November 30

November 30: This Day in History

• 1782— Britain and the United States signed preliminary articles of peace in Paris, effectively ending the American Revolutionary War.
• 1874— Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.
• 1936— The Crystal Palace, an iconic iron-and-glass exhibition building in London, was destroyed by a fire.
• 1954— Ann Hodges of Alabama became the first confirmed person in recorded history to be struck and injured by a meteorite.
• 2016— Fidel Castro's ashes were interred at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba following a nine-day period of national mourning.

Famous Birthdays on November 30

• Winston Churchill (1874) — british prime minister who led the uk through world war ii
• Mark Twain (1835) — american author of the adventures of tom sawyer and huckleberry finn
• Ben Stiller (1965) — actor, comedian, and filmmaker
• Ridley Scott (1937) — british film director known for alien and gladiator
• Billy Idol (1955) — british rock musician and punk icon

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Did You Know? November 30 Fun Facts

• Mark Twain, born on this date, noted that he came into the world with Halley's Comet in 1835 and predicted he would leave with it — he died in 1910, the year the comet returned.
• Ann Hodges, struck by a meteorite in 1954, was hit through her roof and ceiling while napping on her couch — the only confirmed human meteorite injury in recorded history.

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