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December 30

A look at December 30 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Patti Smith and Cédric Carrasso, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2006

    MV Senopati Nusantara

    The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.

    Indonesian ferry; sank in
  2. 2005

    Tropical Storm Zeta

    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.

    2005–2006 Atlantic tropical storm
  3. 1954

    National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)

    The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.

    National law enforcement agency
  4. 1906

    All-India Muslim League

    The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

    Muslim political party in
  5. 1903

    Iroquois Theatre fire

    A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

    1903 building fire in
  6. 1902

    Discovery Expedition

    The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attains a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.

    British scientific expedition to
  7. 1813

    War of 1812

    War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

    1812–1815 conflict in North
  8. 1702

    Queen Anne's War

    Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.

    North American theater of
  9. 1460

    Wars of the Roses

    Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

    Series of civil wars
  10. 999

    AD 999

    Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.

    Calendar year
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Famous birthday twins

Born on December 30

Patti Smith

b. 1946

American singer-songwriter and poet

Cédric Carrasso

b. 1981

French footballer

Tiger Woods

b. 1975

American golfer

AD 39

b. 39

Roman emperor (probable)

Ellie Goulding

b. 1986

English singer-songwriter and producer

Camila Giorgi

b. 1991

Italian tennis player

Rudyard Kipling

b. 1865

Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate

LeBron James

b. 1984

American basketball player, producer and businessman

Deaths

  • 2014Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress
  • 2006Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, fifth President of Iraq
  • 1968Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, first Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • 1944Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1916Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic
  • 1896José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abraham the Writer
  • —Christian feast day: Anysia of Salonika
  • —Christian feast day: Egwin of Evesham
  • —Christian feast day: Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Liberius of Ravenna
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Felix I
  • —Christian feast day: Ralph of Vaucelles
  • —Christian feast day: Roger of Cannae

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