Historical Events In December - 30

1877  On this day in history johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna  

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

1879  On December - 30 sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)  

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

1883  On December - 30 lester Patrick, NHL pioneer  

1884  Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig on December - 30.  

1884  Karl Heinrich David, composer on this day in history.  

1887  On December - 30 henry George Ley, composer  

1888  On December - 30 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  On this day in history dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal  

1892  Jaromir Fiala, composer on this day in history.  

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

1893  On this day in history samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72  

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

1895  August De Boodt, Belgian politician on this day in history.  

1895  LP Hartley, British writer, dies on this day in history.  

1896  Montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

1896  On December - 30 stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5  

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

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

1897  Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony on December - 30.  

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

1899  James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 December - 30.  

1903  On this day in history american Political Science Association founded at New Orleans  

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 this day in history dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]  

1905  On December - 30 former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.  

1905  On December - 30 emmanuel Levinas, philosopher  

1906  Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy on December - 30.  

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

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1204  On December - 30 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  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on December - 30.  

1569  On this day in history birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer  

1642  On this day in history birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)  

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162) on December - 30.  

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  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

1573  Death of Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504) on December - 30.  

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)