Historical Events In November - 30

1817  Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902) on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1828  On November - 30 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 November - 30.   

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

1833  On November - 30 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  On November - 30 mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)   

1838  Mexico declares war on France on November - 30.   

1841  On November - 30 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  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

1863  On this day in history 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  Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.   

1866  On November - 30 work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

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  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 this day in history.   

1870  On November - 30 cecil Forsyth, composer   

1872  1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) on this day in history.   

1874  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day on this day in history.   

1874  On November - 30 the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader   

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1340  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral   

1485  On November - 30 birth of veronica Gambara, Italian poetess   

1498  Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568) was born on November - 30.   

1508  Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect was born on November - 30.   

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

1519  Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85 on November - 30.   

1528  On November - 30 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 November - 30.   

1631  On this day in history rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies   

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 November - 30.