On This Day: 30 December

30 December in Indian history

• 1943Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.India
• 1906The 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.India
• 1816The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.India

30 December in world history

• 2009Due 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.
• 2009A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
• 2006Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal.
• 1993Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
• 1954The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation was established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.
• 1947Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
• 1935Second Italo-Ethiopian War: In retaliation for the execution of an Italian prisoner of war, the Italian Air Force destroyed a field hospital of the Swedish Red Cross in Dolo.
• 1916The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
• 1905Former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
• 1902The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a new Farthest South point in Antarctica.
• 1896Canadian 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.
• 1702Queen 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.
• 1641Reapers' 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.
• 1460Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Wakefield, Lancastrian forces destroyed the Yorkist army and killed Richard of York at Sandal Magna in West Yorkshire, England.
• 1419Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.

Born on 30 December

• 1995V, South Korean singer
• 1974Dr. Jitheshji, Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial OratorIndia
• 1967Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster
• 1887K. M. Munshi, Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (died 1971)India
• 1865Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)India
• 159Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (died 230)

Died on 30 December

• 2009Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, fourth President of Indonesia (born 1940)
• 1990Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (born 1929)India
• 1971Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (born 1919)India
• 1460Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (born 1411)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 30 December in history?

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. 2009: A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. 2006: Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal. 1993: Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.

What happened on 30 December in Indian history?

1943: Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. 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. 1816: The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.

Which famous people were born on 30 December?

V, South Korean singer (1995); Dr. Jitheshji, Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial Orator (1974); Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster (1967); K. M. Munshi, Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (died 1971) (1887).

Which day is observed on 30 December?

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).