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December 30th


- Christian Feast Day
- Freedom Day (Church of Scientology)
- Rizal Day (Philippines)
- The sixth day of Christmas. (Western Christianity)

December 30th


- 2006 - Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
- 2006 - Deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein, convicted of the executions of 148 Iraqi Shiites, is executed by hanging.
- 2005 - Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
- 2004 - A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
- 2003 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself and his office from the Plame affair.
- 2000 - Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
- 1997 - In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
- 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.
- 1993 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
- 1981 - In the 39th game of his 3rd NHL season Wayne Gretzky scores 5 goals giving him 50 on the year setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games.
- 1977 - For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
- 1972 - Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1965 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
- 1953 - The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD $1,175 each from RCA.
- 1948 - The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
- 1947 - King Michael of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
- 1944 - King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
- 1943 - Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
- 1940 - California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
- 1936 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
- 1927 - The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1924 - Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
- 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
- 1919 - Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
- 1916 - The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
- 1906 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
- 1905 - Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
- 1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600.
- 1897 - Natal annexes Zululand.
- 1896 - José Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila.
- 1862 - The 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 - A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London.
- 1816 - The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.
- 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
- 1066 - Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.

December 30th


- 2000 - Johntae Lipscomb, American actor
- 1989 - Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
- 1988 - Leon Jackson, Scottish singer
- 1987 - Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
- 1986 - Ellie Goulding, British singer
- 1985 - Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
- 1985 - Bryson Goodwin, rugby league player
- 1984 - Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
- 1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player
- 1983 - Davide Mandorlini, Italian footballer
- 1983 - Joe Thomas, English actor
- 1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
- 1982 - Dawan Landry, American football player
- 1982 - Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
- 1981 - Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
- 1981 - Haley Paige, American porn star (d. 2007)
- 1981 - Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1981 - Matt Ulrich, American football player
- 1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress
- 1980 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
- 1980 - DJ Mbenga, basketball player
- 1979 - Flávio, Angolan footballer
- 1978 - Devin Brown , American basketball player
- 1978 - Tyrese, American singer and actor
- 1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promi?ski, Polish drummer
- 1978 - Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
- 1977 - Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
- 1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
- 1977 - Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
- 1977 - Laila Ali, American boxer
- 1977 - Saša Ili?, Serbian footballer
- 1977 - Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
- 1976 - Ashley Callie, South African actress (d. 2008)
- 1976 - Patrick Kerney, American football player
- 1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
- 1975 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
- 1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer
- 1974 - Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
- 1973 - Jason Behr, American actor
- 1973 - Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
- 1973 - Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
- 1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player
- 1972 - Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
- 1972 - Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
- 1971 - Daniel Sunjata, American actor
- 1971 - Ricardo Lopez Felipe, Spanish footballer
- 1969 - Dave England, American television personality
- 1969 - Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
- 1968 - Meredith Monroe, American actress
- 1967 - Karen Dunne, American track and road cyclist
- 1967 - Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
- 1966 - Bennett Miller, American film director
- 1965 - Heidi Fleiss, American madam
- 1965 - Darrin C. Huss, Canadian singer (Psyche)
- 1964 - Sylvie Moreau, French Canadian actress
- 1964 - Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
- 1963 - Chandler Burr, American author
- 1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
- 1963 - Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
- 1962 - Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
- 1962 - Joshua Clover, American poet
- 1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
- 1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host
- 1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
- 1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
- 1959 - Josée Verner, Canadian politician
- 1958 - Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
- 1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster
- 1957 - Rod Harrington, English darts player
- 1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer
- 1956 - Claudia Di Girólamo, Chilean actress
- 1956 - Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
- 1955 - Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
- 1953 - Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
- 1953 - Daniel Barry, American astronaut
- 1953 - Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
- 1952 - June Anderson, American soprano
- 1952 - Melissa Fay Greene, American author
- 1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer
- 1950 - Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
- 1950 - Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
- 1949 - Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
- 1947 - Michael Burns, American historian
- 1947 - Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
- 1946 - Patti Smith, American singer and poet
- 1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)
- 1945 - Lloyd Kaufman, American film director and producer
- 1945 - Concetta Tomei, American actress
- 1945 - Vernon Wells, Australian actor
- 1944 - William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, former U.S. Central Command commander
- 1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)
- 1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
- 1942 - Fred Ward, American actor
- 1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
- 1942 - Guy Edwards, English racing driver
- 1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player
- 1940 - James Burrows, American television director
- 1939 - Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
- 1939 - Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
- 1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer
- 1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
- 1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player
- 1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
- 1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009)
- 1935 - Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
- 1935 - Jack Riley, American actor
- 1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Joseph Bologna, American actor
- 1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
- 1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
- 1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
- 1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Rosalind Hurley, British physician, barrister, ethicist and writer (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
- 1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician (d. 2008)
- 1927 - Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1927 - Robert Hossein, French film actor and director
- 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
- 1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
- 1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
- 1914 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1913 - Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
- 1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
- 1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
- 1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
- 1905 - Daniil Kharms, Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
- 1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
- 1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
- 1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)
- 1890 - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973)
- 1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
- 1883 - Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
- 1879 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
- 1878 - William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
- 1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
- 1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, English-born Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
- 1869 - ?zutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (d. 1918)
- 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
- 1853 - André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
- 1851 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
- 1838 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
- 1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
- 1819 - John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
- 1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
- 1760 - Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French royalist general and counterrevolutionary (d. 1829)
- 1740 - Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1759)
- 1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
- 1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
- 1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
- 1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
- 1642 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
- 1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
- 1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
- 39 - Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)