Events
- 1782 - American Revolutionary War: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized in the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
- 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.
- 1803 - In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
- 1804 - The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial against Federalist-partisan Supreme Court of the United States Justice Samuel Chase.
- 1853 - Crimean War: The Russian navy destroys the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Sinop.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Franklin — The Army of Tennessee led by General John Bell Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions around Franklin, Tennessee (Hood lost six generals and almost a third of his troops).
- 1868 - A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in the King's garden in Stockholm.
- 1872 - The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
- 1874 - Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace (the Duke of Marlborough's official seat).
- 1886 - The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
- 1902 - American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor.
- 1916 - Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1936 - In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
- 1939 - Winter War: Soviet forces invade Finland and reach the Mannerheim Line, starting the war.
- 1940 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are married in Greenwich, Connecticut.
- 1942 - World War II: A U.S. warship force is defeated by a smaller Japanese warship force in the Battle of Tassafaronga during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
- 1943 - World War II: Tehran Conference — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin establish an agreement concerning a planned June 1944 invasion of Europe codenamed Operation Overlord.
- 1953 - Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.
- 1954 - In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, an 8.5 lb (3.4 kg) sulfide meteorite crashes through a roof and hits Mrs. Elizabeth Hodges in her living room after bouncing off her radio, giving her a bad bruise, in the only unequivocally known case of a human being hit by a space rock.
- 1960 - Production of the DeSoto automobile brand ceases.
- 1962 - The United Nations General Assembly elects U Thant of Burma as the new UN Secretary-General.
- 1966 - Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 - The People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 - The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Quaid-e-Awam whom becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War.
- 1972 - Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam due to the fact that troop levels are now down to 27,000.
- 1974 - Lucy (Australopithecus) was discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.
- 1979 - Pink Floyd release the album The Wall.
- 1981 - Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17).
- 1982 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher receives a parcel bomb at 10 Downing Street.
- 1988 - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for $25.07 billion.
- 1989 - Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb.
- 1989 - Richard Mallory of Palm Harbor, Florida becomes female serial killer Aileen Wuornos's first victim.
- 1993 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.
- 1994 - Hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur is robbed of $40,000 in jewelry and survives being shot five times in a New York music studio.
- 1998 - Deutsche Bank announces a $10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world.
- 1999 - In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
- 1999 - British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defence contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
- 2000 - The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 comes into force in the UK.
- 2004 - Longtime Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700, television's all-time biggest game show haul.
- 2004 - Lion Air Flight 538 crashlands in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killing 26.
- 2005 - John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England as Archbishop of York.
Births
- 539 - Gregory of Tours, French bishop and historian (d. 594)
- 1340 - John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France (d. 1416)
- 1364 - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390)
- 1466 - Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader (d. 1560)
- 1508 - Andrea Palladio, Italian architect (d. 1580)
- 1554 - Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (d. 1586)
- 1594 - John Cosin, English clergyman (d. 1672)
- 1625 - Jean Domat, French jurist (d. 1696)
- 1637 - Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (d. 1698)
- 1667 - Jonathan Swift, Irish writer and satirist (d.1745)
- 1670 - John Toland, Irish philosopher (d. 1722)
- 1683 - Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
- 1719 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
- 1722 - Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (d. 1761)
- 1723 - William Livingston, revolutionary Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
- 1756 - Ernst Chladni, German physicist (d. 1827)
- 1768 - Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist (d. 1838)
- 1781 - Alexander Berry, British adventurer (d. 1873)
- 1796 - Carl Loewe, German composer (d. 1869)
- 1810 - Oliver Winchester, American gunsmith (d. 1880)
- 1813 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (d. 1890)
- 1813 - Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (d. 1888)
- 1817 - Theodor Mommsen, German author and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1903)
- 1821 - Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1902)
- 1835 - Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), American writer (d. 1910)
- 1836 - Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician (d. 1882)
- 1840 - Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928)
- 1847 - Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, Brazilian president (d. 1909)
- 1857 - Bobby Abel, English test cricketer (d. 1936)
- 1858 - Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist (d. 1937)
- 1863 - Andres Bonifacio, head of the Philippine Revolutionary Movement Katipunan (KKK) (d. 1897)
- 1869 - Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
- 1874 - Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
- 1874 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (d. 1942)
- 1889 - Edgar Douglas Adrian, British physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
- 1898 - Firpo Marberry, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1904 - Clyfford Still, American painter (d. 1980)
- 1907 - Jacques Barzun, French-born historian and author
- 1909 - Robert Nighthawk, American musician (d. 1967)
- 1912 - Gordon Parks, American photographer, film director, composer and writer (d. 2006)
- 1915 - Brownie McGhee, American blues musician (d.1996)
- 1915 - Henry Taube, Canadian-born chemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor
- 1920 - Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005)
- 1924 - Shirley Chisholm, American politician (d. 2005)
- 1924 - Allan Sherman, American comedian (d. 1973)
- 1926 - Richard Crenna, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1927 - Robert Guillaume, American actor
- 1929 - Dick Clark, American television host
- 1929 - Joan Ganz Cooney, American children's television pioneer
- 1930 - G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate operative
- 1931 - Jack Ging, American actor
- 1931 - Bill Walsh, American football coach
- 1932 - Bob Moore, American bassist and orchestra leader
- 1936 - Abbie Hoffman, American activist (d. 1989)
- 1936 - Dmitri Victorovich Anosov, Russian mathematician
- 1937 - Ridley Scott, British film director
- 1937 - Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
- 1937 - Frank Ifield, Australian/British singer
- 1943 - Terrence Malick, American director and screenwriter.
- 1945 - Roger Glover, British bassist (Deep Purple)
- 1947 - David Mamet, American playwright
- 1951 - Christian Bernard, mystic
- 1951 - June Chadwick, British actress
- 1952 - Keith Giffen, American comic book writer and artist
- 1952 - Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer
- 1953 - June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
- 1955 - Billy Idol, British musician
- 1957 - Colin Mochrie, British-born Canadian comedian
- 1957 - Andrew Calhoun, American musician
- 1957 - Joël Champetier, French Canadian author
- 1958 - Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder
- 1958 - Stacey Q, American dance-pop singer
- 1959 - Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
- 1960 - Gary Lineker, English international footballer
- 1960 - Rich Fields, TV personality
- 1962 - Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player
- 1962 - Daniel Keys Moran, American writer
- 1964 - Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1965 - Ben Stiller, American actor and writer
- 1965 - Aldair, Brazilian international footballer
- 1966 - Ed Kemper, American actor
- 1966 - Mika Salo, Finnish Formula 1 Driver
- 1968 - Des'ree, British soul/pop singer
- 1968 - Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist
- 1969 - Marc Goossens, Belgian racing driver
- 1971 - Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1971 - Ray Durham, American baseball player
- 1972 - Abel Xavier, Portuguese international footballer
- 1973 - John Moyer, American bassist (Disturbed)
- 1973 - Jason Reso, Canadian professional wrestler
- 1975 - Mindy McCready, American musican
- 1975 - Ben Thatcher, Welsh international footballer
- 1976 - Josh Lewsey, England national and London Wasps Rugby union player
- 1978 - Clay Aiken, American singer
- 1978 - Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican actor
- 1981 - Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
- 1982 - Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
- 1984 - Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
- 1984 - Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
- 1985 - Kaley Cuoco, American actress and model
- 1986 - Jordan Farmar, American basketball player
- 1987 - Dougie Poynter, British singer and bassist (McFly)
- 1987 - Ian Hecox, American comedian and co-founder of Smosh
- 1990 - Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
- 1991 - Carnell Breeding, of the boy band B5
- 1994 - Nyjah Huston, Skateboarder
[edit] Deaths
- 1016 - Edmund II of England
- 1580 - Richard Farrant, English composer
- 1626 - Thomas Weelkes, English composer
- 1654 - John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)
- 1675 - Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, colonial Governor of Maryland (b. 1605)
- 1703 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)
- 1705 - Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II of England (b. 1638)
- 1718 - King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
- 1761 - John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)
- 1765 - George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
- 1900 - Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)
- 1901 - Edward John Eyre, British explorer (b. 1815)
- 1920 - Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1867)
- 1933 - Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian general (b. 1875)
- 1935 - Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (b. 1888)
- 1943 - Etty Hillesum, Dutch diarist (executed) (b. 1914)
- 1953 - Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (b. 1857)
- 1954 - Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (b. 1886)
- 1955 - Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer (b. 1896)
- 1957 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (b. 1890)
- 1958 - Hubert Wilkins, Australian polar explorer (b. 1888)
- 1967 - Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet (b. 1904)
- 1987 - Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and writer (b. 1913)
- 1989 - Alfred Herrhausen, German banker, murdered (Deutsche Bank) (b. 1930)
- 1993 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (b. 1924)
- 1993 - David Houston, American country music singer (b. 1938)
- 1994 - Guy Debord, French writer and filmmaker (b. 1931)
- 1996 - Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)
- 1997 - Kathy Acker, American author (b. 1947)
- 1997 - Randy Walker (AKA Stretch), American musician (b. 1972)
- 1999 - Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist (b. 1925)
- 2002 - Tim Woods, American professional wrestler (b. 1934)
- 2003 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
- 2004 - Pierre Berton, Canadian author (b. 1920)
- 2005 - Jean Parker, American actress (b. 1915)
Holidays and observances
- R.C. Saints - Saint Andrew the apostle - St Andrew's day is the national day of Scotland
- Also see November 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Barbados - Independence Day (from Britain, 1966)
- Philippines - Andres Bonifacio Day
- Official End of the Hurricane Season
- Cities for Life Day; 300 cities around the world declare their opposition to the death penalty
- National Methamphetamine Awareness Day (United States)
November 30, 1978
November 30, 1976 Shaneika Lightbourne, Miss Universe-Turks and Caicos 1996
November 30, 1975 Mindy McCready, country/western singer
November 30, 1974 Luther Broughton, HB for the Philadelphia Eagles
November 30, 1974 Marcellus Wiley, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
November 30, 1973 Jay Hamilton, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos
November 30, 1973 Ty Howard, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals
November 30, 1972 Adeline Ong, Miss Universe-Malaysia 1996
November 30, 1972 Spence Fischer, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores
November 30, 1971 Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores
November 30, 1971 Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis, cricket bowler, NZ open vs. England 1994
November 30, 1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher for the Texas Rangers
November 30, 1971 John Anderson, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire
November 30, 1971 Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, infielder, Chicago White Sox
November 30, 1970 Corrina Kennedy, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, kayaker 1996 Olympics
November 30, 1970 Des'ree, rhythm and blues singer
November 30, 1970 James Brown, tackle for the Miami Dolphins
November 30, 1970 John DeWitt, WLAF defensive end for the Scottish Claymores
November 30, 1970 Mario Bailey, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy
November 30, 1970 Natalie Williams, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics
November 30, 1970 Ricky Powers, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire
November 30, 1970 Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings
November 30, 1970 Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star, 1996 Hobart doubles
November 30, 1969 Carrie Jean Yazel, Huntington Beach California, playmate, May, 1991
November 30, 1969 Larry Brown, NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders
November 30, 1969 Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
November 30, 1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets
November 30, 1967 Margaret Platt, New York City, New York, golfer, 1995 Healthsouth-9th
November 30, 1966 Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward, Team France 1998
November 30, 1965 Ben Stiller, New York City, actor, Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy
November 30, 1965 Mike Zandofsky, NFL guard, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles
November 30, 1964 David Wood, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks
November 30, 1962 Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders
November 30, 1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics bronze
November 30, 1960 Bob Tewksbury, Concord NH, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
November 30, 1960 Dan Rashovich, CFL linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
November 30, 1960 Danny Briggs, Abilene, Texas, Nike golfer, 1986 Tallahassee Open-6th
November 30, 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986
November 30, 1959 Sylvia Hanika, Munich West Germany, tennis player, Avon-1982
November 30, 1955 Andy Gray, English soccer player
November 30, 1955 Billy Idol, [William Broad], rocker, White Wedding
November 30, 1955 Brad Fabel, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Gateway Classic
November 30, 1955 Kevin Conroy, Westport CT, actor, Tour of Duty, Another World
November 30, 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist (Little River Band Melbourne
November 30, 1954 June Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-I'm So excited
November 30, 1953 Mike Espy, Rep-D-Mississippi
November 30, 1953 Shuggie Otis, rocker
November 30, 1952 Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation
November 30, 1950 Greg Gordon, rock vocalist, Boys Band
November 30, 1950 Kathryn Witt, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Lenny, Pam-Flying High
November 30, 1950 Margaret Whitton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Good and Evil, Major League
November 30, 1950 Paul Westphal, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns
November 30, 1949 Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted
November 30, 1947 David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games
November 30, 1946 Ken Wadsworth, cricket keeper, NZ dashing batsman
November 30, 1945 Michael Joyce, stage manager
November 30, 1945 Radu Lupu, Galati Romania, pianist, Enesco 1st prize-1967
November 30, 1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist, Episode Six-Deep Purple
November 30, 1944 Dian Parkinson, [Dianna Lynn Batts], Camp LeJune, North Carolina, Miss USA, 1965
November 30, 1944 Luther T Ingram, U.S. singer and songwriter, I'll Be Your Shelter
November 30, 1944 Rob Grill, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Grass Roots
November 30, 1943 J[ames] J[ay] Barnes, U.S. gospel/singer, Please Let Me In
November 30, 1943 Jerry Hunt, composer
November 30, 1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After
November 30, 1943 M A M "Th榮" Woltgens, Mayor, Kerkrade Neth
November 30, 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love
November 30, 1943 Terrence Malick, actress, Gail-Baywatch
November 30, 1943 Thijs [MAM] Woltgens, Dutch MP, PvdA
November 30, 1940 Glenn English, Rep-D-OK, 1975-
November 30, 1939 Walter Weller, Vienna Austria, conductor, Vienna Tonkustler Orch
November 30, 1937 Jimmy Bowen, rocker
November 30, 1937 Paul Stookey, Balt, singer, Peter, Paul and Mary-Wedding Song
November 30, 1937 Richard Threlkeld, newscaster, ABC-TV
November 30, 1937 Ridley Scott, director, Alien, Blade Runner
November 30, 1936 Abbie Hoffman, aka Free, Yippie/activist/author, Steal this Book
November 30, 1936 Michael Jinks, child care pioneer
November 30, 1933 Linwood C Ivey, North Carolina, Mayor-Garysburg NC
November 30, 1932 David Lincoln Lightbown, politician
November 30, 1931 Bill Walsh, NFL coach for the San Francisco 49ers/sportscaster
November 30, 1931 Gunther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czechoslovakia, conductor, East Berlin Orch
November 30, 1931 Jack Ging, Alva, Oklahoma, actor, 11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo
November 30, 1931 Jack Sheldon, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin
November 30, 1930 G[eorge] Gordon Liddy, head CIA/ate a rat/Watergate felon/radio host
