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December 30 Events in History - December 30 Birthdays - December 30 Deaths
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December 30, 2006 Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad December 30, 1997 An abandoned building collapses on New York's 42nd St, no one hurt December 30, 1995 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 December 30, 1993 "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" closes at Palace New York City after 7 performances December 30, 1993 Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly (35) December 30, 1993 Vatican recognizes Israel December 30, 1992 Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney December 30, 1992 Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win vs. West Indies December 30, 1990 "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 93 performances December 30, 1990 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000 December 30, 1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000 December 30, 1989 Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50m freestyle (27.15 sec) December 30, 1988 Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US December 30, 1988 Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery) December 30, 1988 Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard December 30, 1988 North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial December 30, 1987 Australia hang on for draw vs. NZ at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short December 30, 1987 Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe December 30, 1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released December 30, 1985 Pakistan restores constitution December 30, 1984 Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) and Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed December 30, 1982 Anthony Shaffers "Whodunnit," premieres in New York City December 30, 1982 England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG December 30, 1982 U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York closes December 30, 1981 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season December 30, 1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV December 30, 1979 Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up December 30, 1979 Togo adopts constitution December 30, 1978 "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances December 30, 1978 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach December 30, 1977 Carter holds 1st news conf by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) December 30, 1976 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 30, 1975 "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances December 30, 1975 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force December 30, 1974 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) December 30, 1973 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab) December 30, 1973 Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game December 30, 1973 Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game December 30, 1972 Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks December 30, 1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders) December 30, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 30, 1970 Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles December 30, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 30, 1968 -48 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Mazama and Winthrop, Washington (state record) December 30, 1967 Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks December 30, 1967 Great Western Forum opens in LA December 30, 1965 Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated as president of the Phillipines December 30, 1964 Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in New York City December 30, 1963 "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV December 30, 1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar December 30, 1963 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship December 30, 1962 Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game December 30, 1961 Moscow: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 4th Symphony (out 1936) December 30, 1959 George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned December 30, 1958 French franc devalued December 30, 1957 Israeli government of Ben-Gurion, resigns December 30, 1957 New York Giants win NFL championship December 30, 1956 New York Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game December 30, 1954 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances December 30, 1954 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston) December 30, 1954 Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City December 30, 1952 Tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US December 30, 1950 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union December 30, 1949 India recognizes People's Republic of China December 30, 1948 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances December 30, 1947 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) December 30, 1947 King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne December 30, 1947 Romanian republic proclaimed December 30, 1944 King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne December 30, 1943 Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash December 30, 1941 Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach December 30, 1941 Nazibezetters oblige artsen member to become of Artsenkamer December 30, 1941 Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organization December 30, 1941 Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament December 30, 1940 California's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens December 30, 1939 Bradman scores 267 SA vs. Vic, world record 34th double cricket century December 30, 1939 O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 and 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days December 30, 1938 Electronic television system patented by V. 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Zworykin December 30, 1936 United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant December 30, 1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia December 30, 1933 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record) December 30, 1933 Government disallows NSB-membership for civil service December 30, 1933 Jack Badcock scores 274 vs. Victoria, Tasmania's 1st double-ton December 30, 1932 Bradman out for a duck vs. England at cricket MCG December 30, 1929 Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City December 30, 1929 Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates December 30, 1927 Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) December 30, 1926 Paul Eliot Greens "In Abraham's Bosom," premieres in New York City December 30, 1926 Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) December 30, 1925 NSW score 705 against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701 December 30, 1924 Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems December 30, 1922 Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR December 30, 1918 John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover December 30, 1917 -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record) December 30, 1917 -37 degrees F (-38 degrees C) in Lewisburg, WV (state record) December 30, 1915 Cromarty Harbour, Scot-British cruiser Natal explodes: 405 die December 30, 1913 Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 and 9-103) December 30, 1911 Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs vs. Aust at MCG December 30, 1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of Republic of China December 30, 1908 Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers outscore Edmonton, 13-10 in 2 game set December 30, 1907 Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball December 30, 1906 Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy December 30, 1903 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans December 30, 1903 Fire at Chicago's Iriquois Theater kills 602 December 30, 1897 Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony December 30, 1896 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 December 30, 1893 Russia signs military accord with France December 30, 1892 Dr. Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal December 30, 1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star December 30, 1884 Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig December 30, 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres December 30, 1877 Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna December 30, 1875 Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms December 30, 1873 American Metrological Society forms (New York City) weights, measures and money December 30, 1869 Philadelphia Knights of Labor forms December 30, 1861 US, banks stops payments in gold December 30, 1854 Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City December 30, 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico December 30, 1844 Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg) December 30, 1836 Lehman-theater in St. Petersburg catches fire; 100s die December 30, 1835 After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R December 30, 1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney December 30, 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) December 30, 1813 Danzig surrenders to allied armies December 30, 1809 Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston December 30, 1794 French troops conquer Grave Neth December 30, 1731 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston) December 30, 1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die December 30, 1689 Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea December 30, 1685 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands December 30, 1672 Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth December 30, 1666 Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname December 30, 1665 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople December 30, 1621 English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament December 30, 1317 Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists December 30, 987 French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king December 30, 274 St. Felix I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |