Historical Events In December - 30

1927  On this day in history bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving)  

1928  On December - 30 bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Miss, rock `n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley)  

1929  On December - 30 sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates  

1929  Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1929  On December - 30 barbara Nichols, Jamaica NY, actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly)  

1930  Jerome Theisen, benedictine on this day in history.  

1931  Charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut on December - 30.  

1931  On December - 30 tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62  

1932  Bradman out for a duck v England at cricket MCG on this day in history.  

1932  On December - 30 john Hillerman, Denison Tx, actor (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles)  

1933  -50°F (-46°C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record) on December - 30.  

1934  Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66) on this day in history.  

1935  Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia on December - 30.  

1935  On December - 30 bruno Canino, composer  

1936  The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, Michigan on December - 30.  

1936  On December - 30 united Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant  

1938  On this day in history electronic television system patented, VK Zworykin  

1938  Electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin) on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century  

1940  California's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens on this day in history.  

1940  Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1941  Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach on December - 30.  

1943  On this day in history phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash  

1943  Hobart Bosworth, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76 on December - 30.  

1944  King George II of Greece, renounces his throne on December - 30.  

1944  King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne on this day in history.  

1944  On December - 30 romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78  

1946  On December - 30 charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65  

1947  King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists on December - 30.  

1947  King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)  

1947  Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 on December - 30.  

1948  On December - 30 cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway.  

1948  "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances on this day in history.  

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1204  Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282) was born on December - 30.  

1552  Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1678  On December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer  

0273  On December - 30 felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)  

1218  Death of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162) on this day in history.  

1460  Death of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411) on December - 30.  

1525  On December - 30 jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66  

1572  Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 December - 30 death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)