Historical Events In December - 30

1927  Bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history bo Diddley, [Ellas Bates], Miss, rock `n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley)   

1929  On December - 30 sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates   

1929  On this day in history cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC   

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

1930  On this day in history jerome Theisen, benedictine   

1931  Charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut on December - 30.   

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

1932  Bradman out for a duck v England at cricket MCG on this day in history.   

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

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

1934  Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66) on December - 30.   

1935  Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 30 bruno Canino, composer   

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

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

1938  On this day in history electronic television system patented, VK Zworykin   

1938  Electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin) on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 30 bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century   

1940  California's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash   

1943  On December - 30 hobart Bosworth, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76   

1944  On this day in history king George II of Greece, renounces his throne   

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

1944  On December - 30 romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78   

1946  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1947  King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed on December - 30.   

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

1947  On December - 30 han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58   

1948  Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

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

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

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 December - 30 birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral   

1673  On this day in history birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)   

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

0273  Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274) on this day in history.   

1218  On December - 30 death of richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162)   

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

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

1621  Death of Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550) on this day in history.