Historical Events
- A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles
- The First Isthmian Canal Commission, appointed by the President having examined possible routes for a canal, issues its report favoring that through Nicaragua over the Panama route
Famous Birthdays
- Korneel Goossens, Flemish literary figure and art historian (d. 1971)
Famous Deaths
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Irish playwright and novelist (Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray), dies of cerebral meningitis in Paris at 46
Died in 1900 1900 Highlights
About November 30, 1900
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 123 years, 5 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Sagittarius
