Historical Events In November - 30

1693  On November - 30 christoph Forster, composer   

1694  Marcello Malpighi, father of microscopic anatomy, dies on this day in history.   

1699  On November - 30 christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway   

1700  On November - 30 eight thousand Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeat a force of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva.   

1700  King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS] on this day in history.   

1700  On November - 30 artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75   

1703  Nicolas de Grigny, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1718  Sweden's "warrior king" Charles XII dies at Fredrikshald in Norway after being hit by a bullet in the head on November - 30.   

1718  Swedish king Charles XII dies during a siege of the fortress Fredriksten in Norway on this day in history.   

1718  Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

1726  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver on November - 30.   

1731  Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die on this day in history.   

1735  States of Holland forbid Free Masonry on November - 30.   

1747  On this day in history dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women   

1753  Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny on November - 30.   

1753  On this day in history johann Baptist Schenk, composer   

1764  On this day in history franz Xaver Gerl, composer   

1764  Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61 on November - 30.   

1776  Capt Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea) on November - 30.   

1777  On this day in history jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

1782  On November - 30 britain signs agreement recognizing US independence   

1783  On this day in history in New Jersey a 5.3 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in the state   

1786  On November - 30 peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day.   

1787  Spanish governor leaves Philippines on November - 30.   

1792  Ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1796  Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer on this day in history.   

1798  Friedrich Fleischmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1803  On November - 30 spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France   

1804  Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins on November - 30.   

1809  Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer on November - 30.   

1810  Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker (Winchester) on this day in history.   

1813  On November - 30 prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands   

1813  On November - 30 charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer   

1813  On this day in history friedrich August Baumbach, composer, dies at 60   

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1340  John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector was born on November - 30.   

1364  John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390) was born on November - 30.   

1373  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily   

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

1466  Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral was born on this day in history.   

1485  Veronica Gambara, Italian poetess was born on this day in history.   

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 November - 30 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 November - 30.   

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

1626  On this day in history death of thomas Weelkes, English composer   

1631  Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies on November - 30.   

1646  John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history death of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)