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 this day in history.
1566 Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.
1569 On this day in history birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer
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 On December - 30 birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
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 this day in history.
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 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 Death of Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550) on December - 30.