November 30th, 1940

Born on November 30th, 1940

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What happened on November 30th, 1940?

November 30th, 1940

World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the Empire of Japan and the newly formed Wang Jingwei-led Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the Twenty-One Demands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan

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, 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.

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

Born on November 30th, 1940

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

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

83

Pauli Nevala

Finnish athletics competitor

*November 30th, 1940, Pojo

83

Peter Gamper

German sprinter

*November 30th, 1940, Ditzingen

83

John Peterman

American entrepreneur

*November 30th, 1940, West Nyack

83

Alfonso Núñez Lapeira

Colombian politician

*November 30th, 1940, Medellín

83

Ricarda Liver

Swiss linguist

*November 30th, 1940, Chur

83

Pierre Foglia

Canadian journalist and columnist

*November 30th, 1940, Romilly-sur-Seine

71

Dan Tieman

American basketball player (1940-2012)

*November 30th, 1940, Covington †October 30th, 2012, Park Hills

82

Kevin Phillips

American political commentator

*November 30th, 1940, Manhattan †October 9th, 2023, Naples

83

Sara Wood

British romance novelist (1941-)

*November 30th, 1940, England

83

Nicola Bulgari

Italian billionaire and businessman

*November 30th, 1940, Rome

83

Robert Budi Hartono

Indonesian businessman

*November 30th, 1940, Semarang City

63

J. C. Quinn

American film and theatre actor (1940–2004)

*November 30th, 1940, Philadelphia †February 10th, 2004, Mexico

74

Georg Einerdinger

German actor

*November 30th, 1940, Übersee †December 31st, 2014, Anger

74

Günter Praschak

Austrian university teacher and ceramist (1940-2015)

*November 30th, 1940, Vienna †November 12th, 2015, Perchtoldsdorf

74

Ishtiaq Ahmad

Fiction writer

*November 30th, 1940, Jhang †November 17th, 2015, Karachi

75

Martin Oldiges

German judge and jurist

*November 30th, 1940, Sovetsk †February 6th, 2016, Leipzig

76

Ronald Kay

Chilean poet and artist

*November 30th, 1940, Hamburg †September 21st, 2017, Santiago

78

Patricia Louisianna Knop

American screenwriter

*November 30th, 1940, Muskegon †August 7th, 2019

75

Frank Collett

American pianist

*November 30th, 1940, Brooklyn †January 25th, 2016

77

Hubert Wallner

Austrian radio host and journalist

*November 30th, 1940, Vienna †August 7th, 2018

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80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

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

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

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

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

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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

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

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

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

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

87

Tsai Chin

Chinese-born British actress

*November 30th, 1936, Shanghai

86

Ridley Scott

British film director and producer (born 1937)

*November 30th, 1937, South Shields

82

Andrew Morgan

Film director

*November 30th, 1941, Somerset

73

André Brahic

French astrophysicist and astronomer

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

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

23

Mina Jacobsen

Norwegian YouTuber

*November 30th, 2000, Eidsvoll Municipality

76

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author

*November 30th, 1947, Chicago

80

Annette Messager

French artist

*November 30th, 1943, Béthune

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

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

29

Tom Simpson

Professional cyclist (1937-1967)

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

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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