Historical Events on December 30, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on December 30th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2009 | A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 L (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River. |
| 2009 | A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. |
| 2006 | Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. |
| 2006 | The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. |
| 2006 | Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. |
| 2005 | Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin. |
| 2004 | A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194. |
| 2000 | Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. |
| 1997 | In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. |
| 1996 | Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. |
| 1993 | Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland. |
| 1987 | Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa. |
| 1972 | Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends. |
| 1967 | Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43. |
| 1958 | The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension. |
| 1954 | The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. |
| 1952 | An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground. |
| 1947 | Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. |
| 1944 | King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant. |
| 1943 | Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. |
| 1936 | The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors. |
| 1935 | The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. |
| 1927 | The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1922 | The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. |
| 1916 | Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. |
| 1916 | The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. |
| 1906 | The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh). |
| 1905 | Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell. |
| 1903 | A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. |
| 1902 | The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. |
| 1897 | The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. |
| 1896 | Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila. |
| 1896 | Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5. |
| 1890 | Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight. |
| 1853 | Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. |
| 1825 | The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed. |
| 1816 | The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed. |
| 1813 | War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. |
| 1702 | Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine. |
| 1460 | Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield. |
| 1419 | Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle. |
| 1066 | Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city. |
| 999 | Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland. |
| 534 | The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire. |
Famous People Born on December 30
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach |
| 1969 | Meredith Monroe, American actress |
| 1851 | Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (d. 1929) |
| 1940 | James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1976 | Patrick Kerney, American football player |
| 1937 | Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager (d. 2019) |
| 1951 | Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer |
| 1961 | Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| 1956 | Ingus Baušķenieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1722 | Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770) |
Famous People Deaths On December 30
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on December 30. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (b. 1929) |
| 1331 | Bernard Gui, inquisitor (b. 1261 or 1262) |
| 2000 | Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909) |
| 903 | Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (b. 858) |
| 1982 | Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1896) |
| 2014 | Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921) |
| 1947 | Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (b. 1889) |
| 1644 | Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician (b. 1577) |
| 1460 | Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1443) |
| 1885 | Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (b. 1824) |
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