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December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar , with 1 day remaining.
Contents
1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links
Events 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 Cape Hatteras , North Carolina .
1879 - The Pirates of Penzance 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 .
1899 - Ibrox Stadium is inaugurated.
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.
1948 - The play Kiss Me, Kate 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.
1980 - After 25 years, the longest-running prime-time US TV series The Wonderful World of Disney NBC .
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.
2000 - The New Orleans Saints defeat the St. Louis Rams to win the franchise's first playoff victory.
2003 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces a ban on the sale of dietary supplement ephedra .
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 .
2007 - Irreplaceable tops 12 Billboard Charts Simultaneously. The most for any song in one week.
Births 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 )
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 , Famous 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 stateman (b. 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
1937 - John Hartford , American musician (d. 2001 )
1937 - Jim Marshall , American football player
1937 - Noel Paul Stookey , American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary )
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
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
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
1956 - Suzy Bogguss , American singer
1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph , American actress
1957 - Matt Lauer , American newscaster
1958 - Rod Harrington , English darts player
1959 - Tracey Ullman , English actress and singer
1960 - Kelli Maroney , American actress
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
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
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
1984 - LeBron James , American basketball player
1984 - Randall Azofeifa , Costa Rican footballer
1989 - Ryan Sheckler , American professional skateboarder
Deaths 1218 - Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford , English politician (b. 1162 )
1460 - Richard, Duke of York , 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 )
1640 - John 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, 6th Viscount 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 1922 )
1979 - Richard Rodgers , American composer (b. 1902 )
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 )
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