Historical Events In December - 30

1949  On this day in history india recognizes People's Republic of China  

1950  On December - 30 vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states in France Union  

1951  Jozef E Stokvis, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 76 on December - 30.  

1952  Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 as first yr in 71 with no lynchings in US on December - 30.  

1952  On December - 30 tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US  

1952  Ivan Olbracht, writer, dies on December - 30.  

1953  Electronics manufacturer Admiral unveils the first color television set for consumers, priced at a modest $1,175 on this day in history.  

1953  On December - 30 the first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.  

1954  On this day in history "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 165 performances  

1956  NY Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game on December - 30.  

1957  Israeli govt of Ben-Gurion, resigns on December - 30.  

1958  On December - 30 french franc devalued  

1959  The birth of Tracey Ullman, British comedienne on December - 30.  

1959  The George Washington, first ballistic missile sub commissioned on this day in history.  

1959  George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned on December - 30.  

1959  Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76 on December - 30.  

1961  On this day in history moscow: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 4th Symphony (out 1936)  

1961  Jacobus "Ko" van den Bosch, Dutch actor (Amsterdamned)/dir, dies at 53 on December - 30.  

1962  Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game on December - 30.  

1963  On December - 30 congress authorizes the Kennedy half dollar  

1963  "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV on December - 30.  

1964  Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in NYC on December - 30.  

1965  On this day in history ferdinand Marcos becomes president of the Philippines  

1966  On December - 30 christian A Herter, US Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71  

1967  Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks on December - 30.  

1967  Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer (Twist & Shout), dies at about 38 on December - 30.  

1968  -48ø F (-44ø C), Mazama & Winthrop, Washington (state record) on December - 30.  

1970  Sonny Liston, World heavyweight boxing champion (1962-64), found dead at 38 on December - 30.  

1971  On this day in history dorothy Comingore, actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58  

1972  President Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam & announces peace talks on December - 30.  

1972  On this day in history the US stops the bombing of North Vietnam.  

1973  On December - 30 the first picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab)  

1973  On this day in history henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at 101  

1975  On this day in history constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force  

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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  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  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on December - 30.  

1644  On December - 30 birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral  

1673  Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) was born on December - 30.  

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

0273  Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274) on December - 30.  

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

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 December - 30 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)