Page 3: 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 November - 30.   

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

1824  On this day in history johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87   

1826  On this day in history george Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1827  Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator on November - 30.   

1828  Jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1829  On November - 30 first 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 on November - 30.   

1833  Eight people die when brig Ann Jamieson explodes while moored at King's Wharf, Sydney on November - 30.   

1835  On this day in history the birth of Mark Twain, American author   

1835  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)   

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 this day in history.   

1843  On November - 30 jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok)   

1847  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer on November - 30.   

1855  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance on this day in history.   

1857  On November - 30 robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman)   

1859  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer on November - 30.   

1861  On this day in history harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

1861  On this day in history french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)   

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  On this day in history battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities   

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 this day in history.   

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  Cecil Forsyth, composer on November - 30.   

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

1874  On this day in history sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born (prematurely) on this day   

1874  The birth of Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister and war time leader on November - 30.   

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1340  John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector was born on November - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1466  On this day in history birth of andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral   

1485  Veronica Gambara, Italian poetess was born on November - 30.   

1498  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On November - 30 death of richard Farrant, English composer   

1626  On November - 30 death of thomas Weelkes, English composer   

1631  On November - 30 rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies   

1646  On November - 30 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.