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December 30 Birthdays in History - December 30 Deaths - December 30 Events
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December 30, 1983 Rachel and Ross Trudeau, twins of Jane Pauley and Gerry Trudeau December 30, 1980 Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey December 30, 1978 Dikla Hamdy, Miss Israel Universe 1997 December 30, 1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze December 30, 1976 Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdottir, Miss Iceland Universe 1997 December 30, 1975 Tiger Woods, golfer December 30, 1973 Don Reid, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons December 30, 1973 Robert Walker, Australian rower 1996 Olympics December 30, 1973 Ato Boldon, Athlete December 30, 1972 Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers December 30, 1972 Loren Meyer, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks December 30, 1972 Maureen Flannigan, actress, Evie-Out of This World December 30, 1971 Scotty Lewis, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 30, 1971 Steve Hardin, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Ind Colts, Rhein Fire December 30, 1971 Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles December 30, 1971 Thomas Strzalkowski, Krakow Poland, U.S. fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics December 30, 1970 Grant Carter, CFL defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers December 30, 1970 Gus Nketia, Auckland NZ, 100m sprint 1996 Olympics December 30, 1970 Kevin Salvadori, NBA center for the Sacramento Kings December 30, 1970 Robert Hall, WLAF wide reciever for the Amsterdam Admirals December 30, 1969 Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown, South Carolina, 200m/400m runner December 30, 1969 Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 30, 1969 Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach, Florida, golfer, 1995 Sara Lee Classic December 30, 1968 Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames December 30, 1968 Sean Higgins, NBA guard and forward, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers December 30, 1967 Colleen Miller, Winnipeg Manitoba, rower 1996 Olympics December 30, 1965 Brad McNamara, cricketer, NSW all-rounder December 30, 1965 David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist December 30, 1965 Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy December 30, 1964 Kimberly Taylor, [Cindy], model/Penthouse Pet 1990 December 30, 1964 Kris Tschetter, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1992 Northgate Computer December 30, 1963 Alessandra Mussolini, Naples Italy, actress, Ferragosto OK December 30, 1963 Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Genua December 30, 1963 Milan Srejber, Czechoslovakia, tennis star December 30, 1963 Robert Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Oakland Raiders December 30, 1962 Paul Crowder, rocker, The Adventures-Sea of Love December 30, 1961 Ben Johnson, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1988-disqualified December 30, 1961 Sue Malaxos, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics December 30, 1960 Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter, Olympics-9-92, 96 December 30, 1959 Tracey Ullman, born in Slough, England, singer and actress, Tracey Ullman Show December 30, 1958 Brandon Clark, New York City, actor, Sean-The Fitzpatricks December 30, 1958 Steven L Smith, Phoenix Arizona, astronaut, STS 68, 82 December 30, 1957 Matt Lauer, TV host, Today Show December 30, 1957 Patricia Kalember, Schnectady, New York, actress, Georgie Whitsig-Sisters December 30, 1956 "Cherie" Samba, Mbimba N'zinga, Zaire painter, Pitie la prostituee December 30, 1956 Patricia Kalember, actress, Sisters December 30, 1956 Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress, Moesia, Designing Women December 30, 1956 Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart December 30, 1953 Daniel T Barry, Norwalk, Connecticut, PhD/MD/astronaut, STS 72 December 30, 1952 Larry Bartlett, photographic printer December 30, 1952 Somtow Sucharitkul, [SP Somtow], Thailand, science fiction author, Utopia Hunters December 30, 1951 Nancy LaMott, singer December 30, 1950 Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader, UDF December 30, 1949 Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day, 1996 Olympics silver December 30, 1948 Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. NZ 1976 December 30, 1947 Jeff Lynne, rocker, ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys December 30, 1947 Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor, Barnaby West-Wagon Train December 30, 1947 Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader, South Africa Democratic Party December 30, 1945 Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville December 30, 1945 John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot December 30, 1945 Preston Andrew Trombly, composer December 30, 1943 Rolf Gehlhaar, composer December 30, 1942 Fred Ward, SD California, actor, Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox December 30, 1942 Michael Nesmith, born in Houston, rocker, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville December 30, 1942 Robert Quine, rocker December 30, 1940 James Burrows, TV producer/director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers December 30, 1939 Doeke Eisma, sociologist/Dutch MP, D66 December 30, 1938 Joseph Bologna, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year December 30, 1937 John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind December 30, 1937 Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary December 30, 1935 Bruno Canino, composer December 30, 1935 Omar [Albert B] Bongo, president of Gabon, 1967- December 30, 1935 Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young '63, '65, '66, perfect-1967 December 30, 1934 Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66 December 30, 1934 Russ Tamblyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks December 30, 1932 John Hillerman, Denison, Texas, actor, Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles December 30, 1931 Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut December 30, 1931 Richard Christ, writer December 30, 1931 Skeeter Davis, [Mary Penick], Dry Ridge, Kentucky, singer, End of World December 30, 1930 Jerome Theisen, benedictine December 30, 1929 Barbara Nichols, Jamaica, New York, actress, Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly December 30, 1929 Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row December 30, 1928 Bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Mississippi, rock 'n' roll pioneer, Bo Diddley December 30, 1928 Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre December 30, 1927 Bernard Barrow, New York City, actor, Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving December 30, 1927 M Lawrence Antouin, college president, Emeritis December 30, 1926 Stanley Tracey, composer December 30, 1923 Sara A. Lidman, Swedish author, Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi December 30, 1921 Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader December 30, 1921 Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon December 30, 1920 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist December 30, 1920 Michael Allinson, born in London, England, George Washington December 30, 1919 David Valentine Willcocks, composer December 30, 1919 Dick Spooner, England, cricket wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans' shadow December 30, 1919 Jo Van Fleet, Oakland, actress, Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden December 30, 1918 W. Eugene Smith, U.S. photographer, Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden December 30, 1917 Nancy Coleman, Everett, Washington, actress, Edge of Darkness December 30, 1914 Bert Parks, [Jacobson], born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America December 30, 1913 Svend Simon Schultz, composer December 30, 1911 Jeanette Nolan, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Richard Boone Show, Virginian December 30, 1910 Dennis Morgan, actor, Cattle Town, Canyon Pass, Waterfront December 30, 1910 Herman van der Horst, Dutch cinematographer, Faja Lobbi December 30, 1910 Paul Frederic Bowles, U.S. composer/writer, Shelting Sky December 30, 1910 Paul Bowles, American Composer December 30, 1907 Christina E "Christine" Auwen, Dutch model/singer, Haghezangers December 30, 1907 Robert Grant Grant-Ferris, politician December 30, 1906 Carol Reed, motion picture director, 3rd Man December 30, 1906 Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe December 30, 1905 Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher December 30, 1904 Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, December 30, 1898 Vincent Lopez, born in Brooklyn, New York, orch leader, Welcome Aboard December 30, 1896 Tom Keene, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Our Daily Bread December 30, 1895 August De Boodt, Belgian politician December 30, 1892 Jaromir Fiala, composer December 30, 1892 John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero December 30, 1891 Antoine Pinay, French premier, 1952, /minister of Foreign affairs December 30, 1889 Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer, Soldier Suhren December 30, 1887 Henry George Ley, composer December 30, 1884 Karl Heinrich David, composer December 30, 1884 Tojo Hideki, Japanese PM during WW II December 30, 1883 Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer December 30, 1883 Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress, Terror by Night December 30, 1880 Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein December 30, 1879 Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi, Maharshi Research Inst December 30, 1872 William A. Larned, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1901 December 30, 1869 Adolphe Max, Belgian Rep, Lib December 30, 1869 Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor December 30, 1867 Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist, died aboard Titanic December 30, 1865 Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author, Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907 December 30, 1864 Alessandro Longo, composer December 30, 1859 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer December 30, 1855 Heinrich Hart, German writer, Song of Humanity December 30, 1853 Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer December 30, 1851 Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola December 30, 1848 Mary Frances Allitsen, composer December 30, 1847 John Peter Altgeld, German/US, Gov-Ill, /pardoned Haymarket-anarchists December 30, 1828 Mark Perrin Lowrey, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1885 December 30, 1819 John White Geary, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1873 December 30, 1819 Theodor Fontane, German writer, Effi Briest December 30, 1818 James Cantey, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1874 December 30, 1784 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven December 30, 1775 Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer December 30, 1756 Pavel Vranicky, composer December 30, 1741 Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer December 30, 1678 William Croft, composer December 30, 1644 Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral December 30, 1569 Georg Quitschreiber, composer December 30, 1566 Alessandro Piccinini, composer December 30, 39 Titus, 10th Roman emperor, 79-81, conqueror of Jerusalem |