All Events

Historical Events on November 30

  • American Revolutionary War

    1782

    American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

  • Vietnam War

    1972

    Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.

  • Cold War

    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 end inconclusively on December 17.)

  • Michael Jackson

    1982

    Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.

  • Operation Desert Storm

    1995

    Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

  • Bill Clinton

    1995

    U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".

  • Seattle

    1999

    In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

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Famous Deaths on November 30

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