Page 3: Historical Events In November - 30

1817  Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902) on November - 30.   

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

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

1824  On November - 30 johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87   

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

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 November - 30.   

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

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  Mexico declares war on France on November - 30.   

1841  Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73 on November - 30.   

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

1847  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer   

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

1857  On this day in history 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  French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) on November - 30.   

1863  On this day in history confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas   

1863  On November - 30 andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain   

1864  On November - 30 battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

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

1864  On November - 30 hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

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

1866  On this day in history 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  The inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history cecil Forsyth, composer   

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 November - 30 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  Ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily was born on November - 30.   

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  Veronica Gambara, Italian poetess was born on this day in history.   

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  Edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of richard Farrant, English composer   

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  John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

1654  Death of John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584) on this day in history.