December 30 in History

Historical Events on December 30

1460 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.

1896 Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

1906 The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

1927 The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.

1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.

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

1996 Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.

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.

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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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