Historical Events on November 30, Facts & Special Events On This Day

1707

The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

1718

King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

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).

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).

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.

1804

The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

1829

First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.

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.

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.

1868

A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

1872

The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

1886

The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

1916

Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

1934

The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.

1936

In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

1939

Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.

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.

1947

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

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, 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.

1966

Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1967

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1967

The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.

1967

Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.

1971

Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.

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.

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.)

1982

Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.

1994

MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia.

1995

Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

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".

1998

Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.

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.

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.

2005

John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.

2012

November 30 in History

Historical Events on November 30

The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

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).

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).

The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.

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.

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.

A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.

In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.

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.

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.

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.

Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.

Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.

Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.

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.

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.)

Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.

MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia.

Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

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".

Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.

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.

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.

John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.

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.

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