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December 30 December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. Events 1400-1899 1460 - Wars of the Roses: The Duke of York is defeated at the Battle of Wakefield 1862 - USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 1853 - Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest 1853 - 20-strong dinner party held inside life-size model of Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London. 1879 - The Pirates of Penzance is first performed (Paignton, Devon, England) 1880 - The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger, its first president 1897 - Natal annexes Zululand. 1900-1999 1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills 600. 1919 - Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student. 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. 1924 - Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies. 1936 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike. 1940 - California opens its first freeway: the Arroyo Seco Parkway. 1943 - Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. 1944 - King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving his throne vacant 1947 - King Michael of Romania abdicates 1948 - The play Kiss Me, Kate opens for the first of 1,077 performances. 1953 - The first color television sets go on sale for about USD $1,175. 1965 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines 1972 - Vietnam War: The US halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam. 1976 - The Smothers Brothers play their last show (Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas). 1980 - After 25 years, the longest-running prime-time TV series The Wonderful World of Disney is cancelled by NBC. 1993 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations. 1996 - In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26. 1996 - Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. 1997 - In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, 400 people are killed from four villages. 2000-2099 2000 - Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. Births 1-1899 39 - Titus, Roman Emperor (d. 81) 1819 - Theodor Fontane, poet (d. 1898) 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, writer and recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature 1907 (d. 1936) 1873 - Al Smith, U.S. politician (d. 1944) 1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) 1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author 1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, discoverer of the only confirmed Viking settlement in America (d. 2001) 1900-1999 1906 - Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmannsegg, general 1906 - Carol Reed, film director (d. 1976) 1910 - Paul Bowles, composer, author (d. 1999) 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, actress (d. 1998) 1914 - Bert Parks, television host (d. 1992) 1917 - Seymour Melman, industrial engineer 1920 - Jack Lord, actor (d. 1998) 1923 - Sara Lidman, Swedish writer (d. 2004) 1928 - Bo Diddley, singer, musician 1931 - Skeeter Davis, singer 1934 - Del Shannon, singer (d. 1990) 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, actor, dancer, singer 1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, former commander of U.S. Central Command 1935 - Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Famer 1937 - John Hartford, musician (d. 2001) 1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player 1937 - Paul Stookey, folk music singer 1938 - Joseph Bologna, actor 1941 - Mel Renfro, Pro Football Hall of Famer 1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, author and civil rights activist 1942 - Michael Nesmith, singer, musician (The Monkees) 1942 - Fred Ward, actor 1945 - Davy Jones, singer (The Monkees) 1946 - Patti Smith, singer 1947 - Jeff Lynne, rock singer-musician (ELO) 1956 - Suzy Bogguss, country singer 1957 - Matt Lauer, newscaster 1959 - Tracey Ullman, actress, singer 1961 - Douglas Coupland, author 1961 - Sean Hannity, talk radio host, political commentator 1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete 1965 - Heidi Fleiss, celebrity prostitute 1972 - Kerry Collins, American football quarterback 1973 - Jason Behr, actor 1973 - Ato Boldon, Trinidad and Tobago athlete 1975 - Tiger Woods, golfer 1976 - Meredith Monroe, actress 1978 - Tyrese, singer 1980 - Eliza Dushku, actress 1982 - Kristin Kreuk, actress 1984 - LeBron James, basketball player 1986 - Michael Mackowski, Wendy's High school Heisman Nominee Deaths 1400-1899 1460 - Richard, Duke of York (b. 1411) 1591 - Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519) 1662 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol and Further Austria 1691 - Robert Boyle (b. 1627), Irish philosopher, physicist, and chemist (discovered Boyle's law) 1896 - José Rizal, national hero, Philippines (b. 1861) 1900-1999 1967 - Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada 1968 - Trygve Lie, the first United Nations Secretary General (b. 1896) 1970 - Sonny Liston, boxing champion (b. 1932) 1971 - Melba Rae, American soap opera actress (b. 1922) 1979 - Richard Rodgers, composer (b. 1902) 1982 - John Main, Benedictine monk, meditation teacher 1996 - Lew Ayres, actor (b. 1908) 1998 - Joan Brossa, Catalan poet 2000-2099 2001 - Eileen Heckart, American actress 2002 - Mary Wesley, novelist (b. 1912) 2003 - John Gregory Dunne, American novelist and screenwriter 2003 - Anita Mui, singer, actress (b. 1963) Holidays and observances The sixth day of Christmas in Western Christianity. 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