Page 5: Historical Events In December - 30

1927  On December - 30 bernard Barrow, NYC, actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving)   

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

1929  Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 30 cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC   

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

1930  Jerome Theisen, benedictine on December - 30.   

1931  On this day in history charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut   

1931  On December - 30 tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62   

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

1932  On December - 30 john Hillerman, Denison Tx, actor (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles)   

1933  On this day in history -50°F (-46°C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record)   

1934  Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66) on this day in history.   

1935  Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia on December - 30.   

1935  On this day in history 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  On this day in history united Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant   

1938  Electronic television system patented, VK Zworykin on December - 30.   

1938  On this day in history electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin)   

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

1940  California's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens on December - 30.   

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

1941  On this day in history al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach   

1943  On December - 30 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 December - 30 king George II of Greece, renounces his throne   

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 December - 30.   

1946  On December - 30 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 this day in history.   

1947  King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1552  Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) was born on December - 30.   

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  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on December - 30.   

1673  Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) was born on December - 30.   

1678  On December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1460  On December - 30 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  On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)   

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

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