Page 3: Historical Events In November - 30

1817  Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902) on November - 30.   

1821  Gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896 on November - 30.   

1824  On this day in history first ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.   

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  On November - 30 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  The birth of Mark Twain, American author on November - 30.   

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  On this day in history jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok)   

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

1855  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance on November - 30.   

1857  Robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman) on November - 30.   

1859  On this day in history sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer   

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

1861  French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) on this day in history.   

1863  Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas on November - 30.   

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

1864  On this day in history battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

1864  Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities on November - 30.   

1864  On this day in history hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

1866  On this day in history work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

1866  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 on this day in history.   

1866  Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on November - 30.   

1868  On November - 30 the inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.   

1870  On this day in history 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 November - 30.   

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

1373  On November - 30 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 November - 30.   

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

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

1508  On November - 30 birth of andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect   

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

1519  On this day in history michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85   

1528  On November - 30 death of great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded   

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

1626  On this day in history death of thomas Weelkes, English composer   

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