On This Day — December 30

🕰️ Notable Events on December 30

• 2013 — More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Madrid-Barajas Airport is bombed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh). Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1853 — Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1825 — The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1702 — Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1460 — Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. Wikipedia ↗
• 1419 — Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on December 30

• 1995 — V, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Carson Wentz, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Joe Root, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Bruno Henrique Pinto, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kateřina Vaňková, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Caity Lotz, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Bryson Goodwin, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Davide Mandorlini, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Nick Symmonds, American runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dawan Landry, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Cédric Carrasso, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Matt Ulrich, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Eliza Dushku, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Alison McGovern, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Devin Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Laila Ali, American boxer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Scott Lucas, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kenyon Martin, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Lucy Punch, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kastro, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Patrick Kerney, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tiger Woods, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jason Behr, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ato Boldon, Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Paul Keegan, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Steven Wiig, American actor and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michelle McGann, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Meredith Monroe, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Bryan Burk, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Adam Dale, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sandra Glover, American hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Bennett Miller, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Heidi Fleiss, American procurer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer and referee (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Sylvie Moreau, Canadian actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — George Newbern, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Chandler Burr, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Sean Hannity, American radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Richard M. Durbin, English biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Steven Smith, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Patricia Kalember, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Matt Lauer, American television journalist and anchor Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ingus Baušķenieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Daniel T. Barry, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Dana Key, American singer, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Graham Vick, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — June Anderson, American soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Doug Allder, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Nick Rose, English runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Martti Vainio, Finnish runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — David Bedford, English runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Paola Pigni, Italian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Concetta Tomei, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — William J. Fallon, American admiral Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Guy Edwards, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Robert Quine, American guitarist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Fred Ward, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Mel Renfro, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jim Marshall, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jack Riley, American actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Joseph P. Hoar, American general Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Russ Tamblyn, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Red Rhodes, American guitarist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Tu Youyou, Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Jan Kubíček, Czech painter and sculptor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer, and director (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Jane Langton, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Jack Lord, American actor and director (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗

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