Events on Nov 30
- 0306St. Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0722Pope Gregory II names Boniface as Missionary Bishop
- 1215Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen
- 1406Angelo Correr elected Pope Gregory XII
- 1523Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics
- 1554England reconciles with Pope Julius III
- 163016,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague
- 1648English army captures King Charles I
- 1678Roman Catholics banned from English parliament
- 1700Turkey declares war on Russia
- 1700Utrecht / Overijssel / Buren / Leerdam / IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar
- 1731Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die
- 1735States of Holland forbid Freemasonry
- 1747Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women
- 1753Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny
- 1776Captain Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea)
- 1782Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence
- 1787Spanish Governor leaves Philippines
- 1803Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France
- 1804Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins
- 1813Prince Willem Frederik returns to the Netherlands
- 1838Mexico declares war on France
- 1863Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas
- 1864Battle of Franklin Tenn: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities
- 1864Battle of Honey Hill SC (Broad River) 96 dead / 665 wounded
- 1866Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago
- 18721st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)
- 1885Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)
- 18861st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo
- 18871st indoor softball game (Chicago)
Born on Nov 30
- 0538St Gregory of Tours: Chronicler / Bishop
- 1340John Duke of Berry: Captain of Paris / art collector
- 1373Ferdinand I [the Righteous]: King of Aragon / Sicily
- 1427Kazimierz IV: King of Poland (1447-92)
- 1466Andrea Doria: Genoese Statesman / Admiral
- 1485Veronica Gambara: Italian poetess
- 1508Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola]: Architect
- 1554Philip Sidney: England, United Kingdom -- Poet / Statesman / soldier (Arcadia)
- 1593Johann Dilliger: Composer
- 1622Thomas of Apshoven: Flemish painter, baptized
- 1634Andres de Sola: Composer
- 1645Andreas Werkmeister: Composer
- 1693Christoph Forster: Composer
- 1699Christian VI: King of Denmark / Norway
- 1726Jacques Aliamet: French etcher / engraver
- 1753Johann Baptist Schenk: Composer
- 1764Franz Xaver Gerl: Composer
- 1796Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe: Composer
- 1809Thomas Molleson Mudie: Composer
- 1810Oliver Fisher Winchester: Rifle maker (Winchester)
- 1813Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan: Composer
- 1813Hermann Kurz: German author / poet
- 1817Theodor Mommsen: Historian / author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)
- 1821Gustavus Woodson Smith: Confederate States Secretary of War, died in 1896
- 1826George Washington Deitzler: Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
- 1827Constantine P Pobedonostsev: Russian reactionary lawyer / senator
- 1827Ernest H Baillon: French Botanist (History of Plants)
- 1828Jedediah Hotchkiss: Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899
- 1847August Friedrich Martin Klughardt: Composer
- 1855Marie WF Treub: Dutch economist / Minister of Agriculture / Finance
Died on Nov 30
- 1016Edmund II: Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27
- 1519Michael Wolgemut: German Painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85
- 1528Great Wierd: Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded
- 1631Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels
- 1646John C Lichthart: Admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45
- 1678Andries de Graeff: Mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67
- 1679Pieter van Schooten: Dutch Mathematician / fort architect, dies at 45
- 1694Marcello Malpighi: Father of microscopic anatomy
- 1700Artus II Quellinus [Quellien / "the Young]: Flemish sculptor, dies at 75
- 1703Nicolas de Grigny: Composer, dies at 31
- 1764Dieudonne Raick: Composer, dies at 61
- 1777Jean-Marie Leclair: Composer, dies at 74
- 1792Ernst William Wolf: Composer, dies at 57
- 1798Friedrich Fleischmann: Composer, dies at 32
- 1813Friedrich August Baumbach: Composer, dies at 60
- 1824Johann Georg Christoph Schetky: Composer, dies at 87
- 1830Pius VIII [Francesco S Castiglioni]: Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69
- 1841Charles Louis W J van Keverberg: Dutch government official, dies at 73
- 1864Hiram Bronson Granbury: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 33
- 1864John Adams: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at about 39
- 1864Otto French Strahl: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 33
- 1864Patrick Ronayne Cleburne: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 33
- 1893Jacobus J Backer: German sea historian, dies at 68
- 1897Abraham C Wertheim: Dutch banker / MP (Lib), dies at 64
- 1900Oscar Wilde: Irish author, dies in Paris at 46
- 1901Edward J Eyre: British explorer / Governor (Jamaica), dies at 86
- 1904Aldine Sillman Kieffer: Composer, dies at 64
- 1931John Hyatt Brewer: Composer, dies at 75
- 1931Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas: Composer, dies at 46
- 1935Fernando A N Pessoa: Portuguese Poet (Book of Disquiet), dies at 47
Historical events on December 1
- 0772Pope Adrian I elected
- 1167Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League
- 1566Spanish King Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, Duke of Alva
- 1626Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out
- 1640Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
- 1641Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
- 1653An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
- 1656Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
- 1708Great Alliance occupies Brussels
- 1742Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia
- 17501st American school to offer manual training courses opens - Maryland
- 1783J van North launches unmanned balloon
- 1821Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain
- 1822Dom Pedro crowned Emperor of Brazil
- 1822Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
- 1824House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams
- 1824Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared President
- 1831Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather
- 1835Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales
- 18431st chartered mutual life insurance company opens
- 1852Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands
- 1864Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, Virginia
- 1864Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia
- 1868John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war
- 18781st White House telephone installed
- 1887Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"
- 1891James Naismith creates the game of basketball
- 18961st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
- 1900South African President Paul Kruger visits Flanders
- 1903"The Great Train Robbery, " the 1st Western film, released
Born on December 1
- 1549Johan van der Veeken: Merchant / co-founder (VOC)
- 1566Philip: Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Ft Gorinchem / Nijmegen
- 1573Philippus Rovenius [Rouveen]: Apostile vicar
- 1605Juan de Padilla: Composer
- 1634John-Erasmus Quellinus [Quellien]: Flemish painter
- 1671Francesco Stradivari: Italian violin maker / Son of Antonius
- 1709Franz Xaver Richter: Composer
- 1712Bernhard Christian Weber: Composer
- 1722A L Karschin: Writer
- 1724Charles Theodoor: Elector (Palts & Bayern)
- 1724Dismas Hatas: Composer
- 1726Eggert Olafsson: Icelandic writer
- 1726Oliver Wolcott: US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1729Giuseppe Sarti: Composer
- 1779Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov: Composer
- 1781Charles Philippe Lafont: Composer
- 1784Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze: Composer
- 1787Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov: Composer
- 1792Lobachevsky: Mathematician
- 1810Joseph Gungl: Composer
- 1814August Rockel: Composer
- 1823Ernest Reyer: Composer
- 1826William Mahone: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
- 1832Archibald Gracie, Jr.: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
- 1835Micah Jenkins: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
- 1844Alexandra: Danish Princess / Queen of Great Britain / Ireland
- 1844Alfred Cellier: Composer
- 1847Agathe Grondahl: Composer
- 1850Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller: Composer
- 1873Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck: Premier of the Netherlands (1918-25, 29-33)
Died on December 1
- 0660Eligius / Eloy: French Bishop of Tournay-Noyon / saint
- 1135Henry I Beauclerc: King of England (1st King that could read)
- 1374Magnus Eriksson: King of Norway / Sweden
- 1417Walraven I van Brederode: Viceroy of Holland
- 1455Lorenzo Ghiberti: Italian sculptor, dies at 77
- 1530Margaretha of Austria: Governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51
- 1580Edmund Campion: English Jesuit, hanged at 42
- 1580Giovanni Morone: Italian Theologian / diplomat / cardinal, dies at 71
- 1623Thomas Weelkes: Composer, dies at 47
- 1633Isabella of Austria: Infante of Spain / Governess in Holland, dies at 67
- 1635Melchior Teschner: Composer, dies at 51
- 1651Cristobal de Isla Diego: Composer, dies at 65
- 1700Willem ten Rhijne: Dutch Physician in Batavia, dies at about 53
- 1707Jeremiah Clarke: Composer
- 1709A Sancta Clara: Writer
- 1709Abraham a Santa Clara [Johann Megerle]: German court vicar, dies at 65
- 1727Johann Heinrich Buttstett: Composer, dies at 61
- 1729Christian Ludwig Boxberg: Composer, dies at 59
- 1736Simon van Slingelandt: Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72
- 1750Doppelmayr: Mathematician
- 1755Maurice Greene: Composer, dies at 59
- 1797Oliver Wolcott: US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 71
- 1808Anton Fischer: Composer, dies at 30
- 1813Ferdinando Bertoni: Composer, dies at 88
- 1817Justin Heinrich Knechtl: Composer, dies at 65
- 1825Aleksandr I P Romanov: Czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47
- 1842Philip Spencer: 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged
- 1865Constant van Crombrugghe: Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76
- 1887Albertus J Duymaer van Twist: Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78
- 1892Joseph Lippens: Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered
Events on Dec 2
- 1620English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
- 1682English Earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam
- 1763Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue)
- 1790Austrian army occupies Brussels
- 1802English sell Suriname to Dutch
- 1804Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII
- 1805Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz
- 1812James Madison re-elected President of US, E Gerry vice-pres
- 1813Prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy
- 18161st savings bank in US opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
- 1822In San Salvador, a Congress proposes incorporation into US
- 1823President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine"
- 1840Opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris)
- 1840William H Harrison elected President of US
- 1848Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
- 18522nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor
- 1864Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia
- 18681st British government of Disraeli resigns
- 1882Amsterdam Artis Zoo opens aquarium
- 1885Opera "Regina di Saba, " premieres in Vienna
- 189152nd Congress (1891-93) convenes
- 189554th Congress (1895-97) convenes
- 1899US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them
- 1900South African President Paul Kruger arrives in Germany
- 1901Gillette patents 1st disposable razor
- 1901King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades
- 1902Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer
- 1907Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1913Archdiocese of Managua created
- 1914Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia
Born on Dec 2
- 1578Agostino Agazzari: Composer
- 1678Nicolaas S Cruquius: Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)
- 1728Ferdinando Galiani: Italian economist / philosopher / diplomat
- 1760Joseph Graetz: Composer
- 1777Henry Doeff: Colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)
- 1802Melancthon Smith Wade: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
- 1813Jacob Rosenhaim: Composer
- 1821Rufus Barringer: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
- 1825JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II van Alcantara: Emperor of Brazil (1831-89)
- 1837Charles Garrison Harker: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
- 1846Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau: French Minister of Foreign Affairs / Premier
- 1856Robert Kajanus: Composer
- 1859Georges Seurat: France -- Painter / pointillist (Grande Jatte)
- 1863Gustav Wohlgemuth: Composer
- 1866Henry Thacker Burleigh: Erie, Pennsylvania -- Black composer (Springarn Medal)
- 1868Francis Jammes: French poet / writer (Jammisme)
- 1869Jonas Cohn: German / English philosopher (Theory of the Dialects)
- 1870Francis Louis Casadesus: French violinist / composer / conductor
- 1875Frank Reicher: Munich, Germany -- Actor (King Kong, Son of Kong)
- 1885George Minot: United States -- Physician, worked on anemia (Nobel 1934)
- 1893Julius Bissier: German painter
- 1893Louis Freeman: Band leader
- 1893William Gaxton: San Francisco, California -- Actor (Destry, Convoy)
- 1895Klaas Voskuil: Journalist
- 1896Georgi K Zjukov: Marshal of Moskow / Stalingrad
- 1897Rewi Alley: New Zealand -- Writer (Americans in China)
- 1899John Barbirolli: English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)
- 1901Staf Gustaf Frans Nees: Belgian composer
- 1901Staff Nees: Flemish Organist / composer (Simon Peter)
- 1902Horace A Hildreth: (Gov-Maine, 1945-49)
Died on Dec 2
- 0537Sylvester: Italian Pope (536-37)
- 1463Albrecht VI: Archduke of Habsburg
- 1592Alexander Farnese: Land guardian of the Netherlands (1579-92), dies at 46
- 1719Pasquier Quesnel: French Theologist (La Foi), dies at 85
- 1763Carl August Thielo: Composer, dies at 56
- 1774Johann Friedrich Agricola: German (court)composer / organist, dies at 54
- 1814Marquis de Sade: Writer, dies at 74
- 1828Simon Paap: Dutch 56 cm long dwarf / cabaret artist, dies at 39
- 1831Traugott Maximilian Eberwein: Composer, dies at 56
- 1845Johannes Simon Mayr: Composer, dies at 82
- 1859John Brown: US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59
- 1864Archibald Gracie, Jr.: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 31
- 1880Josephine Lang: Composer, dies at 65
- 1888Franz Xaver Witt: Composer, dies at 54
- 1888Mehmed N Kemal Bey: Turkish writer / journalist (Vatan), dies at 47
- 1903Victor Roger: Composer, dies at 50
- 1915Jan Malat: Composer, dies at 72
- 1916Francesco Paolo Tosti: Composer, dies at 69
- 1918Margit Kaffka: Writer, dies at 38
- 1919Henry Clay Frick: Built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69
- 1923Tomas Breton y Hernandez: Composer, dies at 72
- 1925Julio Garreta: Composer, dies at 50
- 1933Josef Gruber: Composer, dies at 78
- 1935Albert Kessel: 1st to die in California gas chamber
- 1943Nordahl Grieg: Writer
- 1944Filippo T Marinetti: Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67
- 1944JW Ummels: Dutch resistance fighter (House of Saxon-Nazi)
- 1950Dinu Lipatti: Composer, dies at 33
- 1953Francis Picabia: French Painter / illustrator, dies at 75
- 1957Harrison Ford: Silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73