Page 6: Historical Events In November - 30

1939  On November - 30 following Finland's rejection of Soviet demands to sign a mutual assistance pact and cede Finnish territory for the defense of Leningrad, the Red Army attacks Finland at various positions along the Russo-Finnish frontier   

1939  USSR invades Finland over a border dispute on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton)   

1940  On November - 30 first game of only 2-game Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2)   

1940  On this day in history lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married.   

1940  28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2 on November - 30.   

1940  Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1941  101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run on this day in history.   

1941  101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run on November - 30.   

1942  On this day in history -Dec 1st: Sea battle at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal   

1944  On this day in history biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground   

1944  On November - 30 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

1945  Macy's produces its first Thanksgiving Day Parade on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 33rd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 35-0   

1946  On this day in history bradman scores 187 in 1st Test Cricket v England at the Gabba   

1947  On November - 30 day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked   

1947  On November - 30 arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine   

1947  Earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies on November - 30.   

1948  On November - 30 baseball's Negro National League disbands   

1948  On November - 30 soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin   

1948  Franco Vittadini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1949  A Sikorsky helicopter flew from NAS Seattle to NAS Alameda in 10 hours and 50 minutes and unofficially bettered the existing distance record for helicopters with a flight of 755 miles on November - 30.   

1949  Chinese Communists captured Chungking on this day in history.   

1950  US Pres Truman threatens China with atom bomb on November - 30.   

1952  Jackie Robinson charges NY Yankees with racism on this day in history.   

1953  On November - 30 french parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu   

1954  First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL) on November - 30.   

1954  The first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip on this day in history.   

1954  On November - 30 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)   

1955  "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances on November - 30.   

1955  Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)   

1957  On this day in history "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 413 performances   

1958  On this day in history first guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me   

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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 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 this day in history.   

1498  Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

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 November - 30.   

1528  Death of Great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Richard Farrant, English composer on this day in history.   

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

1654  Death of John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584) on November - 30.