Historical Events In December - 30

1877  Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna on December - 30.  

1879  Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)  

1880  Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein on December - 30.  

1883  Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer on December - 30.  

1884  On December - 30 anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig  

1884  On December - 30 karl Heinrich David, composer  

1887  On December - 30 henry George Ley, composer  

1888  On this day in history belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star  

1889  On this day in history georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren)  

1891  Antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs on December - 30.  

1892  Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal on this day in history.  

1892  Jaromir Fiala, composer on this day in history.  

1893  Russia signs military accord with France on December - 30.  

1893  On December - 30 samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72  

1894  Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 on December - 30.  

1895  On December - 30 august De Boodt, Belgian politician  

1895  On this day in history lP Hartley, British writer, dies  

1896  On December - 30 montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup  

1896  Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 on this day in history.  

1896  Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread) on December - 30.  

1896  On this day in history jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies  

1897  On December - 30 province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony  

1898  Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85  

1903  On December - 30 600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.  

1903  602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago on this day in history.  

1903  American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans on this day in history.  

1903  On December - 30 electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history  

1904  On December - 30 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]  

1905  Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho on this day in history.  

1905  Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher on this day in history.  

1906  Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.  

1906  Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man) on this day in history.  

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1204  On December - 30 birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)  

1552  On this day in history birth of simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)  

1566  On December - 30 birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer  

1569  On December - 30 birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer  

1642  On December - 30 birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)  

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on December - 30.  

1673  On December - 30 birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)  

1678  William Croft, composer was born on this day in history.  

0273  Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274) on this day in history.  

1218  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162)  

1460  On this day in history death of richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)  

1525  On this day in history jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66  

1572  Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on December - 30.  

1573  On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)  

1591  Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)