Page 3: Historical Events In November - 30

1817  On November - 30 theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)   

1821  On November - 30 gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896   

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

1824  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87 on November - 30.   

1826  George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers) on November - 30.   

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

1828  On November - 30 jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

1829  On this day in history first Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking.   

1830  On November - 30 pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69   

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

1835  On November - 30 the birth of Mark Twain, American author   

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 this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok)   

1847  On November - 30 august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer   

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  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  On November - 30 french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)   

1863  Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain   

1864  On this day in history battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

1864  On this day in history battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities   

1864  Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.   

1866  Work begins on first US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago on this day in history.   

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 November - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1874  On November - 30 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 this day in history.   

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1340  On this day in history birth of john duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector   

1364  John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390) was born on November - 30.   

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

1485  On November - 30 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 this day in history 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  On November - 30 death of great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded   

1580  Death of Richard Farrant, English composer on November - 30.   

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

1631  Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history 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)