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 334th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 17, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 490,128 hours 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 ‘trihectatriacontatetragon’ day.
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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 79 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 4,727 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 30 Historical Events
1804 –
The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial against Federalist-partisan Supreme Court of the United States Justice Samuel Chase.
1824 –
First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.
1934 –
The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman becomes the first to officially exceed 100mph.
1936 –
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
1942 –
World War II: Guadalcanal Campaign: Battle of Tassafaronga – A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a US cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
1954 –
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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.
1993 –
U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.
1995 –
Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
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.
Who were born on November 30?
1683 –
Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
1723 –
William Livingston, revolutionary Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
1813 –
Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (d. 1888)
1813 –
Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (d. 1890)
1889 –
Edgar Douglas Adrian, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1977)
1909 –
Robert Nighthawk, American musician (d. 1967)
1924 –
Allan Sherman, American comedian (d. 1973)
1924 –
Elliott Blackstone, American gay and lesbian rights activist (d. 2006)
1957 –
John Ashton, English guitarist (The Psychedelic Furs)
1968 –
Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist
Who died on November 30?
1016 –
Edmund II of England
1654 –
John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b. 1584)
1761 –
John Dollond, British optician (b. 1706)
1765 –
George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
1988 –
Pannonica de Koenigswarter, jazz patroness and writer
1996 –
Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)
2000 –
Scott Smith, Canadian musician (Loverboy) (b. 1955)
2006 –
Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and lyricist (b. 1927)
2006 –
Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker and politician (b. 1938)
2010 –
Peter Hofmann, Czech-born German operatic tenor (b. 1944)
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