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Thierry Neuville
- Syrian opposition forces enter Aleppo in the first offensive since the 2020 ceasefire.
- Israel and Lebanon agree to a 60-day ceasefire to halt the current hostilities.
- In motorsport, Thierry Neuville (pictured) and Martijn Wydaeghe win the World Rally Championship.
- In Formula One, Max Verstappen wins the World Championship.
On this day
editNovember 30: Saint Andrew's Day (Christianity)
Flying Scotsman
- 1700 – Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII 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 (161 km/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)
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Winston Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922 to 1924, he was a member of Parliament from 1900 to 1964, representing five different constituencies. This black-and-white photograph of Churchill, titled The Roaring Lion, was taken on 30 December 1941 by the Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. The photograph is particularly noted for Churchill's posture and facial expression, which have been compared to the wartime feelings that prevailed in the United Kingdom – persistence in the face of an all-conquering enemy.Photograph credit: Yousuf Karsh