A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 30th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On December 30, 1813, during the War of 1812, arson-happy British troops set the small city of Buffalo, New York ablaze as a means of punishing the upstart Americans.
On December 30, 1970, former heavyweight boxing champion Charles L. “Sonny” Liston lay dead on the bedroom floor of his Las Vegas home.
On December 30, 1977, serial killer Ted Bundy escaped from jail and went on to continue his killing spree.
On December 30, 1977, serial murderer Ted Bundy escaped from jail in Colorado, only to continue his murderous ways.
On December 30, 1999, 56 year old former Beatle George Harrison was attacked in his own home by a stranger, later identified as Michael Abram, age 36.
On December 30, 2006, former dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was hanged in a gruesome execution that nearly severed his head from his body.
On December 30, 2009, the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha diesel oil pipeline in Shaanxi, China, suffered a rupture and spilled about 40,000 gallons of fuel into the Wei River and on to the Yellow River.
On December 30, 2018, we at History and Headlines took a moment to remember some of the notable people that died this year.
On December 30, 2024, we took a look back at the ones we lost this year, and instead of trying to amass a giant list of everyone and everything, we aimed to keep this list limited to those of particular note, at least to us!
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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