Historical Events In November - 30

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

1821  Gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

1824  First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal on November - 30.   

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  Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1830  Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1833  Eight people die when brig Ann Jamieson explodes while moored at King's Wharf, Sydney on this day in history.   

1835  The birth of Mark Twain, American author on this day in history.   

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  On November - 30 charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73   

1843  Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok) on November - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer   

1861  On November - 30 harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

1861  French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) on November - 30.   

1863  On November - 30 confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

1863  Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain on November - 30.   

1864  Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on this day in history.   

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

1864  Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on November - 30.   

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

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 this day in history work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago   

1868  On this day in history the inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.   

1870  Cecil Forsyth, composer on November - 30.   

1872  1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) on November - 30.   

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

1427  On November - 30 birth of kazimierz IV, king of Poland (1447-92)   

1466  Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral was born on November - 30.   

1485  On this day in history birth of veronica Gambara, Italian poetess   

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

1508  Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85 on this day in history.   

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

1631  Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies on November - 30.   

1646  On November - 30 john C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45   

1654  On November - 30 death of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)