On This Day in History November 30, 2023

Historical Events 1016  Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund 'Ironside' 1487  The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria stating beer should be brewed from only three ingredients – water, malt and hops 1786  Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II promulgates a penal reform, making his the 1st state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 commemorated as Cities for Life Day. 1876  Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann finds the gold Mask of Agamemnonat Mycenae (modern Greece) "the Mona Lisa of prehistory" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Dick Clark 1929 - 2012 Gustaf Dalén 1869 - 1937 John McCrae 1872 - 1918 Jonathan Swift 1667 - 1745 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Fernando Pessoa 1888 - 1935 Oscar Wilde 1854 - 1900 More Famous Deaths November 30: Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant Winston Churchill, Britain’s legendary wartime Prime Minister was born on this day. Surprisingly the great statesman arrived in this world in a very unusual way. Read the Article