November 30: Cnut the Great, the 1st State to Abolish the Death Penalty and Churchill's Birthday

On This Day in History November 30, 2020 Historical Events 1016  Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund 'Ironside' 1487  The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria stating beer should be brewed from only three ingredients – water, malt and hops 1648  English Parliamentary army captures King Charles I 1786  Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II promulgates a penal reform, making his the 1st state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 commemorated as Cities for Life Day. 1876  Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann finds the gold Mask of Agamemnon at Mycenae (modern Greece) "the Mona Lisa of prehistory" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Chrissy Teigen 35th Birthday Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Paul Walker (1973 - 2013) More Famous Deaths November 30: Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant Winston Churchill, Britain's legendary wartime Prime Minister was born on this day. Surprisingly the great statesman arrived in this world in a very unusual way. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand