ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY dec 30th 987 - French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 1317 - Pontifical degree Sancta Romania against spiritualists 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York killed and his forces soundly defeated by forces for King Henry VI 1621 - English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament 1665 - Messiah Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople 1666 - Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname 1672 - Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden Neth 1685 - Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands 1689 - Henry Purcell & Tates opera Dido & Aeneas premieres in Chesea 1703 - Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1731 - 1st US music concert (Peter Pelhams great room in Boston) 1794 - French troops conquer Grave Neth 1809 - Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston 1813 - Danzig surrenders to allied armies 1816 - The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed. 1817 - 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) 1835 - After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R Naturalist Charles DarwinNaturalist Charles Darwin 1835 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney 1836 - Lehman Theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die 1844 - Opera Stradella after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg) 1853 - A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon (ornithopod dinosaur) created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London. 1854 - Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in US, incorporated in NYC 1861 - US banks stops payments in gold 1869 - Philadelphia Knights of Labor forms 1873 - American Metrological Society forms (NYC) weights, measures & money 1875 - Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms 1877 - Johnannes Brahms 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna 1879 - Gilbert & Sullivans Pirates of Penzance premieres 1884 - Anton Bruckners 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig 1888 - Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star 1892 - Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal 1893 - Russia signs military accord with France 1896 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 Filipino Nationalist and Novelist Jose RizalFilipino Nationalist and Novelist Jose Rizal 1896 - Filipino nationalist José Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila by the Spanish. 1897 - Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony 1903 - Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history 1903 - American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans 1905 - Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho. 1906 - Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1906 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan. 1907 - Abraham Mills commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball 1908 - Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers outscore Edmonton, 13-10 in 2 game set 1911 - Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs v Aust at MCG 1911 - Sun Yat-sen elected 1st pres of Republic of China 1913 - Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 & 9-103) 1915 - Cromarty Harbour, Scotland - British cruiser Natal explodes: 405 die 1917 - -32°F (-36°C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record) 1917 - -37°F (-38°C) in Lewisburg, WV (state record) First Director of the FBI J. Edgar HooverFirst Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover 1918 - John E Hoover decides to be called J. Edgar Hoover 1919 - Lincolns Inn in London admits its first female bar student. 1922 - Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR & Transcaucasian SSR 1922 - Creation of the USSR formally proclaimed in Moscow from the Bolshoi Theatre 1924 - Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announces existence of other galactic systems at meeting of the American Astronomical Society 1925 - NSW score 705 against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701 1926 - Paul Eliot Greens In Abrahams Bosom premieres in NYC 1926 - Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) Astronomer Edwin HubbleAstronomer Edwin Hubble 1927 - Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1929 - Cole Porters musical Wake Up & Dream premieres in NYC 1929 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates 1932 - Bradman out for a duck v England at cricket MCG 1933 - -50°F (-46°C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record) 1933 - Government disallows NSB-membership for civil service 1933 - Jack Badcock scores 274 v Victoria, Tasmanias 1st double-ton 1935 - Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia 1936 - United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant Cricket Legend Donald BradmanCricket Legend Donald Bradman 1938 - Electronic television system patented (V K Zworykin) 1939 - Bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century 1939 - OReilly takes 14-45 (8-23 & 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days 1939 - Of Mice and Men, starring Burgess Meredith as George Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie, is released 1940 - Californias 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens 1941 - Nazibezetters oblige artsen member to become of Artsenkamer 1941 - Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organization 1941 - Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament Soldier, Author and British Prime Minister Winston ChurchillSoldier, Author and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill 1943 - Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash 1943 - Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. 1944 - King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1947 - 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) 1947 - King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne 1947 - Romanian republic proclaimed 1948 - Kiss Me, Kate opens at New Century Theater NYC for 1077 performances 1949 - India recognizes Peoples Republic of China 1950 - Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states in France Union 1952 - Tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US 1953 - The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA. 1954 - House of Flowers opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 165 performances Author Truman CapoteAuthor Truman Capote 1954 - Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in NYC 1956 - NY Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game 1957 - Israeli government of Ben-Gurion, resigns 1957 - New York Giants win NFL championship 1958 - French franc devalued 1959 - George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned 1961 - Moscow: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch 4th Symphony (out 1936) 1962 - Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game 1963 - Lets Make A Deal, debuts on NBC-TV 1963 - Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar 1963 - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship Playwright Edward AlbeePlaywright Edward Albee 1964 - Edward Albees Tiny Alice premieres in NYC 1965 - Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated as President of the Phillipines 1966 - The cult classic One Million Years B.C., starring Raquel Welch, is released 1967 - Beatles Hello Goodbye single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks 1967 - Great Western Forum opens in LA 1968 - -48°F (-44°C), Mazama & Winthrop, Washington (state record) 1969 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1970 - The financial cost of the disturbances and riots in Northern Ireland during 1969 and 1970 are today estimated to be £5.5 million Actress Raquel WelchActress Raquel Welch 1971 - Long Island NHL franchise purchased (NY Islanders) 1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1971 - A member of the Irish Republican Army is killed in a premature bomb explosion in Santry, Dublin. 1972 - Pres Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam & announces peace talks 1973 - 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab) 1973 - Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game 1973 - Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game 1974 - Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) 1975 - Boccaccio closes at Edison Theater NYC after 7 performances 1975 - Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force 1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1977 - Carter holds 1st news conference by US pres in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) 1978 - King & I closes at Uris Theater NYC after 719 performances 1978 - Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach 1979 - Rock group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer break up 1979 - Togo adopts constitution 1980 - Wonderful World of Disney last performance on NBC-TV Ice Hockey Great Wayne GretzkyIce Hockey Great Wayne Gretzky 1981 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season 1982 - Anthony Shaffers Whodunnit premieres in NYC 1982 - England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG 1982 - US Assay Office in New York City, NY closes 1985 - IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released 1985 - Pakistan restores constitution 1987 - Australia hang on for draw v NZ at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short 1987 - Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe 1988 - Canadian Senate OKs free trade pact; with US 1988 - Former Soviet Pres Brezhnevs son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery) Zimbabwean President Robert MugabeZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe 1988 - Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet 86 government fuel standard 1988 - North subpoenas Reagan & Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial 1989 - 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000 1989 - Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50m freestyle (27.15 sec) 1990 - Miser closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 93 performances 1990 - 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000 1992 - Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney 1992 - Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win v West Indies 1993 - Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe closes at Palace NYC after 7 perfs US President & Actor Ronald ReaganUS President & Actor Ronald Reagan 1993 - Vatican recognizes Israel 1995 - Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1995 - The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. This equalled the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982. 1996 - Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. 1996 - UN announces that a total of 21 contracts have been approved for the limited Iraqi oil sales under Resolution 986 1997 - An abandoned building collapses on NYs 42nd St, no one hurt 1997 - In the worst incident in Algerias insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people are killed from four villages. 2000 - Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. 2003 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft recuses himself and his office from the Plame affair. 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 International Airport is bombed. NFL Head Coach Mike ShanahanNFL Head Coach Mike Shanahan 2008 - NFL head coach Mike Shanahan is fired by the Denver Broncos 2012 - 19 people are killed by a suicide bomber in Balochistan, Pakistan 2012 - 9 people are killed and 26 are injured in a tour bus crash off interstate 84, Oregon, US 2012 - The opening of Line 6 of the Beijing subway makes it the longest metro network in the world at 442km 2013 - 15 people are killed in a trolley-bus bomb attack in Voglograd, Russia 2013 - NFL head coach Mike Shanahan is fired by the Washington Redskins
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