Historical Events In December - 30

1927  On December - 30 bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving)  

1928  Bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Miss, rock `n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley) on this day in history.  

1929  Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates on this day in history.  

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

1929  Barbara Nichols, Jamaica NY, actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly) on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history jerome Theisen, benedictine  

1931  On this day in history charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut  

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 this day in history john Hillerman, Denison Tx, actor (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles)  

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

1934  On December - 30 barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66)  

1935  On December - 30 italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia  

1935  Bruno Canino, composer on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin)  

1939  On December - 30 bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century  

1940  On December - 30 california's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens  

1940  Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79 on December - 30.  

1941  Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach on this day in history.  

1943  Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash on this day in history.  

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

1944  On December - 30 king George II of Greece, renounces his throne  

1944  On December - 30 king George II of Greece, abdicates his throne  

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

1946  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1947  On this day in history king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed  

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 this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on December - 30.  

1642  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1591  On December - 30 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

1621  On December - 30 death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)