November 30: Saint Andrew's Day (Christianity)The Flying Scotsman1700 Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King CharlesXII defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Narva.1934 Flying Scotsman (pictured) became the first steam locomotive officially to exceed 100 miles per hour (161km/h).1953 Mutesa II, Kabaka of Buganda, was temporarily deposed and exiled to London by Andrew Cohen, the British governor of Uganda.1954 A meteorite crashed through a roof in Sylacauga, Alabama, and hit a sleeping woman in the first verified case of a human being injured by an extraterrestrial object.1999 A series of protests by anti-globalization activists against the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle forced the cancellation of the opening ceremonies.Richard Farrant (d.1580)Jagadish Chandra Bose (b.1858)Eir Aoi (b.1988)Cherry Valentine (b.1993)More anniversaries: November 29November 30December 1ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout