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DECEMBER 30, 1935
Second Italo-Abyssinian War: The Italian Air Force destroyed a Swedish Red Cross field hospital in Dolo, Ethiopia, in retaliation for the earlier execution of an Italian prisoner of war.
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2009
Due to a rupture of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline in Shaanxi, China, caused approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flowed down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River six days later.
The Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha product oil pipeline is a pipeline carrying diesel and other oil products from the northwest to the central regions of Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1940
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, one of the first freeways built in the U.S., connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena, California, was officially dedicated.
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is one of the oldest freeways in the United States. It connects Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1906
The All-India Muslim League, a political party in British India that developed into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent, was founded in Dhaka.
The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party founded in 1906 in Dhaka, British India with the goal of securing Muslim Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2006
Basque nationalist group ETA detonated a van bomb at Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain, ending a nine-month ceasefire.
Basque nationalism is a form of nationalism that asserts that Basques, an ethnic group indigenous to the western Pyrenees, are a nation Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Supporters of Congolese religious leader Paul-Joseph Mukungubila carried out a series of attacks on television studios, the airport and a military base in Kinshasa.
Paul Joseph Mukungubila Mutombo is a Congolese religious and political figure. He is the leader of the "Church of the Lord Jesus Read More
DECEMBER 30, 999
In Ireland, the combined forces of Munster and Meath crushed a rebellion by Leinster and Dublin.
Year 999 (CMXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
DECEMBER 30, 1813
War of 1812: British forces captured Buffalo, New York, and burned down nearly all its buildings.
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal.
Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1954
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation was established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is a national law enforcement agency of the Finnish Police and the principal criminal investigation and Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1702
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, the British colonial governor of Carolina, abandoned a siege against St. Augustine in Spanish Florida and retreated to Charles Town in disgrace.
Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) or the Third Indian War was one in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2000
A series of bombings occurred around Metro Manila in the Philippines, killing 22 people and injuring around 100 others.
The Rizal Day bombings, also referred to as the December 30 bombings, were a series of bombings that occurred around Metro Manila Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1903
In one of the deadliest single-building fires in United States history, the Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago killed more than 600 people.
The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903, during a performance Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2005
Tropical Storm Zeta was declared a tropical depression, making it the record-breaking 28th tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the most active in recorded history until 2020.
Tropical Storm Zeta was a very late-developing tropical storm that formed in the central Atlantic Ocean during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1460
Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Wakefield, Lancastrian forces destroyed the Yorkist army and killed Richard of York (pictured) at Sandal Magna in West Yorkshire, England.
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of armed Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1902
The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a new Farthest South point in Antarctica.
The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially as the British National Antarctic Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic Read More
DECEMBER 30, 1969
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos began his second term after being re-elected in a landslide.
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines Read More
DECEMBER 30, 2009
Pro-government counter-demonstrators held rallies (pictured) in several Iranian cities in response to recent anti-government protests on the holy day of Ashura.
On 30 December 2009, pro-government rallies, also known as the "Dey 9 epic", took place in various Iranian cities, including Tehran, Shiraz, Read More

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