Historical Events In December - 30

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

1879  On December - 30 gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres  

1879  Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst) on December - 30.  

1880  On December - 30 alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein  

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star  

1889  On December - 30 georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren)  

1891  On this day in history antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs  

1892  Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal on December - 30.  

1892  Jaromir Fiala, composer on this day in history.  

1893  Russia signs military accord with France on this day in history.  

1893  Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1894  Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1895  On December - 30 august De Boodt, Belgian politician  

1895  LP Hartley, British writer, dies on December - 30.  

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

1896  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5  

1896  On this day in history tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread)  

1896  Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies on December - 30.  

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  On this day in history 602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago  

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

1903  Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history on December - 30.  

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS] on December - 30.  

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

1905  On this day in history emmanuel Levinas, philosopher  

1906  Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy on this day in history.  

1906  On December - 30 carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man)  

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1204  On December - 30 birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)  

1552  On this day in history birth of simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)  

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on December - 30.  

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

1642  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on December - 30.  

1644  On this day in history birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral  

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

1678  On December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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  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 December - 30.  

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