November 30
November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining.
Events:
- 306 - St. Marcellus I becomes Pope
- 1292 - John Balliol becomes King of Scotland
- 1782 - United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles, ending American Revolution
- 1803 - Spain cedes Louisiana Territory to France
- 1864 - Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
- 1886 - Folies Bergère stages its first revue
- 1939 - Start of Winter War between Finland and Soviet Union
- 1954 - Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman in Sylacauga, Alabama
- 1962 - U Thant becomes UN Secretary-General
- 1966 - Barbados becomes independent
- 1967 - People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom
- 1993 - Brady Bill gun control legislation becomes law
- 1999 - First major anti-globalization protest held in Seattle
Births:
- 539 - Gregory of Tours, bishop and historian (+ 594)
- 1508 - Andrea Palladio, master builder (+ 1580)
- 1667 - Jonathan Swift, writer, satirist (+ 1745)
- 1796 - Carl Loewe, composer (+ 1869)
- 1817 - Theodor Mommsen, author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature 1902 (+ 1903)
- 1835 - Mark Twain, writer (+ 1910)
- 1874 - Sir Winston Churchill , British political leader, writer (+ 1965)
- 1874 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, author (+ 1942)
- 1904 - Clyfford Still, painter (+ 1980)
- 1906 - Princess Marina of the United Kingdom (+ 1968)
- 1912 - Gordon Parks, director, writer
- 1915 - Brownie McGhee, musician (+ 1996)
- 1918 - Efrem Zimbalist Jr., actor
- 1920 - Virginia Mayo, actress
- 1924 - Shirley Chisholm, American politician
- 1924 - Allan Sherman, comedian (+ 1973)
- 1927 - Richard Crenna, actor
- 1927 - Robert Guillaume, actor
- 1929 - Joan Ganz Cooney, children's television pioneer
- 1929 - Dick Clark, television host
- 1930 - G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate scandal figure
- 1936 - Abbie Hoffman, U.S. anti-war activist
- 1937 - Ridley Scott, director
- 1943 - Terrence Malick, writer, producer
- 1947 - David Mamet, playwright
- 1952 - Mandy Patinkin, actor, singer
- 1955 - Billy Idol, musician
- 1962 - Bo Jackson, American football and baseball star
- 1965 - Ben Stiller, actor, director, producer, writer
Deaths:
- 1016 - King Ethelred the Unready
- 1718 - King Charles XII of Sweden
- 1900 - Oscar Wilde, writer
- 1901 - Edward John Eyre, explorer
- 1953 - Francis Picabia, painter, poet
- 1954 - Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
- 1977 - Terrence Rattigan, writer
- 1979 - Zeppo Marx, actor
- 1996 - Tiny Tim, musician
Holidays and Observances:
- Saint Andrew's day
See Also:
November 29 - December 1 - October 30 - December 30 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December