December 30

• 534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.{{cite dictionary |title=Codex Justinianus |dictionary=Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York & Oxford |year=1991 |page=474 |isbn=0195046528}}
• 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.
• 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.
• 1419 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.
• 1460 – Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

• 1641 – Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France.Simon, Antoni (2019). 1640. Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau, Editor. ISBN 978-84-232-0851-7, p. 493
• 1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
• 1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
• 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
• 1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
• 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
• 1890 – Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalosoldiers-washington.com/MajorHenrySep24.html |title=Major Guy V. Henry and the 9th Cavalry's Great Cavalry Ride |publisher=Buffalo Soldiers Greater Washington DC Chapter 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association |access-date=30 December 2020}}
• 1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
• 1896 – Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
• 1897 – The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

• 1902 – The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.{{cite book | last = Crane | first = David | author-link = David Crane (historian) | year = 2005 | title = Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage, and Tragedy in the Extreme South | publisher = HarperCollins | location = London | isbn = 978-0-00-715068-7 | oclc = 60793758 | ref = {{sfnRef|Crane}} | pages= 214 215 }}
• 1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
• 1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
• 1906 – The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• 1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later.
• 1916 – The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
• 1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
• 1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
• 1935 – The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
• 1936 – The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
• 1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
• 1944 – King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
• 1947 – Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
• 1952 – An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.{{cite news |last1=Caruana |first1=Richard |title=60 years ago: Lancaster crashes into Luqa village |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/60-years-ago-lancaster-crashes-into-luqa-village.451515 |work=Times of Malta |date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180324/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/60-years-ago-lancaster-crashes-into-luqa-village.451515 |archive-date=15 February 2020}}
• 1954 – The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.{{cite web|url=https://www.calendarz.com/on-this-day/december/30/national-bureau-of-investigation-finland|title=Events on December 30 in history: National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)|website=CalendarZ|date=30 December 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022}}
• 1958 – The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
• 1967 – Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43.{{Cite web |title=Accident description Saturday 30 December 1967 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671230-0 |access-date=2018-05-28 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
• 1972 – Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends.
• 1987 – Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa.{{Cite web|title=Army Stages Coup in Black S. Africa Area: General Takes Over in Transkei Region, Charges Corruption|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-30-mn-21764-story.html|access-date=25 December 2022|website=The Los Angeles Times|date=30 December 1987}}
• 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.
• 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.
• 2004 – A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194.
• 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.
• 2006 – Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.
• 2006 – The Indonesian passenger ferry {{MV|Senopati Nusantara}} sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
• 2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
• 2009 – A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately {{convert|150000|L|usgal|abbr=on}} of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.
• 2009 – A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
• 2013 – More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• 2020 – A large explosion at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden kills at least 22 people and wounds 50.{{Cite news |date=31 December 2020 |title=Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55484436 |access-date=2 January 2021}}

• AD 39 – Titus, Roman emperor (probable;Suetonius claims Titus was born in the year Caligula was assassinated, 41. However, this contradicts his statement that Titus died in his 42nd year, as well as Cassius Dio, who notes that Titus was 39 at the time of his accession. See Suetonius, The Lives of Twelve Caesars, Life of Titus [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Titus*.html#1 1], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Titus*.html#11 11]; Cassius Dio, Roman History [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/66*.html#18 LXVI.18]; and {{Cite book|author=Brian Jones |author2=Robert Milns |title=Suetonius: The Flavian Emperors: A Historical Commentary |year=2002 |publisher=Bristol Classical Press |location=London |isbn=978-1-85399-613-9 |page=91 }} d. 81)
• 159 – Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (d. 230)
• 1204 – Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
• 1371 – Vasily I of Moscow (d. 1425)
• 1490 – Ebussuud Efendi, Ottoman lawyer and jurist (d. 1574)
• 1548 – David Pareus, German theologian (d. 1622)
• 1578 – Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (d. 1624)

• 1642 – Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
• 1673 – Ahmed III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1736)
• 1678 – William Croft, English organist and composer (d. 1727)
• 1722 – Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
• 1724 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (d. 1805)
• 1757 – Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (d. 1826){{cite book|author1=Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent|author2=Emilio de Cárdenas Piera|title=Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago, siglo XVIII: Años 1789 a 1799, números 2,074 al 2,393|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYxflpkFpMQC&pg=PA23|year=1977|publisher=Ediciones Hidalguia|isbn=978-84-87204-69-2|pages=23}}
• 1760 – Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (d. 1829)
• 1792 – Sylvester Jordan, German lawyer and politician (d. 1861)
• 1819 – Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (d. 1898)
• 1819 – John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
• 1825 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (d. 1891)
• 1842 – Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and painter (d. 1910)
• 1849 – John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)
• 1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (d. 1929){{cite book|author=John Willis Hurst|title=The Quest for Excellence: The History of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HMoeAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Scholars Press|isbn=978-0-7885-0394-8|page=16}}
• 1853 – André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1929){{cite book|author=Bruce R. Schueneman|title=Minor Ballet Composers: Biographical Sketches of Sixty-six Underappreciated Yet Significant Contributors to the Body of Western Ballet Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oq5uQJS7-8cC&pg=PA60|year=1997|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-7890-0323-2|pages=60}}
• 1857 – Sylvio Lazzari, French-Austrian composer (d. 1944){{cite book|author=Alan Pedigo|title=International encyclopedia of violin-keyboard sonatas and composer biographies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwoKAQAAMAAJ|date=December 1995|publisher=Arriaga Publications|isbn=978-0-9606356-2-7|page=207}}
• 1865 – Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936){{cite book|title=KIM by Rudyard Kipling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDRdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|date=11 November 1988|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-349-09414-1|pages=1}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 1869 – Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (d. 1918)
• 1873 – Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (d. 1944)
• 1878 – William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, seventh Premier of Alberta (d. 1943)
• 1879 – Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1883 – Archer Baldwin, American-English farmer and politician (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
• 1884 – Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Austin Osman Spare, English artist and occultist (d. 1956){{Cite web |title=Austin Osman Spare |url=http://www.austinspare.co.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074753/http://www.austinspare.co.uk/ |archive-date=2021-11-26 |access-date=2021-12-30 |website=www.austinspare.co.uk}}
• 1887 – William Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner and coach (d. 1967)
• 1887 – K. M. Munshi, Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (d. 1971){{cite book|last=Sheth|first=Jayana|title=Munshi : Self-sculptor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u969WD39ct8C|edition=1st|year=1979|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|location=Bombay|pages=239–243|oclc=568760494}}
• 1890 – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (d. 1973){{cite web|url=https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/r/ruiz_cortines.htm|publisher=Biografias y Vidas|title=Adolfo Ruiz Cortines|language=es|access-date=May 29, 2019}}
• 1897 – Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (d. 2001)

• 1904 – Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (d. 1987)
• 1905 – Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
• 1906 – Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Carol Reed, English director and producer (d. 1976)
• 1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (d. 1992)
• 1917 – Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Dick Spooner, English cricketer (d. 1997)
• 1919 – David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
• 1921 – Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 1987)
• 1922 – Jane Langton, American author and illustrator (d. 2018)
• 1923 – Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (d. 1977)
• 1924 – Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer, and director (d. 2002){{cite web |title=Ian MacNaughton |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321031002/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4d5609 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}
• 1926 – Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Jan Kubíček, Czech painter and sculptor (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 30: Andra Day, Tiger Woods |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-30-Andra-Day-Tiger-Woods/6841672363852/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=28 December 2023 |date=30 December 2022}}
• 1929 – Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic (d. 2024)
• 1930 – Elmira Minita Gordon, Belizean educator, 1st Governor-General of Belize{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&q=elmira&pg=PA212 |title=The international who's who of women 2002. |date=2001 |publisher=Europa |isbn=1-85743-122-7 |location=London |pages=212 |oclc=59532283}} (d. 2021)
• 1930 – Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist (d. 1995)
• 1930 – Tu Youyou, Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1931 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
• 1931 – John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author (d. 2020)
• 1931 – Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
• 1933 – Timité Bassori, Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer{{cite book|editor-last=Shiri|editor-first=Keith|title=Directory of African Film-Makers and Films|date=1992|publisher=Flicks Books|location=Trowbridge, England|page=29|isbn=0-948911-60-3}}
• 1934 – John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (d. 2005){{cite news |last1=Overbye |first1=Dennis |title=John N. Bahcall, 70, Dies; Astrophysicist at Princeton |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/nyregion/john-n-bahcall-70-dies-astrophysicist-at-princeton.html |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=19 August 2005}}
• 1934 – Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, playwright and screenwriter (d. 2017){{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Anita |title=Joseph Bologna, Onscreen Tough Guy With a Sense of Humor, Dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/arts/joseph-bologna-actor-dies.html |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=14 August 2017}}
• 1934 – Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/63471-most-appearances-in-the-world-speedway-championship-finals|title=Most appearances in the World Speedway Championship finals|website=guinessworldrecords.com|publisher=Guinness World Records|access-date=January 20, 2025}}
• 1934 – Joseph P. Hoar, American general (d. 2022){{Cite web|url=https://www.centcom.mil/ABOUT-US/LEADERSHIP/Bio-Article-View/Article/904771/joseph-p-hoar/|title=Joseph P. Hoar|website=centcom.mil|publisher=U.S. Central Command|access-date=January 20, 2025}}
• 1934 – Tony Serra, American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister{{cite web|title=Joseph Serra, Born 12/30/1934 in California|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/joseph_serra_born_1934_1714209|work=California Birth Index|access-date=December 31, 2024}}
• 1934 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990){{Cite web|title=Del Shannon {{!}} American musician|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Del-Shannon|access-date=2025-01-20|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}
• 1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-30-2022-includes-celebrities-ellie-goulding-tracey-ullman.html|title=Today’s famous birthdays list for December 30, 2022 includes celebrities Ellie Goulding, Tracey Ullman|access-date=January 20, 2025 |first=Mike|last=Rose|date=December 30, 2022}}
• 1935 – Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2009)
• 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/sandy-koufax-86th-birthday|title=At 86, Koufax remains an icon for ages|last=Lupica|first=Mike|date=December 30, 2021|website=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
• 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor (d. 2016)
• 1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager (d. 2019)
• 1937 – John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001)
• 1937 – Jim Marshall, American football player
• 1937 – Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1938 – Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager
• 1939 – Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1983)
• 1940 – James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player and coach
• 1942 – Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist (d. 2019)
• 1942 – Guy Edwards, English race car driver
• 1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2021)
• 1942 – Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician
• 1942 – Robert Quine, American guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1942 – Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician
• 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor (d. 2022)
• 1944 – William J. Fallon, American admiral
• 1944 – Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher (d. 2017)
• 1945 – Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment
• 1945 – Paola Pigni, Italian runner (d. 2021)
• 1945 – Concetta Tomei, American actress
• 1946 – Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter
• 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet
• 1946 – Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach
• 1947 – James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1947 – Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 – Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
• 1948 – Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996)
• 1949 – David Bedford, English runner
• 1949 – Jerry Coyne, American biologist and author{{cite web | last= Coyne| first= Jerry| title= Monday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)|url= https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2019/12/30/monday-hili-dialogue-and-leon-monologue-32/| date= 30 December 2019| website= Why Evolution is True, WordPress | access-date= 9 December 2020| quote= Notables born on this day include: [...] 1949 – Jerry Coyne, superannuated evolutionary biologist, your host. }}{{cite web | last= Garg | first= Anu | title= Humdinger |url= https://wordsmith.org/words/humdinger.html| date= 30 December 2019| website= A.Word.A.Day, Wordsmith.org| access-date= 9 December 2020 }}
• 1949 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)
• 1950 – Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author
• 1950 – Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author
• 1950 – Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language
• 1950 – Martti Vainio, Finnish runner
• 1951 – Doug Allder, English footballer and coach
• 1951 – Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2025){{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=February 25, 2025 |title=Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, dies at 73 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-02-25/chris-jasper-dead-isley-brothers |access-date=March 1, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
• 1951 – Nick Rose, English runner
• 1952 – June Anderson, American soprano and actress
• 1953 – Daniel T. Barry, American engineer and astronaut
• 1953 – Dana Key, American singer, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010)
• 1953 – Graham Vick, English director and producer (d. 2021)
• 1953 – Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host
• 1954 – Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist
• 1956 – Ingus Baušķenieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1956 – Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Patricia Kalember, American actress
• 1956 – Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer
• 1957 – Matt Lauer, American journalist and television host
• 1957 – Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor{{cite web|url=https://enhancentertainment.com.au/glenn-robbins/|website=Enhance Entertainment PTY LTD|title=Glenn Robbins • Comedian • MC|access-date=25 December 2018|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225175334/https://enhancentertainment.com.au/glenn-robbins/|url-status=live}}
• 1958 – Pedro Costa, Portuguese director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1958 – Steven Smith, American engineer and astronaut
• 1959 – Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor
• 1959 – Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer
• 1959 – Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 30, 2022 includes celebrities Ellie Goulding, Tracey Ullman |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-30-2022-includes-celebrities-ellie-goulding-tracey-ullman.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=28 December 2023 |date=30 December 2022}}
• 1959 – Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
• 1960 – Richard M. Durbin, English biologist and academic
• 1961 – Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright
• 1961 – Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1961 – Sean Hannity, American radio and television host
• 1961 – Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter
• 1961 – Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
• 1963 – Chandler Burr, American journalist and author
• 1963 – Mike Pompeo, American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State
• 1963 – Johnny Rogers, American-Spanish basketball player{{cite web |title=Johnny Rogers |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78007/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=28 December 2023}}
• 1963 – Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player{{Cite web |title=Milan Srejber {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milan-srejber/s072/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}
• 1964 – Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer and referee (d. 2013)
• 1964 – Sylvie Moreau, Canadian actress and screenwriter
• 1964 – George Newbern, American actor
• 1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American procurer
• 1966 – Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic
• 1966 – Bennett Miller, American director and producer
• 1967 – Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster
• 1968 – Bryan Burk, American screenwriter and producer
• 1968 – Adam Dale, Australian cricketer
• 1968 – Sandra Glover, American hurdler
• 1968 – Albano Mucci, Australian activist
• 1969 – Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver
• 1969 – Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman
• 1969 – Jay Kay, English singer and songwriter{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=jamiroquai&pg=RA2-PA1986|title = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|isbn = 9780857125958|last1 = Larkin|first1 = Colin|date = 27 May 2011| publisher=Omnibus Press }}
• 1969 – Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia
• 1969 – Michelle McGann, American golfer
• 1969 – Meredith Monroe, American actress
• 1971 – Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1971 – C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor
• 1971 – Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1971 – Daniel Sunjata, American actor
• 1972 – Daniel Amokachi, Nigerian footballer and manager
• 1972 – Maureen Flannigan, American actress and producer
• 1972 – Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
• 1972 – Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist
• 1973 – Jason Behr, American actor
• 1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician
• 1974 – Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1974 – Dr. Jitheshji, Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial Orator{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/speed-cartoon-an-instant-social-media-hit/article28452268.ece |title=Speed cartoon an instant social media hit |work=The Hindu |date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=2024-05-09}}
• 1975 – Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer
• 1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer{{cite web|url=https://www.pga.com/story/a-celebration-of-tiger-woods-47th-birthday|title=A Celebration of Tiger Woods 47th Birthday|date=December 30, 2022}}
• 1976 – Kastro, American rapper
• 1976 – Patrick Kerney, American football player
• 1976 – A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1977 – Laila Ali, American boxer and actress
• 1977 – Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler
• 1977 – Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
• 1977 – Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer
• 1977 – Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
• 1977 – Lucy Punch, English actress
• 1977 – Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Devin Brown, American basketball player
• 1978 – Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1978 – Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper
• 1978 – Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
• 1978 – Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
• 1979 – Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1980 – Eliza Dushku, American former actress and producer
• 1980 – D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player
• 1980 – Alison McGovern, British politician
• 1981 – Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer
• 1981 – Cédric Carrasso, French footballer
• 1981 – Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1981 – Matt Ulrich, American football player
• 1982 – Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
• 1982 – Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer
• 1982 – Dawan Landry, American football player
• 1983 – Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler
• 1983 – Nick Symmonds, American runner
• 1983 – Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram
• 1984 – Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
• 1984 – Andra Day, American singer and songwriter{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andra-day-mn0003200736/biography |title = Andra Day | Biography & History|website = AllMusic}}
• 1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/as-lebron-james-celebrates-37th-birthday-lakers-superstar-continues-winning-battle-with-father-time/|title=As Lebron James celebrates 37th birthday, Lakers superstar continues winning battle with Father Time|last=Bengel|first=Chris|date=December 30, 2021|website=CBS Sports|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
• 1985 – Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
• 1985 – Bryson Goodwin, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – Anna Wood, American actress
• 1986 – Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1986 – Caity Lotz, American actress
• 1986 – Jeff Ward, American actor
• 1986 – Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer
• 1987 – Jakub Nakládal, Czech ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Jakub Nakladal |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jakub-nakladal-8478562 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 December 2023}}
• 1989 – Tyler Anderson, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Tyler Anderson |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-anderson-542881 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=28 December 2023}}
• 1989 – Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer, rapper and actress{{cite news |date=June 28, 2017 |title= |script-title=ko:[짤줍] 걸그룹 해체 후 나이가 바뀐 멤버 |language=ko |trans-title=[Jalju] Members who changed their age after the girl group disbanded |publisher=Dispatch |url=https://www.dispatch.co.kr/793447 |access-date=November 16, 2017}}
• 1989 – Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur
• 1989 – Kateřina Vaňková, Czech tennis player{{Cite web |title=Katerina Vanková - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/katerina-vankova_prs416153/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}
• 1990 – Bruno Henrique, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Joe Root, English cricketer
• 1990 – C. J. Wilcox, American basketball player{{cite web |title=C.J. Wilcox |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203912/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=28 December 2023}}
• 1991 – Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314610/camila-giorgi|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Camila Giorgi|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=17 October 2022}}
• 1992 – Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer
• 1992 – Carson Wentz, American football player
• 1995 – Igor Shesterkin, Russian hockey goaltender{{cite web |title=Igor Shesterkin-Elite Prospects |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/195577/igor-shestyorkin |website=Metro |access-date=29 December 2022 |language=en |date=29 December 2022}}
• 1995 – Ollie Watkins, English footballer{{Cite web |title=Ollie Watkins Aston Villa Forward, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/8658/Ollie-Watkins/overview |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}
• 1995 – V, South Korean singer{{cite web |title=When are the birthdays of the seven BTS members? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/23/birthdays-bts-members-jin-suga-j-hope-rm-jimin-v-jungkook-7569045/ |website=Metro |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=en |date=23 May 2018}}

• 274 – Pope Felix I{{cite web |title=Saint Felix I {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Felix-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 January 2021 |language=en}}
• 717 – Egwin of Evesham, bishop of Worcester
• 903 – Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (b. 858)
• 925 – Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (b. 862)
• 1115 – Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
• 1331 – Bernard Gui, inquisitor (b. 1261 or 1262)
• 1435 – Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (b. 1362)
• 1436 – Louis III, Elector Palatine (b. 1378)
• 1460 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1443)
• 1460 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (b. 1411)
• 1525 – Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (b. 1459)
• 1572 – Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (b. 1512)
• 1573 – Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian author and poet (b. 1504)
• 1591 – Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519){{cite web |title=Innocent IX {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Innocent-IX |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 January 2021 |language=en}}

• 1606 – Heinrich Bünting, German priest and cartographer (b. 1545){{Cite NDB|2|741|741|Bünting, Heinrich|Klinge, Hans|120888289}}
• 1621 – Job of Manyava, Ukrainian monk and saint (b. 1550)
• 1640 – John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (b. 1597)
• 1643 – Giovanni Baglione, Italian painter and historian of art (b. 1566)
• 1644 – Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician (b. 1577)
• 1662 – Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (b. 1628)
• 1769 – Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Irish-Austrian soldier and courtier (b. 1685)
• 1777 – Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1727)
• 1788 – Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and academic (b. 1702)
• 1803 – Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (b. 1713)
• 1879 – Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, Brazilian poet and painter (b. 1806)
• 1885 – Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (b. 1824){{cite book |editor-last=Lee|editor-first=Sidney|title=Dictionary of National Biography|date=1894|publisher=Macmillan and Co.|location=New York|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofnati39stepuoft/page/436/mode/1up|volume=XXXIX|page=436}}
• 1896 – José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author (b. 1861)

• 1906 – Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (b. 1828)
• 1908 – Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1844)
• 1916 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (b. 1869)
• 1928 – Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1874)
• 1937 – Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)
• 1940 – Childe Wills, American engineer (b. 1878)
• 1941 – El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (b. 1890)
• 1944 – Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1945 – Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (b. 1889)
• 1947 – Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (b. 1889)
• 1947 – Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
• 1954 – Archduke Eugen of Austria (b. 1863)
• 1955 – Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (b. 1913)
• 1967 – Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (b. 1887)
• 1968 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1896)
• 1970 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
• 1971 – Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1914)
• 1971 – Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1919)
• 1979 – Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902){{cite web |title=Richard Rodgers {{!}} American composer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Rodgers |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=en}}
• 1982 – Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1896)
• 1983 – Violette Cordery, English race car driver (b. 1900)
• 1986 – Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
• 1988 – Yuli Daniel, Russian author and poet (b. 1925)
• 1988 – Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and landscaper (b. 1904)
• 1990 – Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (b. 1929)
• 1992 – Romeo Muller, American actor, screenwriter, for screenplays like the 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) (b. 1928){{Cite news |title=Romeo Muller Jr., 64, Writer for Animation Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/02/obituaries/romeo-muller-jr-64-writer-for-animation.html |work=The New York Times |date=2 January 1993 |access-date=3 January 2022}}
• 1993 – İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, Turkish lawyer and politician, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1908)
• 1993 – Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent (b. 1907)
• 1993 – Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (b. 1907)
• 1994 – Dmitri Ivanenko, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1904)
• 1995 – Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1914)
• 1995 – Doris Grau, American voice actor and script supervisor (b. 1924)
• 1996 – Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
• 1997 – Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 1998 – Sam Muchnick, American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance (b. 1905)
• 1999 – Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1915)
• 1999 – Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, co-designed the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (b. 1909)
• 1999 – Des Renford, Australian swimmer (b. 1927)
• 1999 – Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian (b. 1880)
• 2000 – Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)
• 2002 – Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906)
• 2002 – Eleanor J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1910)
• 2002 – Mary Wesley, English author (b. 1912)
• 2003 – John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1932)
• 2004 – Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
• 2005 – Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1940)
• 2005 – Rona Jaffe, American novelist (b. 1932)
• 2006 – Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, fifth President of Iraq (b. 1937)
• 2006 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (b. 1938)
• 2006 – Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
• 2009 – Rowland S. Howard, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1959)
• 2009 – Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, fourth President of Indonesia (b. 1940)
• 2010 – Bobby Farrell, Dutch dancer and performer from Aruba (b. 1949)
• 2011 – Ronald Searle, English-French cartoonist (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Philip Coppens, Belgian-American journalist and author (b. 1971)
• 2012 – Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1909)
• 2012 – Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (b. 1928)
• 2012 – Dennis Ferguson, Australian sex offender (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (b. 1929)
• 2013 – José María Maguregui, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
• 2013 – Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933)
• 2014 – Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921)
• 2014 – Jim Galloway, Scottish-Canadian clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1936)
• 2014 – Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress (b. 1910)
• 2015 – Doug Atkins, American football player (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (b. 1956)
• 2015 – Mangesh Padgaonkar, Indian poet, playwright, and translator (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Howard Pawley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1934)
• 2017 – Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (b. 1990){{cite web |title=Erica Garner: US civil rights activist whose father was killed by police chokehold |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/erica-garner-us-civil-rights-police-chokehold-death-black-lives-matter-nypd-new-york-racism-staten-island-a8141921.html |website=The Independent |access-date=30 December 2020 |language=en |date=4 January 2018}}
• 2020 – Dawn Wells, American actress, (b. 1938){{Cite news |title=Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of Covid-19 complications at 82 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/30/entertainment/dawn-wells-obit/index.html |work=CNN |last=Respers France |first=Lisa |date=30 December 2020 |access-date=3 January 2022}}
• 2022 – Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (b. 1929){{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/barbara-walters-dead-journalist-celebrity-interviewer-abc-news-1235476703/|title = Barbara Walters, Queen of Celebrity Interviews, Dies at 93|last = Dagan|first = Carmel|work = Variety|date = December 30, 2022|accessdate = December 30, 2022}}
• 2023 – Bryan Ansell, British role-playing and wargame designer (b. 1955){{cite news |last1=Beck |first1=Laycie |title=Man behind one of Nottingham's most successful companies dies age 68 |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/man-behind-one-nottinghams-most-9005580 |access-date=31 December 2023 |agency=NottinghamshireLive |date=31 December 2023}}
• 2023 – Tom Wilkinson, English actor (b. 1948){{Cite news |date=2023-12-30 |title=Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty actor dies at 75 |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65823240 |access-date=2023-12-31}}
• 2023 – Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (b. 1950){{Cite news|title=Aki Yashiro, Enka Singer and Painter, Dies at Age 73; Known for Hit Songs "Funauta" and "Ame no Bojo" |url=https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20240109-160954/ |date=9 January 2024 |access-date=9 January 2024 |newspaper=The Japan News}}

• Christian feast day:
• Abraham the Writer
• Anysia of Salonika
• Egwin of Evesham
• Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church)
• Liberius of Ravenna
• Pope Felix I
• Ralph of Vaucelles
• Roger of Cannae
• December 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province (Slovakia)
• Rizal Day (Philippines)
• The fifth day of Kwanzaa (United States)
• The sixth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

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• [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/30 Historical Events on December 30]

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