Historical Events In December - 30

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

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

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

1929  Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up & Dream," premieres in NYC on December - 30.   

1929  Barbara Nichols, Jamaica NY, actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly) on this day in history.   

1930  Jerome Theisen, benedictine on December - 30.   

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

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

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 December - 30 bruno Canino, composer   

1936  On December - 30 the United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, Michigan.   

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

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

1938  Electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin) on December - 30.   

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

1940  On December - 30 california's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens   

1940  Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 30 al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach   

1943  On December - 30 phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash   

1943  Hobart Bosworth, actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65 on December - 30.   

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

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

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

1947  Han [Henricus A] van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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  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  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On December - 30 birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)   

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1673  On December - 30 birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)   

1678  On December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer   

0273  On December - 30 felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)   

1218  On this day in history 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  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history 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 December - 30.