Historical Events In November - 30

1817  Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902) on November - 30.   

1821  On November - 30 gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896   

1824  On this day in history first ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.   

1824  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87 on November - 30.   

1826  George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers) on November - 30.   

1827  On this day in history constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator   

1828  On this day in history jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

1829  First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking on this day in history.   

1830  Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1833  On November - 30 eight people die when brig Ann Jamieson explodes while moored at King's Wharf, Sydney.   

1835  The birth of Mark Twain, American author on this day in history.   

1835  On November - 30 mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)   

1838  On this day in history mexico declares war on France   

1841  On this day in history charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73   

1843  Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok) on this day in history.   

1847  On November - 30 august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer   

1855  On November - 30 marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance   

1857  On this day in history robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman)   

1859  On November - 30 sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer   

1861  On this day in history harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

1861  On this day in history french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)   

1863  On this day in history confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

1863  Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain on November - 30.   

1864  On November - 30 battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

1864  Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

1866  Work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on November - 30.   

1866  On November - 30 work on the first underwater highway tunnel in the United States began on this day in Chicago, Illinois. Over a three-year period, workers and engineers tunneled underneath the Chicago River, finally completing the 1,500-foot tunnel at a cost of over $500,000   

1866  Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on November - 30.   

1868  On this day in history the inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.   

1870  On this day in history cecil Forsyth, composer   

1872  1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) on November - 30.   

1874  On this day in history sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day   

1874  The birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader on November - 30.   

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1340  On this day in history birth of john duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector   

1364  On this day in history birth of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390)   

1373  Ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily was born on November - 30.   

1427  Kazimierz IV, king of Poland (1447-92) was born on November - 30.   

1466  Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral was born on November - 30.   

1485  On this day in history birth of veronica Gambara, Italian poetess   

1498  Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history birth of andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect   

1016  On this day in history edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27   

1519  On this day in history michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85   

1528  Death of Great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Richard Farrant, English composer on this day in history.   

1626  Death of Thomas Weelkes, English composer on this day in history.   

1631  Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies on this day in history.   

1646  John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45 on November - 30.   

1654  Death of John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584) on this day in history.