Historical Events In November - 30

1693  Christoph Forster, composer on November - 30.  

1694  Marcello Malpighi, father of microscopic anatomy, dies on November - 30.  

1699  On this day in history christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway  

1700  Eight thousand Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeat a force of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva on this day in history.  

1700  On November - 30 king Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]  

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 this day in history.  

1718  Swedish king Charles XII dies during a siege of the fortress Fredriksten in Norway on November - 30.  

1718  On November - 30 charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36  

1726  On this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver  

1731  On this day in history beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die  

1735  On this day in history states of Holland forbid Free Masonry  

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  On this day in history capt Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea)  

1777  On November - 30 jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74  

1782  On this day in history britain signs agreement recognizing US independence  

1783  In New Jersey a 5.3 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in the state on this day in history.  

1786  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 on November - 30.  

1787  Spanish governor leaves Philippines on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57  

1796  Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer on November - 30.  

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

1803  Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France on November - 30.  

1804  Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins on this day in history.  

1809  On November - 30 thomas Molleson Mudie, composer  

1810  Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker (Winchester) on November - 30.  

1813  Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer  

1813  Friedrich August Baumbach, composer, dies at 60 on November - 30.  

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1340  John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector was born on this day in history.  

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

1373  On November - 30 birth of ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily  

1427  On this day in history birth of kazimierz IV, king of Poland (1447-92)  

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

1485  Veronica Gambara, Italian poetess was born on November - 30.  

1498  On this day in history birth of andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)  

1508  On November - 30 birth of andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect  

1016  Edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27 on this day in history.  

1519  Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85 on this day in history.  

1528  On this day in history death of great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded  

1580  On November - 30 death of richard Farrant, English composer  

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

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

1646  On November - 30 john C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45  

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