On This Day — November 30

🕰️ Notable Events on November 30

• 2012 — An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Official end of Operation Desert Storm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men". Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 end inconclusively on December 17.) Wikipedia ↗
• 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 because troop levels are now down to 27,000. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — The Folies Bergère stages its first revue. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1853 — Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1829 — First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking. Wikipedia ↗
• 1804 — The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. Wikipedia ↗
• 1803 — The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase. Wikipedia ↗
• 1786 — The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris). Wikipedia ↗
• 1718 — King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1707 — The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 30

• 1995 — Seb Morris, Welsh race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Sofia Araújo, Portuguese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Yuri Chinen, Japanese idol, singer, dancer and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Vladimír Weiss, Slovak footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Vitaliy Polyanskyi, Ukrainian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Tomi Saarelma, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jordan Farmar, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kaley Cuoco, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Hikari Mitsushima, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstani triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Francisco Sandaza, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakh swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tony Giarratano, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Cem Adrian, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jamie Ashdown, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shane Victorino, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Chris Atkinson, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Andrés Nocioni, Argentinian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Clay Aiken, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Benjamin Lense, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Emil Steiner, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Richard Elias Anderson, Canadian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Steve Aoki, American DJ and producer, founded Dim Mak Records Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kazumi Saito, Japanese baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Marta Burgay, Italian astronomer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Marco Castro, Peruvian-American director and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Josh Lewsey, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Paul Nuttall, British politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ben Thatcher, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Dan Jarvis, English soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Stanislav Kitto, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ray Durham, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Phil Babb, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Walter Emanuel Jones, American actor and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Marc Forster, German-Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Marc Goossens, Belgian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Chris Weitz, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Joseph Corré, English fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Agent Provocateur Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Richard Harry, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Nigel Adams, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — David Berkoff, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — David Nicholls, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Mika Salo, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — John Bishop, English comedian presenter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Japanese royal Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Lee Klein, American writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — David Laws, English banker and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Michael Cudlitz, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jushin Thunder Liger, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Daniel Keys Moran, American computer programmer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Innocent Egbunike, Nigerian sprinter and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ian Morris, Trinidadian footballer and sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Bill Halter, American scholar, activist, and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Gary Lineker, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — George Faber, British television producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Hugo Swire, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Stacey Q, American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Patrick McLoughlin, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Margaret Spellings, American educator and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Michael Beschloss, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Kevin Conroy, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Andy Gray, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Billy Idol, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Wayne Bartholomew, Australian surfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Lawrence Summers, American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — June Pointer, American singer and actress (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — David Sancious, American rock and jazz keyboard player and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Semyon Bychkov, Russian-American conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Daniel Petrie, Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Paul Westphal, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jimmy London, Jamaican singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean-Swedish poet and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — David Mamet, American playwright, screenwriter, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — George Duffield, English jockey and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Roger Glover, Welsh bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John R. Powers, American author and playwright (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Stan Sulzmann, English saxophonist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — George Graham, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Kevin Phillips, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Peter Shreeves, Welsh footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jean Eustache, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jimmy Bowen, American record producer, songwriter, and pop singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Praveen Chaudhari, Indian-American physicist and academic (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Frank Ifield, English-Australian singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Luther Ingram, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Tom Simpson, English cyclist (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American physician and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Dmitri Anosov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Abbie Hoffman, American activist and author, co-founded the Youth International Party (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Norman Deeley, English footballer and manager (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Sam Gilliam, American painter and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Bob Moore, American bassist and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Cho Nam-chul, South Korean Go player (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — G. Gordon Liddy, American lawyer, radio host, television actor and criminal Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Joan Ganz Cooney, American screenwriter and producer, co-created Sesame Street Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Jane C. Wright, American oncologist and cancer researcher (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Brownie McGhee, American folk-blues singer and guitarist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican poet, linguist, and politician (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Reuvein Margolies, Ukrainian-Israeli author and scholar (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Harry Altham, English cricketer and coach (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗

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