On this day: November 30

November 30: Cities for Life Day; Independence Day in Barbados (1966)

UN Secretary-General U Thant

• 1700 – Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII defeated the Russian army of Tsar Peter the Great at the Battle of Narva.
• 1853 – Russian warships led by Pavel Nakhimov destroyed an Ottoman fleet of frigates at the Battle of Sinop, precipitating the Crimean War.
• 1962 – Burmese diplomat U Thant (pictured) became United Nations Secretary-General, following the death of Dag Hammarskjöld in September 1961.
• 1979 – The Wall, a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd, was first released.
• 1993 – US President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act into law, requiring purchasers of handguns to pass a background check.

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