Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Nov 30, 306 |
St Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
Nov 30, 722 |
Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop |
Nov 30, 1016 |
Cnut the Great (or Canute), King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund 'Ironside'. |
Nov 30, 1215 |
Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen |
Nov 30, 1406 |
Angelo Correr elected Pope Gregory XII |
Nov 30, 1523 |
Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics |
Nov 30, 1554 |
England reconciles with Pope Julius III |
Nov 30, 1630 |
16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague |
Nov 30, 1648 |
English Parliamentary army captures King Charles I |
Nov 30, 1678 |
Roman Catholics banned from English parliament |
Nov 30, 1700 |
King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS] |
Nov 30, 1700 |
Turkey declares war on Russia |
Nov 30, 1700 |
Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar |
Nov 30, 1731 |
Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die |
Nov 30, 1735 |
States of Holland forbid Free Masonry |
Nov 30, 1747 |
Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women |
Nov 30, 1753 |
Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny |
Nov 30, 1776 |
Captain Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea) |
Nov 30, 1782 |
Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence |
Nov 30, 1786 |
Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day. |
Nov 30, 1787 |
Spanish governor leaves Philippines |
Nov 30, 1803 |
Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France |
Nov 30, 1804 |
Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins |
Nov 30, 1813 |
Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands |
Nov 30, 1824 |
First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal. |
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