Historical Events In December - 30

1877  Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

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

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

1880  On this day in history 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  On December - 30 karl Heinrich David, composer  

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 this day in history georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren)  

1891  On December - 30 antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs  

1892  Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history jaromir Fiala, composer  

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

1893  On this day in history samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72  

1894  On this day in history amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76  

1895  On December - 30 august De Boodt, Belgian politician  

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

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 this day in history.  

1896  Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread) on this day in history.  

1896  Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies on this day in history.  

1897  On December - 30 province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony  

1898  On December - 30 vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)  

1899  On this day in history james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85  

1903  600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago on December - 30.  

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

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

1903  On this day in history electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history  

1904  On December - 30 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]  

1905  On this day in history former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.  

1905  Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher on December - 30.  

1906  Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy on December - 30.  

1906  Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man) 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  Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

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

1569  On December - 30 birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer  

1642  On this day in history birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)  

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 December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer  

0273  On December - 30 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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)