Historical Events In December - 30

1927  Bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving) on December - 30.  

1928  Bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Miss, rock `n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley) on December - 30.  

1929  On December - 30 sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates  

1929  Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC on December - 30.  

1929  On December - 30 barbara Nichols, Jamaica NY, actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly)  

1930  On December - 30 jerome Theisen, benedictine  

1931  On December - 30 charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut  

1931  Tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62 on December - 30.  

1932  On December - 30 bradman out for a duck v England at cricket MCG  

1932  John Hillerman, Denison Tx, actor (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles) on this day in history.  

1933  -50°F (-46°C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record) on December - 30.  

1934  On this day in history barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66)  

1935  On this day in history italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia  

1935  On December - 30 bruno Canino, composer  

1936  On this day in history the United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, Michigan.  

1936  United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant on December - 30.  

1938  On December - 30 electronic television system patented, VK Zworykin  

1938  On December - 30 electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin)  

1939  Bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century on December - 30.  

1940  On this day in history california's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens  

1940  On this day in history fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79  

1941  On December - 30 al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach  

1943  Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash on December - 30.  

1943  Hobart Bosworth, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76 on December - 30.  

1944  King George II of Greece, renounces his throne on December - 30.  

1944  King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne on this day in history.  

1944  Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65  

1947  King Michael of Romania abdicates the throne, but makes it clear that he is forced out by Communists on December - 30.  

1947  On this day in history king Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed  

1947  On this day in history 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)  

1947  On this day in history han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58  

1948  Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway on December - 30.  

1948  On December - 30 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances  

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1204  Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282) was born on December - 30.  

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

1566  On this day in history birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer  

1569  On December - 30 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  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  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

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