December 30

December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There is 1 day remaining until the end of the year.

EventsEdit

• 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield
• 1816 - The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.
• 1853 - Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
• 1853 - A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London.
• 1862 - USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
• 1879 - The Pirates of Penzance is first performed (Paignton, Devon, England).
• 1880 - The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger, its first president.
• 1896 - José Rizal was executed by firing squad in Manila.
• 1897 - Natal annexes Zululand.
• 1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600.
• 1905 - Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
• 1906 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
• 1919 - Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
• 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
• 1924 - Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
• 1927 - The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo.
• 1936 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
• 1940 - California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
• 1943 - Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
• 1944 - King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving his throne vacant.
• 1947 - King Michael of Romania forced to abdicate by the Soviet-backed Communist government of Romania.
• 1953 - Television Technology: The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.
• 1965 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: The US halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
• 1977 - Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
• 1981 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal in 39 games, still a National Hockey League record.
• 1993 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
• 1995 - The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. This equalled the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982.
• 1996 - In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26.
• 1996 - Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
• 1997 - In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people are killed from four villages.
• 2000 - Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
• 2003 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself and his office from the Plame affair.
• 2004 - A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
• 2005 - Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
• 2006 - Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
• 2006 - Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging.

BirthsEdit

• 39 - Roman Emperor Titus (d. 81)
• 1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
• 1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
• 1642 - Vicenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
• 1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
• 1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
• 1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
• 1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
• 1740 - Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Wales (d. 1759)
• 1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
• 1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
• 1838 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d.1929)
• 1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
• 1853 - André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
• 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
• 1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, British-born, Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
• 1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
• 1878 - William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
• 1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1883 - Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
• 1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
• 1890 - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973)
• 1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)
• 1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
• 1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
• 1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
• 1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
• 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
• 1913 - Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
• 1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
• 1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
• 1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
• 1927 - Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician
• 1929 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
• 1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
• 1934 - Joseph Bologna, American actor
• 1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, American general
• 1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
• 1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
• 1935 - Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
• 1935 - Jack Riley, American actor
• 1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer and World Cup winner
• 1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
• 1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player
• 1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter)
• 1940 - James Burrows, American television director
• 1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player
• 1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
• 1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)
• 1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
• 1942 - Fred Ward, American actor
• 1942 - Guy Edwards, British racing driver
• 1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)
• 1945 - Concetta Tomei, American actress
• 1945 - Vernon Wells, Australian actor
• 1946 - Patti Smith, American singer
• 1947 - Michael Burns, American historian
• 1947 - Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
• 1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
• 1950 - Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
• 1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer
• 1952 - June Anderson, American soprano
• 1953 - Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
• 1953 - Harald Schmautz, German-born journalist
• 1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
• 1955 - Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
• 1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer
• 1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
• 1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster
• 1958 - Rod Harrington, English darts player
• 1958 - Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
• 1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
• 1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
• 1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio host
• 1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
• 1962 - Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
• 1963 - Chandler Burr, American author
• 1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
• 1963 - Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
• 1964 - Sylvie Moreau, Quebec television and film actress
• 1964 - Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
• 1965 - Heidi Fleiss, American madam
• 1967 - Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1969 - Dave England, American television personality
• 1969 - Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
• 1971 - Daniel Sunjata, American actor
• 1971 - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket captain
• 1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player
• 1972 - Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
• 1972 - Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
• 1973 - Jason Behr, American actor
• 1973 - Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
• 1973 - Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
• 1974 - Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
• 1975 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
• 1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer
• 1976 - Meredith Monroe, American actress
• 1976 - Alex A. Quinn, American actor
• 1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
• 1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
• 1977 - Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 - Laila Ali, American boxer
• 1977 - Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
• 1978 - Tyrese, American singer and actor
• 1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
• 1979 - Flávio Amado, Angolan footballer
• 1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress
• 1980 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
• 1981 - Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
• 1981 - Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1981 - Haley Paige, American pornstar
• 1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
• 1982 - Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
• 1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player
• 1984 - Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
• 1985 - Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
• 1989 - Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder

DeathsEdit

• 1218 - Richard de Clare, English politician (b. 1162)
• 1460 - Richard, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)
• 1525 - Jacob Fugger, German banker (b. 1459)
• 1572 - Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (b. 1512)
• 1573 - Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)
• 1591 - Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519)
• 1621 - Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)
• 1640 - John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)
• 1644 - Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (b. 1577)
• 1662 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria (b. 1628)
• 1691 - Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
• 1769 - Nicholas Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)
• 1803 - Francis Lewis, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (b. 1713)
• 1896 - José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines (b. 1861) (executed)
• 1908 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)
• 1941 - El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (b. 1890)
• 1944 - Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1954 - Archduke Eugen of Austria, Austrian field marshal (b. 1863)
• 1955 - Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)
• 1967 - Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1887)
• 1968 - Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896)
• 1970 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
• 1971 - Melba Rae, American actress (Search for Tomorrow) (b. 1922)
• 1979 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902)
• 1981 - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959)
• 1984 - Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
• 1986 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
• 1988 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925)
• 1989 - Lenore Lemmon, wife of George Reeves (b. 1923)
• 1992 - Ling-Ling, panda given to the USA by China (b. 1969)
• 1993 - Mack David, American lyricist and songwriter (b. 1912)
• 1993 - Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American Hollywood talent agent (b. 1907)
• 1993 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (b. 1907)
• 1994 - Dmitri Ivanenko, Russian physicist (b. 1904)
• 1994 - Maureen Starkey, wife of Ringo Starr (b. 1946)
• 1995 - Doris Grau, American actress (b. 1924)
• 1996 - Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
• 1996 - Jack Nance, American actor (b. 1943)
• 1997 - Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist (b. 1926)
• 1998 - George Webb, English actor (b. 1911)
• 1998 - Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)
• 1999 - Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. 1909)
• 1999 - Sarah Knauss, American, once considered the world's oldest living person (b. 1880)
• 2000 - Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (b. 1909)
• 2002 - Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
• 2002 - Mary Wesley, English novelist (b. 1912)
• 2003 - David Bale, South African-born activist (cancer) (b. 1941)
• 2003 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (b. 1932)
• 2003 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963)
• 2004 - Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
• 2005 - Rona Jaffe, American author (b. 1932)
• 2006 - Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi President (b. 1937) (executed)
• 2006 - Terry Peck, Falkland Islander (b. 1938) who acted as a scout for 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in the Falklands War

Holidays and observancesEdit

• The fifth day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
• R.C. Saints - Pope Felix I (optional memorial), Saint Sabinus
• Philippines - Rizal Day
• Freedom Day for Scientologists.

External linksEdit

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day

• On This Day in Canada

64 Familypedia people were born on December 30

111 Familypedia people died on December 30

64 Familypedia people were first married on December 30