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unusual facts about 30 December



1898 in Brazil

30 December - Luís da Câmara Cascudo, anthropologist, folklorist, journalist, historian, lawyer, and lexicographer (died 1986)


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2013 corruption scandal in Turkey

Babak Zanjani, an alleged partner and accomplice of Reza Zarrab, was arrested in Iran on 30 December.

Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu

Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu (15 July 1923 – 30 December 2009) was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka, Uganda.

Aníbal Ruiz

Aníbal "Maño" Ruiz Leites, born 30 December 1942 in Salto, Uruguay, is a football (soccer) coach.

Aragonese Wikipedia

After its foundation on 21 July 2004, the Aragonese Wikipedia reached 1,000 articles on 30 December 2005 after the creation of an article about Panama City and its community produced a special logo to commemorate the event.

Aroldo Bonzagni

Aroldo Bonzagni (24 September 1887 – 30 December 1918) was a painter, draftsman and illustrator born in Cento, Italy.

Berno, Apostle of the Obotrites

While he was on this journey, Pribislav, Prince of Mecklenburg, died, on 30 December 1178 in Lüneburg, in the train of which much serious disturbance ensued: on 10 November 1179 Doberan Abbey was sacked and all the inhabitants killed; Dargun Abbey was abandoned by its monks.

Catherine Dickens

Catherine Dickens was the subject of the sixty minute BBC Two documentary Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas, broadcast on 30 December 2011 and performed and presented by Sue Perkins, and which looked at the marriage of Charles Dickens through the eyes of Catherine.

Charles Lynn Davies

Charles Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies (born 30 December 1929) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for several clubs including Llanelli and Cardiff.

Daniel Amokachi

Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 30 December 1972 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian former professional footballer of Idoma descent and assistant manager of the Nigeria national football team.

Diego Della Valle

Diego Della Valle (born 30 December 1953 on Sant'Elpidio a Mare) is the President and CEO of the Italian leather goods company, Tod's.

Edward J. Pitts

Edward John Pitts (1 October 1832 – 30 December 1885) was an artist and pastoralist in the early days of South Australia, noted for founding The Levels as a sheep breeding establishment.

El Chino Ántrax

He was arrested on 30 December 2013 at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands at the request of the United States, which contacted the Interpol to arrest him for charges relating to drug trafficking.

Fares Juma Al Saadi

Fares Juma Hasan Juma Al Saadi (born 30 December 1988) is an Emirati footballer who plays for Al Ain FC.

Fran Cosgrave

Fran Cosgrave (born 30 December 1977) is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard.

Frances Lumley-Saunderson, Countess of Scarbrough

Frances Douglas-Hamilton (died 30 December 1772) was the daughter of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney and his wife, Elizabeth Villiers.

Hans Ussing

Hans Henrikson Ussing (30 December 1911 – 22 December 2000) was a Danish scientist, best known for having invented the Ussing chamber.

Hedley Atkins

Sir Hedley John Barnard Atkins KBE (30 December 1905 – 26 November 1983) was the first professor of surgery at Guy's Hospital and President of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Hilda Gibson

Hilda Kaye Gibson (1925-30 December 2013) was a member of the Women's Land Army, colloquially known as the Land Girls, during the Second World War, and campaigned to gain official governmental recognition for the service of WLA members.

Huw Owen

Owen was born on 30 December 1926 in Cardiff and was educated at Cardiff High School and Jesus College, Oxford, where he studied Literae Humaniores and Theology.

International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies

The fourth meeting of ISoFT was at the City University of Hong Kong from November 30-December 3, 2011 and was chaired by Dr. István T. Horváth.

James Noel Tetley

James Noel Tetley was born on 30 December 1898 in Headingley, Leeds, to Frank Tetley and his wife Harriett Constance.

Jana Gana Mana

King George V was scheduled to arrive in the city on 30 December and a section of the Anglo-Indian English press in Calcutta thought – and duly reported – that Tagore's anthem was a homage to the emperor.

Johanna Sällström

Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (born Berglund 30 December 1974 in Stockholm - died 13 February 2007 in Malmö) was a Swedish actress.

Josef Pöhs

Josef Pöhs was killed on 30 December 1943 when the ME 163 that he was flying was shot down over Bad Zwischenahn.

Karl Emil Lischke

Karl Emil Lischke (born 30 December 1819 in Stettin – died 1886 in Bonn) was a German lawyer, politician, diplomat, and amateur naturalist.

Katarina Taikon

Katarina Taikon-Langhammer (29 July 1932 at Almby, Örebro - 30 December 1995 at Ytterhogdal, Hälsingland; Sweden) was a Swedish Romany writer and actor, from the Kalderash caste.

Keiko Fuji

She married the Enka singer Kiyoshi Maekawa and retired from singing in 1979, announcing her retirement during a TV show on 30 December of that year.

KJU

Kim Jong-un (born 1983 or 1984), supreme leader of North Korea since 30 December 2011

Langley Field

The base is one of the oldest facilities of the Air Force, having been established on 30 December 1916, prior to America's entry to World War I by the Army Air Service, named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley.

Lily L. Allen

Allen was born to John Oram and Jane (Talbott) Oram at Newport, County Mayo, Ireland on 30 December 1867.

Lord William Beresford

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford VC KCIE (20 July 1847 – 30 December 1900) born Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Manuel de Sá

Manuel de Sá (b. at Vila do Conde, Province Entre-Minho-e-Douro, 1530; d. at Arona, Italy, 30 December 1596) was a Portuguese Jesuit theologian and exegete.

Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim

Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim (born 30 December 1990) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kelantan in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia national team.

Rosalinde Hurley

Dame Rosalinde Hurley, Mrs. Gortvai, DBE, FRC, FRCPath, FRCOG (30 December 1929 – 30 June 2004) was knighted by the British government for her services to medicine, science and law.

Sergio García de la Fuente

On 22 December 2009 he scored the side's first goal in a 4–2 victory against Argentina and, on 30 December 2013, he netted twice in a 4–1 triumph over Cape Verde.

Siegfried Lipiner

Siegfried Salomo Lipiner (24 October 1856 – 30 December 1911) was an Austrian writer and poet whose works made an impression on Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche, but who published nothing after 1880 and lived out his life as Librarian of Parliament in Vienna.

Siewierz

On 30 December 1443, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, the bishop of Kraków, bought Sewer/Siewierz from Wacław I of Teschen, who was deeply in debts then.

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

# Ulrik (30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 in Rühn), last Bishop of the old Schleswig see (1602–1624), and as Ulrich II Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin (1603–1624), married with Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen

Stephen Blackmore

Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FIBiol FLS (born 30 July 1952) is a British botanist, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1999 until 30 December 2013; previous to this he was Keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum in London 1990-1999.

Tim Schleicher

Tim Schleicher (born 30 December 1988 in Nuremberg) is a German freestyle wrestler.

Timothie Bright

In 1588 he dedicated his treatise Characterie to Queen Elizabeth, who on 5 July 1591 presented him to the rectory of Methley in Yorkshire, then void by the death of Otho Hunt, and on 30 December 1594 to the rectory of Barwick-in-Elmet, in the same county.

Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon

On 30 December 1803, the Scindhia signed the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon with the British after the Battle of Assaye and Battle of Argaon.

Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

As Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin he was succeeded by his grandson the last Bishop of Schleswig, Prince Ulrich of Denmark (30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 in Rühn), who married with Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen.

Urbain Dubois

Dubois married Marie-Virginie-Louise Boder on 30 December 1868 in Potsdam.

Vasile Avădanei

Vasile Valentin Avădanei (born 30 December 1979 in Târgu Neamț, Neamţ, Romania) is a Romanian football player.

Ville Larinto

Larinto made his World Cup debut in 2007-08, and picked up his first World Cup points in the Four Hills opener at Oberstdorf, Germany on 30 December 2007, when he finished 29th.

Vladimir Vujasinović

On 30 December Vujasinović won with Partizan the ninth "Tom Hoad Cup" in Perth, defeating in the final the Australian team, Fremantle Mariners 11–9.

Younes Shakeri

Younes Shakeri (born 30 December 1989) is an Iranian footballer Forward who currently plays for Padideh on loan from Persepolis in Azadegan League.

Zendmast Ruiselede

On 30 December 1933, an Imperial Airways aircraft crashed into a mast and demolished it.