November 30 in History

Historical Events on November 30

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).

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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Famous Birthdays on November 30

1835 Mark Twain

1874 Winston Churchill

1937 Tom Simpson

1990 Magnus Carlsen

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Famous Deaths on November 30

1900 Oscar Wilde

1935 Fernando Pessoa

1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler

2007 Evel Knievel

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