Page 3: Historical Events In November - 30

1817  On November - 30 theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)   

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

1824  First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal on November - 30.   

1824  On November - 30 johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87   

1826  On this day in history george Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

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

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

1829  On November - 30 first Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking.   

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

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

1835  On this day in history the birth of Mark Twain, American author   

1835  Mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn) on November - 30.   

1838  On this day in history mexico declares war on France   

1841  Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73 on November - 30.   

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

1847  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer   

1855  On this day in history 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  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer on this day in history.   

1861  Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" on this day in history.   

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

1863  Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas on this day in history.   

1863  On November - 30 andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain   

1864  Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on November - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history 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  On November - 30 work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

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 November - 30.   

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

1874  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day on November - 30.   

1874  On this day in history the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader   

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

1364  On November - 30 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  On November - 30 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 this day in history.   

1498  On November - 30 birth of andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)   

1508  Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect was born on this day in history.   

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 November - 30.   

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  Death of Thomas Weelkes, English composer on November - 30.   

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

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

1654  On November - 30 death of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)