Page 2: Historical Events In November - 30

1693  On this day in history christoph Forster, composer   

1694  Marcello Malpighi, father of microscopic anatomy, dies on this day in history.   

1699  Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history eight thousand Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeat a force of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva.   

1700  King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS] on November - 30.   

1700  Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1703  Nicolas de Grigny, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1718  Sweden's "warrior king" Charles XII dies at Fredrikshald in Norway after being hit by a bullet in the head on November - 30.   

1718  On this day in history swedish king Charles XII dies during a siege of the fortress Fredriksten in Norway.   

1718  Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

1726  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver on November - 30.   

1731  Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die on this day in history.   

1735  States of Holland forbid Free Masonry on November - 30.   

1747  Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women on November - 30.   

1753  Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny on this day in history.   

1753  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer on November - 30.   

1764  On this day in history franz Xaver Gerl, composer   

1764  Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61 on November - 30.   

1776  On November - 30 capt Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea)   

1777  On November - 30 jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

1782  On this day in history britain signs agreement recognizing US independence   

1783  On this day in history in New Jersey a 5.3 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in the state   

1786  Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day on November - 30.   

1787  On this day in history spanish governor leaves Philippines   

1792  On November - 30 ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57   

1796  Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer on November - 30.   

1798  Friedrich Fleischmann, composer, dies at 32 on November - 30.   

1803  On November - 30 spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France   

1804  On this day in history impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins   

1809  On November - 30 thomas Molleson Mudie, composer   

1810  On this day in history oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker (Winchester)   

1813  On November - 30 prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands   

1813  Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer on November - 30.   

1813  On November - 30 friedrich August Baumbach, composer, dies at 60   

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1340  On this day in history birth of john duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector   

1364  On this day in history birth of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390)   

1373  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily   

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

1466  Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  On November - 30 michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85   

1528  Death of Great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded on November - 30.   

1580  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.