On this day, Nov. 30

1874 British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace.

1950 Pittsburgh tow trucks began removing some 5,000 snowbound autos from trolley routes. Snow-removal machines were also in use.

1955 Pennsylvania College for Women was renamed Chatham College — later Chatham University — and announced a $12 million development program.

1982 The Michael Jackson album “Thriller” was released by Epic Records.

1991 Edwin Grinberg, who served with distinction for two terms on the Pittsburgh school board, ended his service as a board member and finance chairman by recommending a settlement with the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and a balanced budget with no tax increase.

2013 Paul Crouch, 79, an American televangelist who had built what has been called the world’s largest Christian broadcasting network, died in Orange, Calif. Some items are from Stefan Lorant’s “Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City” (digital.library.pitt.edu/chronology).

— Compiled by Rick Nowlin

Today’s birthdays: G. Gordon Liddy, 88. Country singer-recording executive Jimmy Bowen, 81. Movie director Ridley Scott, 81. Movie writer-director Terrence Malick, 75. Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple), 73. Playwright David Mamet, 71. Actor Mandy Patinkin, 66. Musician Shuggie Otis, 65. Country singer Jeannie Kendall, 64. Singer Billy Idol, 63. Historian Michael Beschloss, 63. Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs), 61. Comedian Colin Mochrie, 61. Former football and baseball player Bo Jackson, 56. Rapper Jalil (Whodini), 55. Actordirector Ben Stiller, 53. Rock musician Mike Stone, 49. Music producer Steve Aoki, 41. Singer Clay Aiken, 40. Actor Billy Lush, 37. Actress Elisha Cuthbert, 36. Actress Kaley Cuoco, 33. Model Chrissy Teigen, 33. Actress Christel Khalil, 31. Actress Rebecca Rittenhouse, 30. Actress Adelaide Clemens, 29.

Thought for today: “The real problem is what to do with the problem solvers after the problems are solved.”