What are the important events that happened on November 30? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 30: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 30 is the 335th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 17, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,732,924,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontapentagon’ day.
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 60 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,362 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 30 Historical Events
- 1803 –In New Orleans, Louisiana, 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.
- 1864 –American Civil War: Battle of Franklin – The Army of Tennessee led by General John Bell Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions commanded by John McAllister Schofield around Franklin, Tennessee, with Hood losing six generals and almost a third of his troops.
- 1940 –Lucille Ball marries Desi Arnaz in Greenwich, Connecticut.
- 1947 –1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins on this day, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
- 1966 –Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 –The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War.
- 1989 –Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb.
- 1999 –In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
- 2004 –Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with US$ 2,520,700, television’s biggest game show winnings.
- 2005 –John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
Who were born on November 30?
- 1869 –Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)
- 1911 –Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (d. 1953)
- 1912 –Gordon Parks, American photographer and film director (d. 2006)
- 1947 –Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet
- 1955 –Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad), British musician
- 1955 –Richard Burr, American politician
- 1959 –Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
- 1973 –Lim Chang-jung, South Korean actor
- 1977 –Steve Aoki, American DJ
- 1981 –Billy Lush, American actor
Who died on November 30?
- 1718 –King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
- 1935 –Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (b. 1888)
- 1955 –Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer (b. 1896)
- 1967 –Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet (b. 1904)
- 1994 –Guy Debord, French writer and filmmaker (b. 1931)
- 1994 –Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)
- 1996 –Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)
- 2003 –Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
- 2004 –Seung Sahn, Korean spiritual figure (b. 1927)
- 2010 –Peter Hofmann, Czech-born German operatic tenor (b. 1944)
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