December 30 in History

Historical Events on December 30

1460 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.

1813 War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.

1947 Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.

1972 Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.

1993 Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.

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, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.

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Famous Birthdays on December 30

1865 Rudyard Kipling

1961 Sean Hannity

1975 Tiger Woods

1984 LeBron James

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Famous Deaths on December 30

1896 José Rizal

1947 Han van Meegeren

1967 Vincent Massey

2006 Saddam Hussein

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