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November 30: Day of the Week
November 30, 2024 is the 335th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
November 30 Historical Event(s)
1824
First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.
1853
Crimean War: Battle of Sinop – The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
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.
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.
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 ended inconclusively on December 17).
1998
Exxon and Mobil sign a $73.7 billion USD agreement to merge, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world’s largest company.
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.
2001
In Renton, Washington, United States, Gary Ridgway aka The Green River Killer is arrested.
2004
Lion Air Flight 538 crash lands in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killing 26.
Who were born on November 30?
1781
Alexander Berry, British adventurer (d. 1873)
1791
Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian soldier and statesman (d. 1848)
1847
Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
1863
Andrés Bonifacio, head of the Philippine Revolutionary Movement Katipunan (KKK) (d. 1897)
1929
Joan Ganz Cooney, American children’s television pioneer
1962
Daniel Keys Moran, American writer
1965
Prince Akishino of Japan
1972
Christopher Fitzgerald, American stage actor
1987
Christel Khalil, American actress
1993
Yuri Chinen, Japanese actor and singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OVKJIEEOPYJRR? Check your answers here: Word scramble OVKJIEEOPYJRR. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.