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 December - 30.  

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 this day in history.  

1883  Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer on December - 30.  

1884  Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history karl Heinrich David, composer  

1887  Henry George Ley, composer on this day in history.  

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

1889  On December - 30 georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren)  

1891  On December - 30 antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs  

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

1892  On December - 30 jaromir Fiala, composer  

1893  On December - 30 russia signs military accord with France  

1893  Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1894  On December - 30 amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76  

1895  On December - 30 august De Boodt, Belgian politician  

1895  LP Hartley, British writer, dies on December - 30.  

1896  Montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup on December - 30.  

1896  Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 on December - 30.  

1896  Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread) on this day in history.  

1896  Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies on this day in history.  

1897  Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)  

1899  On December - 30 james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85  

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

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

1903  American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans on December - 30.  

1903  Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history on this day in history.  

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS] on this day in history.  

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

1905  On December - 30 emmanuel Levinas, philosopher  

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

1906  Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man) on December - 30.  

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1204  On this day in history birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)  

1552  Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) was born on December - 30.  

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  On December - 30 birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral  

1673  Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.  

1678  William Croft, composer was born on December - 30.  

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 December - 30 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  Death of Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504) on December - 30.  

1591  On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

1621  Death of Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550) on December - 30.