HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Nov-30)

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Nov 30, 1999 :: MYSORE Narasimhachar SRINIVAS :: Died this day, he was an Indian .

Nov 30, 1998 :: DEUTSCHE BANK :: On this day, it announced a $10 billion deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest in the world.

Nov 30, 1993 :: BRADY BILL :: On this day, the U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.

Nov 30, 1982 :: On this day, the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher received a bomb.

Nov 30, 1967 :: SOUTH YEMEN :: On this day, it became independent from the .

Nov 30, 1954 :: On this day, in Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, an 8.5 lb (3.86 kg) sulfide crashed through a roof and hit Mrs. Elizabeth Hodges giving her a bad bruise, thereby making her the only known case of a hit by a space rock.

Nov 30, 1936 :: CRYSTAL PALACE :: On this day, it was destroyed by in London.

Nov 30, 1915 :: HENRY TAUBE :: Born this day, he was a -born chemist and a Nobel laureate.

Nov 30, 1889 :: EDGAR Douglas ADRIAN :: Born this day, a physiologist and a Nobel laureate.

Nov 30, 1874 :: Sir Winston :: Born this day, he was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and a Nobel laureate.

Nov 30, 1872 :: FOOTBALL :: This day witnessed the football match at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

Nov 30, 1869 :: GUSTAF DALEN :: Born this day, he was a physicist and a Nobel laureate.

Nov 30, 1858 :: JAGDISH Chandra BOSE :: Born this day, he was an Indian .

Nov 30, 1847 :: AFONSO Augusto Moreira PENA :: Born this day, he was the 6th President of .