem

79

P. Aarne Vesilind

Estonian-American engineer (1939-2018)

*November 30th, 1938, Tallinn †January 28th, 2018, New Hampshire

79

Gisela Breitling

German painter

*November 30th, 1938, Berlin †March 12th, 2018, Berlin

80

Lamine Cissé

Senegalese politician (1939-2019)

*November 30th, 1938, Sokone †April 19th, 2019

77

Siegfried Maser

German mathematician and physicist

*November 30th, 1938, Stuttgart †March 10th, 2016

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80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

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

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

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

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

86

Ridley Scott

British film director and producer (born 1937)

*November 30th, 1937, South Shields

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

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

87

Tsai Chin

Chinese-born British actress

*November 30th, 1936, Shanghai

29

Tom Simpson

Professional cyclist (1937-1967)

*November 30th, 1937, Haswell †July 13th, 1967, Mont Ventoux

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

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

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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

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

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

78

Ricardo Senabre

Spanish university professor

*November 30th, 1936, Alcoy †February 5th, 2015, Alicante

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

76

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author

*November 30th, 1947, Chicago

73

André Brahic

French astrophysicist and astronomer

*November 30th, 1942, 12th arrondissement of Paris †May 15th, 2016, 13th arrondissement of Paris

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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