Historical Events In December - 30

1877  On December - 30 johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna  

1879  On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres  

1879  On this day in history sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)  

1880  Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein on this day in history.  

1883  On December - 30 lester Patrick, NHL pioneer  

1884  Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig on December - 30.  

1884  On this day in history karl Heinrich David, composer  

1887  Henry George Ley, composer on this day in history.  

1888  Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star on December - 30.  

1889  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jaromir Fiala, composer  

1893  On this day in history russia signs military accord with France  

1893  On December - 30 samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72  

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

1895  August De Boodt, Belgian politician on this day in history.  

1895  On December - 30 lP Hartley, British writer, dies  

1896  On this day in history montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup  

1896  Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 on December - 30.  

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  On December - 30 province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony  

1898  Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) on December - 30.  

1899  On December - 30 james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85  

1903  600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago on this day in history.  

1903  On this day in history 602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago  

1903  American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]  

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

1905  On December - 30 emmanuel Levinas, philosopher  

1906  On December - 30 iran becomes a constitutional monarchy  

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

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1204  On this day in history birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)  

1552  On December - 30 birth of simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)  

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

1569  On December - 30 birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer  

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

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 December - 30.  

1678  On this day in history birth of william Croft, composer  

0273  On this day in history felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)  

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

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

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 December - 30 death of giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)  

1591  Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on December - 30.  

1621  Death of Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550) on December - 30.