Historical Events In December - 30

1877  On December - 30 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 this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein  

1883  On December - 30 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  Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star on this day in history.  

1889  Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren) on December - 30.  

1891  Antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs on December - 30.  

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  Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72 on December - 30.  

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

1895  August De Boodt, Belgian politician on December - 30.  

1895  On this day in history lP Hartley, British writer, dies  

1896  On December - 30 montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup  

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

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 December - 30.  

1897  On this day in history province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony  

1898  On this day in history vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)  

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

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

1903  On December - 30 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 December - 30 former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.  

1905  Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history iran becomes a constitutional monarchy  

1906  On this day in history carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man)  

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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  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  On this day in history birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer  

1642  On December - 30 birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)  

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 December - 30.  

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

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 this day in history jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66  

1572  On December - 30 galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

1573  Death of Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

1591  Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)