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On This Day · The 334th day of the year

November 30

From 1718 to 2021, November 30 gathers 303 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 30?

November 30 is the 334th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1718 and 2021. Famous people born on November 30 include Richard Barbieri, Abel Xavier and Olga Rypakova.

Released on November 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2022

  • Game Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1718

    Great Northern War

  2. 1803

    Balmis Expedition

  3. 1872

    1872 Scotland v England football match

  4. 1916

    Costa Rica

  5. 1939

    World War II

  6. 1953

    Mutesa II of Buganda

  7. 1995

    Bill Clinton

  8. 2005

    John Sentamu

  9. 2018

    2018 Anchorage earthquake

  10. 2021

    Barbados

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 30

Richard Barbieri

b. 1957

Abel Xavier

b. 1972

Olga Rypakova

b. 1984

Mark Twain

b. 1835

Winston Churchill

b. 1874

Laurent Jalabert

b. 1968

Kaley Cuoco

b. 1985

Woody Allen

b. 1935

Deaths

  • 2022Jiang Zemin
  • 2018George H. W. Bush
  • 2017Marina Popovich
  • 1954Wilhelm Furtwängler
  • 1900Oscar Wilde
  • 1718Charles XII of Sweden

Holidays & observances

  • —Bonifacio Day (Philippines)
  • —Christian feast day: Andrew and its related observances.
  • —Christian feast day: Joseph Marchand (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
  • —Christian feast day: Cuthbert Mayne
  • —Christian feast day: Thaddeus Liu
  • —Christian feast day: November 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Commemoration Day (United Arab Emirates)
  • —Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran (Israel)

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