Historical Events In December - 30

1977  Carter holds first news conference by US President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) on December - 30.   

1978  Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach on December - 30.   

1979  Rock group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer break up on December - 30.   

1979  On this day in history richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77   

1980  On December - 30 nBC cancels The Wonderful World of Disney, the longest-running prime time TV show in history. Disney now owns the ABC TV network.   

1981  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season on December - 30.   

1982  US Assay Office in New York City NY closes on December - 30.   

1984  On December - 30 miss Elizabeth (Hulette) & Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed   

1985  IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released on December - 30.   

1985  On December - 30 president Zia of Pakistan ends martial law   

1986  US begins Military exercises in Honduras on December - 30.   

1986  Jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1988  Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US on December - 30.   

1988  Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery) on December - 30.   

1988  Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard on December - 30.   

1988  On this day in history north subpoenas Reagan & Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial   

1988  On December - 30 the Yugoslavian government resigns over problems in Serbia   

1988  On December - 30 yugoslav government resigns   

1989  Madoline Thomas, actress (Girl in the Canal), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Caesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies on this day in history.   

1993  Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81 on December - 30.   

1994  On this day in history two are killed and five wounded when a gunman opens fire at two Boston area abortion clinics.   

1994  On December - 30 uS Army pilot Bobby Hall is free, some 13 days after his helicopter is downed (resulting in the death of his co-pilot David Hilemon) by North Korea. Dec 30, 1993 Israel and the Vatican agree to recognize each other.   

1994  On December - 30 lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79   

1995  Heiner Muller, dramatist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1996  Jack Nance, actor (Meatballs 4, Whore, Voodoo), murdered at 53 on December - 30.   

2006  Saddam Hussein, former Iraq president, is executed in Baghdad on this day in history.   

2006  The Free State Project completes its "First 1,000" pledge on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history the M/V Senopati Nusantara sinks in Indonesia with several hundred casualties.   

2006  On this day in history deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad   

2008  On December - 30 dick Green, Canadian actor   

2011  On this day in history eva Zeisel, Hungarian-born ceramic designer, dies at 105   

2012  On this day in history 19 people are killed by a suicide bomber in Balochistan, Pakistan   

2018  Patrick Mahomes becomes only the 2nd quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns during KC Chiefs' 35-3 win over Oakland Raiders; achieves both marks with 3rd quarter 89-yard TD pass to Demarcus Robinson 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 this day in history.   

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  William Croft, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1591  On December - 30 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72   

1621  Death of Saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550) on December - 30.