December 30
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December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There is one day remaining until the end of the year.
Events [change]
- 1066 – In the Granada Massacre, a Muslim mob storms the royal palace, killing most of the city's Jewish population.
- 1460 – During The Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Wakefield takes place.
- 1661 - In Sweden, Drottningholm Castle is destroyed by fire.
- 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The US buys land from Mexico for railroad building in the Southwestern United States.
- 1862 – The ship USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
- 1880 – Tahiti becomes a French colony as part of French Oceania.
- 1896 – Filipino National hero Jose Rizal is executed by a firing squad.
- 1897 - The British colony of Natal takes over Zululand in present-day South Africa.
- 1903 – Around 600 people are killed in a fire at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago.
- 1905 – Governor of Idaho Frank Steunenberg is assassinated by a bomb attack on his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
- 1906 - The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dhaka. It later plays an important role in the creation of the new state of Pakistan.
- 1916 - The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles VI and Zita.
- 1916 - Grigori Rasputin is killed.
- 1919 - Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
- 1922 – The USSR is founded.
- 1924 – Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
- 1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway in East Asia, opens in Tokyo.
- 1936 - The United Auto Workers union stakes its first sitdown strike.
- 1940 – California opens first freeway.
- 1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
- 1947 – King Michael of Romania is forced to abdicate the throne.
- 1948 - The Cole Porter Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate opens at the New Century Theatre.
- 1953 – The first color TV sets go on sale.
- 1965 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of Philippines.
- 1972 – The US halts the heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1977 – Ted Bundy escapes from jail.
- 1981 - In the 39th game of his third NHL season, Wayne Gretzky scores five goals to take his total for the season to 50, tying records held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy.
- 1993 – Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
- 1996 - In Assam, Bodo separatists bomb a passenger train, killing 26 people.
- 2000 – A series of bombs explode on Manila's Metro, killing 22 people.
- 2004 – A nightclub fire in Buenos Aires kills 194 people.
- 2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the North Atlantic Ocean, tying for the latest-ever hurricane in one season.
- 2006 – Madrid's Barajas Airport is bombed.
- 2006 – Saddam Hussein is executed in Iraq.
- 2006 – A shipping disaster in the Java Sea kills over 400 people.
- 2008 – Herman Van Rompuy becomes Prime Minister of Belgium.
- 2011 – This day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau, as the International Date Line is shifted, intended to improve trade relations with Australia and New Zealand.
Births [change]
- 39 – Titus, Roman Emperor (d. 81)
- 1642 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
- 1673 – Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
- 1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
- 1741 - Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1759)
- 1819 – Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
- 1819 – John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
- 1825 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California (d. 1902)
- 1838 – Emile Loubet, President of France (d. 1929)
- 1847 - John Peter Altgeld, Governor of Illinois (d. 1902)
- 1850 - John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)
- 1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
- 1865 – Rudyard Kipling, British writer (d. 1936)
- 1873 – Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
- 1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
- 1879 - Mary Forbes, American actress (d. 1974)
- 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)
- 1905 - Daniil Kharms, Russian surrealist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
- 1906 - Carol Reed, English movie director (d. 1976)
- 1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and writer (d. 1999)
- 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
- 1923 – Sara Lidman, Swedish writer (d. 2004)
- 1928 – Bo Diddley, American rock and roll musician (d. 2008)
- 1931 – Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
- 1932 – Paolo Villaggio, Italian actor, director and writer
- 1934 – Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
- 1934 - John H. Bahcall, American astrophysicist (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor
- 1935 – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009)
- 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
- 1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer
- 1937 - Noel Paul Stokey, American singer
- 1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
- 1942 – Michael Nesmith, American musician and member of The Monkees
- 1942 – Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
- 1945 – Davy Jones, English singer, actor and member of The Monkees (d. 2012)
- 1945 - Lloyd Kaufman, American movie director
- 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet
- 1946 – Berti Vogts, German footballer
- 1947 - Marc Forne Molne, former Prime Minister of Andorra
- 1947 - Jeff Lynne, American musician
- 1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
- 1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist
- 1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist and game show host
- 1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster
- 1959 – Tracey Ullman, British actress and singer
- 1961 – Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian athlete
- 1962 - Alessandra Mussolini, Italian politician
- 1965 – Essam Abd El Fatah, Egyptian football referee and pilot
- 1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American madam
- 1968 – Meredith Monroe, American actress
- 1969 – Jay Kay, British musician (Jamiroquai)
- 1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
- 1974 – Johanna Sallstrom, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
- 1975 – Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer
- 1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer
- 1977 – Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
- 1978 - Tyrese, American singer and actor
- 1978 - Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
- 1979 - Flavio, Angolan footballer
- 1980 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
- 1981 – Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer
- 1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
- 1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player
- 1986 - Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer
- 1986 – Ellie Goulding, British singer
- 1988 – Leon Jackson, British singer
- 1989 – Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder
Deaths [change]
- 274 - Pope Felix I
- 1066 – Joseph ibn Naghrela, Jewish vizier (b. 1035)
- 1460 - Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (b. 1411)
- 1460 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, second son of Richard of York (b. 1443)
- 1525 – Jakob 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)
- 1662 - Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (b. 1628)
- 1691 - Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
- 1803 - Francis Lewis, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1713)
- 1896 – Jose Rizal, Filipino national hero (b. 1861)
- 1905 – Frank Steunenberg, 4th Governor of Idaho (b. 1861)
- 1916 - Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and mystic (b. 1869)
- 1941 – El Lissitzky, Russian architect and artist (b. 1890)
- 1944 – Romain Rolland, French writer (b. 1866)
- 1945 – Song Jin-woo, Korean politician, educator and journalist (b. 1889)
- 1947 – Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
- 1950 – Arthur Davidson, American businessman (b. 1881)
- 1967 – Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1887)
- 1968 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian diplomat, UN Secretary-General (b. 1896)
- 1970 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
- 1971 – Jo Cals, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1914)
- 1971 - Melba Rae, American actress (b. 1922)
- 1979 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902)
- 1993 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (b. 1907)
- 1995 - Doris Grau, American actress (b. 1924)
- 1996 – Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
- 1996 - Jack Nance, American actor (b. 1943)
- 1998 - Johnny Moore, American singer (b. 1934)
- 1998 - George Webb, British actor (b. 1911)
- 1999 – Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian, second-oldest woman on record (b. 1880)
- 2002 – Mary Wesley, English novelist (b. 1912)
- 2004 – Artie Shaw, American jazz musician (b. 1910)
- 2006 – Saddam Hussein, Iraqi dictator (b. 1937)
- 2009 – Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia, from 1999 – 2001 (b. 1940)
- 2010 – Bobby Farrell, Aruban dancer, DJ and performer (b. 1949)
- 2010 – Ellis Clarke, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1917)
- 2011 – Ronald Searle, British cartoonist (b. 1920)
- 2012 - Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian Nobel Prize-winning neurologist (b. 1909)
