Page 3: Historical Events In November - 30

1817  Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902).   

1821  Gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896.   

1824  inaugural ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal   

1824  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87.   

1826  George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1827  Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator.   

1828  Jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899.   

1829  inaugural 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   

1833  Eight people die when brig Ann Jamieson explodes while moored at King's Wharf, Sydney.   

1835  Mark Twain, American author is born.   

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

1838  Mexico declares war on France.   

1841  Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73.   

1843  Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok)   

1847  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer.   

1855  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance   

1857  Robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey and England batsman)   

1859  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer.   

1861  In this year, Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

1861  French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens).   

1863  Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

1863  Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain   

1864  Battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

1864  Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7700 casualities   

1864  Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33.   

1866  Work begins on inaugural US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

1866  Work on the inaugural 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 1500-foot tunnel at a cost of over $500000   

1866  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.   

1870  Cecil Forsyth, composer.   

1872  1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow).   

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

1874  Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader is born   

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1340  John duke of berry: Captain of paris/art collector   

1364  John fitzalan: 2nd baron arundel, english soldier   

1373  Ferdinand i: The righteous, king of aragon/sicily   

1427  Kazimierz iv: King of poland (1447-92)   

1466  Andrea doria: Genoese statesman/admiral   

1485  Veronica gambara: Italian poetess   

1498  Andrés de urdaneta: Spanish augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer   

1508  Andrea palladio: [andrea di pietro della gondola], architect   

1016  Death of Edmund ii: Ironsides, king of saxons (1016),   

1519  Death of Michael wolgemut: German painter (weltchronik),   

1528  Great wierd: Dutch gelderland army commander, beheaded   

1580  Death of Richard farrant: English composer   

1626  Thomas weelkes: English composer   

1631  Death of Rabbi samuel eliezer ben judah ha-levi edels:   

1646  John c lichthart: Admiral (cape augustine),   

1654  John selden: English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)