Notable Birthdays for November 30
William Livingston (1723-1970) - First Governor of NJ.
Oliver Winchester (1810-1880) - Founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
Gustavus Woodson Smith (1821-1896) - Major General for the Confederate States Army.
George Washington Deitzler (1826-1884) - Brigadier General for the Union Army.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) - Author who wrote The Adventures of Huck Finn and went by the pen name Mark Twain.
Martha Ripley (1843-1912) - Physician who founded the Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.
Titanic Thompson (1893-1974) - Gambler and hustler.
Roy "Link" Lyman (1898-1972) - Professional Football HOF.
Clyfford Still (1904-1980) - A leading figure in Abstract Expressionism who was also from ND, the home state of National Day Calendar.
Jane C. Wright (1919-2013) - Oncologist who is credited with using human tissue to test the effects of drugs on cancer cells.
Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) - First Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Dick Clark (1929-2012) - Host of American Bandstand.
Joan Ganz Cooney (1929-Still Living) - Co-creator of Sesame Street.
Woody Allen (1935-Still Living) - Critically acclaimed actor, director, and screenwriter.
Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989) - Co-founder of the Youth International Party.
Luther Ingram (1937-2007) - R&B singer of (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right.
Robert Widlar (1937-1991) - Engineer who invented linear integrated circuits.
Dian Parkinson (1944-Still Living) - Model and prize presenter on The Price Is Right.
Patricia Ann Tracey (1950-Still Living) - The first woman to be promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in the Navy.
Ben Stiller (1965-Still Living) - Actor with starring roles in Zoolander and Meet the Parents movies.
Kaley Cuoco (1985-Still Living) - Actress best remembered for her role as Penny in The Big Bang Theory.
Memorable Events for November 30
1782 - Britain signs an agreement recognizing the independence of the U.S.
1866 - Work on the first underwater highway tunnel (Chicago) begins.
1950 - President Truman threatens China with atom bomb.
1954 - A meteorite crashes through a roof of a house and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap.
1972 - The White House Press Secretary announces there will be no more public announcements regarding American troops in Vietnam.
1993 - President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill.
1995 - Operation Desert Storm officially ends.
2022 - OpenAI launches ChatGPT.
2006 - Sugaring Off, a painting by Grandma Moses, sells for $1.3 million.