Historical Events In December - 30

1877  Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 30 gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres   

1879  On this day in history sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)   

1880  On December - 30 alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein   

1883  On December - 30 lester Patrick, NHL pioneer   

1884  Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.   

1884  Karl Heinrich David, composer on December - 30.   

1887  On December - 30 henry George Ley, composer   

1888  On December - 30 belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star   

1889  Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren) on December - 30.   

1891  On December - 30 antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs   

1892  Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal on this day in history.   

1892  On December - 30 jaromir Fiala, composer   

1893  Russia signs military accord with France on December - 30.   

1893  On this day in history samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72   

1894  On this day in history amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76   

1895  August De Boodt, Belgian politician on this day in history.   

1895  LP Hartley, British writer, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 30 montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup   

1896  Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 on December - 30.   

1896  On this day in history tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread)   

1896  Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies on this day in history.   

1897  Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 30 vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)   

1899  On this day in history james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85   

1903  On this day in history 600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.   

1903  602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago on December - 30.   

1903  American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans on December - 30.   

1903  Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 30 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]   

1905  On this day in history former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.   

1905  On December - 30 emmanuel Levinas, philosopher   

1906  On December - 30 iran becomes a constitutional monarchy   

1906  On December - 30 carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man)   

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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  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 this day in history birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer   

1642  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 30.   

1218  Death of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162) on December - 30.   

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  Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on December - 30.   

1573  On December - 30 death of giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)   

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.