December 30 is the 364th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains until the end of the year.
We have some interesting facts & historic events all about December 30th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about December 30th in history!
Table of Contents
Global Celebrations
- National Bacon Day
- National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Historic Events
What Happened On This Day – December 30
2011: Samoa and Tokelau skipped December 30
The South Pacific Ocean Islands changed their time zone and move west of the international dateline to align their time zone with their major trading partners, Australia and New Zealand. In doing so, they skipped December 30 and moved directly from December 29 to December 31. 119 years ago, Samoa had made a similar shift, eastwards of the dateline, to synchronize its time with the United States. Today, Samoa follows West Samoa Time, which is 13 hours ahead of UTC.
2006: Saddam Hussein executed
The deposed president of Iraq was hanged after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity. Hussein was the fifth president of Iraq and came to power after a coup in 1968.
2004: Highest barometric pressure recorded
At 2 am local time, the atmospheric pressure in Tosontsengel, Mongolia rose to 846.5 hPa (adjusted for height above sea level).
1995: Lowest temperature ever recored in the UK
Altnaharra, a small hamlet in northern Scotland, recorded a temperature of −27.2°C (-16.96 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature had dipped this low once before in the UK – in Braemar, East Scotland on January 10, 1982
1947: Last king of Romania steps down
Michael I was forced to abdicate by the Communist Party of Romania. His first reign over the country was in 1927 as a 6-year old, and it lasted only 3 years until 1930. He was then reinstalled in 1940.
Famous Birthdays
Births On This Day, December 30
1984: LeBron James, American basketball player
1975: Tiger Woods, American golfer
1946: Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter, poet
1865: Rudyard Kipling, English author, poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1853: André Messager, French composer
Heartbreaking Deaths
Deaths On This Day, December 30
2009: Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian politician, 4th President of Indonesia
2006: Saddam Hussein, Iraqi politician, 5th President of Iraq
1970: Sonny Liston, American boxer
1947: Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician, philosopher
1896: José Rizal, Filipino polymath
