Page 3: 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  On November - 30 johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87   

1826  George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1827  Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator on November - 30.   

1828  Jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899 on November - 30.   

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

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

1833  Eight people die when brig Ann Jamieson explodes while moored at King's Wharf, Sydney on this day in history.   

1835  On November - 30 the birth of Mark Twain, American author   

1835  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)   

1838  Mexico declares war on France on this day in history.   

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 November - 30.   

1847  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer on November - 30.   

1855  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance on this day in history.   

1857  Robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman) on November - 30.   

1859  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer on November - 30.   

1861  On November - 30 harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

1861  On November - 30 french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)   

1863  On November - 30 confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

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

1864  Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on November - 30.   

1864  On November - 30 battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities   

1864  On November - 30 hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

1866  Work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on this day in history.   

1866  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 on November - 30.   

1866  Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on this day in history.   

1868  The inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm on November - 30.   

1870  Cecil Forsyth, composer on this day in history.   

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

1874  On November - 30 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 November - 30 birth of john duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector   

1364  John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1466  On November - 30 birth of andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral   

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  Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect was born on November - 30.   

1016  On November - 30 edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27   

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  Death of Richard Farrant, English composer on November - 30.   

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

1631  On November - 30 rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies   

1646  On this day in history john C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45   

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