Page 6: Historical Events In November - 30

1939  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 on November - 30.   

1939  USSR invades Finland over a border dispute on November - 30.   

1939  On November - 30 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  On November - 30 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2   

1940  On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78   

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 this day in history.   

1942  -Dec 1st: Sea battle at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal on November - 30.   

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

1944  On this day in history max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

1945  On this day in history macy's produces its first Thanksgiving Day Parade.   

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

1946  On November - 30 bradman scores 187 in 1st Test Cricket v England at the Gabba   

1947  Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked on this day in history.   

1947  Arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies   

1948  On this day in history baseball's Negro National League disbands   

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

1948  On this day in history franco Vittadini, composer, dies at 64   

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  On this day in history chinese Communists captured Chungking   

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

1952  Jackie Robinson charges NY Yankees with racism on November - 30.   

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 November - 30.   

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

1955  "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances on this day in history.   

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

1956  1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News) on November - 30.   

1957  "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 413 performances on November - 30.   

1958  First guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me on November - 30.   

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1340  John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector was born on this day in history.   

1364  On November - 30 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1498  On this day in history birth of andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)   

1508  Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect was born on November - 30.   

1016  On this day in history edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27   

1519  On November - 30 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  John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history death of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)