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December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There is 1 day remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
1816 - The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.
1853 - Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1853 - A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London.
1862 - The USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
1896 - José Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila.
1897 - Natal annexes Zululand.
1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600.
1905 - Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
1906 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1919 - Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
1924 - Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
1927 - The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1936 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
1940 - California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
1943 - Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1944 - King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1947 - King Michael of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet-backed Communist government of Romania.
1948 - The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
1953 - The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.
1960 - Farthing ceases to be legal tender in the UK.
1965 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
1972 - Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
1977 - For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
1986 - The Swift Current Broncos' bus crashes during bad weather outside Swift Current, Saskatchewan, killing 4 players and injuring 1.
1993 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
1995 - The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. This equalled the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982.
1996 - In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26.
1996 - Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1997 - In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people are killed from four villages.
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.
2003 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself and his office from the Plame affair.
2004 - A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
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.
2006 - Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
2006 - Deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein, convicted of the executions of 148 Iraqi Shiites, is executed by hanging.

39 - Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)
1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
1642 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
1740 - Princess Elizabeth Caroline of Wales (d. 1759)
1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
1819 - John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
1838 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
1853 - André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
1865 - Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, English-born Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
1878 - William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
1883 - Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
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)
1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
1905 - Daniil Kharms, Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
1913 - Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
1927 - Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
1927 - Robert Hossein, French film actor and director
1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician (d. 2008)
1929 - Rosalind Hurley, British physician, barrister, ethicist and writer (d. 2004)
1929 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
1930 - Thomas Benton Wood, American
1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
1934 - Joseph Bologna, American actor
1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
1935 - Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
1935 - Jack Riley, American actor
1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer
1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player
1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
1939 - Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
1939 - Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
1940 - James Burrows, American television director
1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player
1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
1942 - Guy Edwards, English racing driver
1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)
1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
1942 - Fred Ward, American actor
1944 - William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, former U.S. Central Command commander
1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)
1945 - Lloyd Kaufman, American film director and producer
1945 - Concetta Tomei, American actress
1945 - Vernon Wells, Australian actor
1946 - Patti Smith, American singer and poet
1947 - Michael Burns, American historian
1947 - Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
1950 - Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer
1952 - June Anderson, American soprano
1953 - Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
1953 - Harald Schmautz, German-born journalist
1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
1955 - Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer
1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster
1958 - Rod Harrington, English darts player
1958 - Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
1959 - Josée Verner, French Canadian politician
1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host
1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
1962 - Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
1962 - Joshua Clover, American poet
1963 - Chandler Burr, American author
1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
1963 - Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
1964 - Sylvie Moreau, French Canadian actress
1964 - Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
1965 - Heidi Fleiss, American madam
1965 - Darrin C. Huss, Canadian singer Psyche
1966 - Bennett Miller, American film director
1967 - Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
1969 - Dave England, American television personality
1969 - Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
1969 - Meredith Monroe, American actress
1971 - Daniel Sunjata, American actor
1971 - Ricardo Lopez Felipe, Spanish footballer
1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player
1972 - Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
1972 - Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
1973 - Jason Behr, American actor
1973 - Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1973 - Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
1974 - Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
1975 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer
1976 - Patrick Kerney, American football player
1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
1977 - Laila Ali, American boxer
1977 - Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
1977 - Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
1977 - Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
1978 - Devin Brown , American basketball player
1978 - Tyrese, American singer and actor
1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
1978 - Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
1979 - Flávio, Angolan footballer
1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress
1980 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1981 - Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
1981 - Haley Paige, American porn star (d. 2007)
1981 - Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
1981 - Matt Ulrich, American football player
1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
1982 - Dawan Landry, American football player
1982 - Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
1984 - Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player
1985 - Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
1987 - Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
1988 - Leon Jackson, Scottish singer
1989 - Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder

1218 - Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162)
1460 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)
1525 - Jacob 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)
1621 - Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)
1640 - John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)
1644 - Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (b. 1577)
1662 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria (b. 1628)
1691 - Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
1769 - Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)
1803 - Francis Lewis, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (b. 1713)
1896 - José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, (executed) (b. 1861)
1908 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)
1941 - El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (b. 1890)
1944 - Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1866)
1947 - Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
1947 - Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter, portraitist and art forgers (b. 1889)
1954 - Archduke Eugen of Austria, Austrian field marshal (b. 1863)
1955 - Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)
1967 - Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (b. 1887)
1968 - Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896)
1970 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
1971 - Melba Rae, American actress (Search for Tomorrow) (b. 1922)
1979 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902)
1981 - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959)
1984 - Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
1986 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
1988 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925)
1989 - Lenore Lemmon, wife of George Reeves (b. 1923)
1992 - Ling-Ling, panda given to the USA by China (b. 1969)
1993 - Mack David, American lyricist and songwriter (b. 1912)
1993 - Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American Hollywood talent agent (b. 1907)
1993 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (b. 1907)
1994 - Dmitri Ivanenko, Russian physicist (b. 1904)
1994 - Maureen Starkey, wife of Ringo Starr (b. 1946)
1995 - Ralph Flanagan - American band leader (b. 1914)
1995 - Doris Grau, American actress (b. 1924)
1996 - Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
1996 - Jack Nance, American actor (b. 1943)
1997 - Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese novelist (b. 1926)
1998 - Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)
1998 - Sam Muchnick, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1905)
1998 - George Webb, English actor (b. 1911)
1999 - Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer (b. 1909)
1999 - Sarah Knauss, American, once considered the world's oldest living person (b. 1880)
2000 - Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (b. 1909)
2002 - Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
2002 - Mary Wesley, English novelist (b. 1912)
2003 - David Bale, South African-born activist (b. 1941)
2003 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (b. 1932)
2003 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963)
2004 - Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
2005 - Rona Jaffe, American author (b. 1932)
2006 - Terry Peck, Falkland Islander (b. 1938) who acted as a scout for 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in the Falklands War
2006 - Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
2006 - Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi President, (executed) (b. 1937)