30th November: Today In History

Today is 30th,  the 334 day of 2015. There are 31 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1835 Mark Twain, American author of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'
1874 Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister & war time leader
1914 Charles Hawtrey, Actor; often appeared in the 'Carry On' films
1932 Robert Vaughan, Actor; 'Napoleon Solo' in TV's 'The Man From UNCLE'
1944 Luther Ingram, 'Soul' star of the 60's
1955 Billy Idol, Pop star formerly with the group 'Generation X'
1960 Gary Lineker, Footballer, and former England captain

Events:
1900 Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and dramatist, died in poverty in Paris
1913 Charlie Chaplin made his film debut, in the film 'Making a living'
1931 Columbia records and HMV joined to form EMI
1936 In London, the 'Crystal Palace' was destroyed by fire
1955 Floodlights were used for the first time at Wembley Stadium, during an international game with Spain
1964 Sir Winston Churchill celebrated his 90th birthday
1983 In Cumbria, near the Sellafield nuclear plant, seaweed contaminated by heavy radioactivity was discovered
1987 At auctioneers 'Christies'in London, a painting by Edgar Degas, 'The Laundry Maids', was sold for 7.48 million