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Dec
30

On This Day

39 events  ·  92 deaths  ·  208 births

Events on 30 December 39

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Year 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.

Year 1419

Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle

Year 1460

Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.

Year 1702

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

Year 1813

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

Year 1816

The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.

Year 1825

The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.

Year 1853

Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.

Year 1896

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

Year 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.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2

🇳🇵 Nepal · Tamu Lhochhar
🇵🇭 Philippines · Rizal Day

Birthdays on 30 December 208

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Empress Dowager Bian
b. 159 – d. 230
Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (d. 230)
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Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi
b. 1204 – d. 1282
Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
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Vasily I of Moscow
b. 1371 – d. 1425
Vasily I of Moscow (d. 1425)
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Ebussuud Efendi
b. 1490 – d. 1574
Ebussuud Efendi, Ottoman lawyer and jurist (d. 1574)
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David Pareus
b. 1548 – d. 1622
David Pareus, German theologian (d. 1622)
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Ulrik of Denmark (1578-1624)
b. 1578 – d. 1624
Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (d. 1624)
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Vincenzo da Filicaja
b. 1642 – d. 1707
Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
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Ahmed III
b. 1673 – d. 1736
Ahmed III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1736)
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William Croft
b. 1678 – d. 1727
William Croft, English organist and composer (d. 1727)
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Charles Yorke
b. 1722 – d. 1770
Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
b. 1724 – d. 1805
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (d. 1805)
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Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie
b. 1760 – d. 1829
Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (d. 1829)

Deaths on 30 December 92

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Pope Felix I
d. 274
Pope Felix I
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Egwin of Evesham
d. 717
Egwin of Evesham, bishop of Worcester
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Tian Jun
d. 903 (b. 858)
Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (b. 858)
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Wang Shenzhi
d. 925 (b. 862)
Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (b. 862)
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Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1115
Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
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Bernard Gui
d. 1331
Bernard Gui, inquisitor (b. 1261 or 1262)
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Bonne of Berry
d. 1435 (b. 1362)
Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (b. 1362)
Louis III, Elector Palatine
Louis III, Elector Palatine
d. 1436 (b. 1378)
Louis III, Elector Palatine (b. 1378)
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Edmund, Earl of Rutland
d. 1460 (b. 1443)
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1443)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
d. 1460 (b. 1411)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (b. 1411)
Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger
d. 1525 (b. 1459)
Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (b. 1459)
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Galeazzo Alessi
d. 1572 (b. 1512)
Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (b. 1512)