December 30th
1460 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
1731 – 1st US music concert (Peter Pelham’s great room in Boston)
1877 – Johnannes Brahms’ 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna
1918 – John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover
1970 – Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles
Famous Birthdays Today
1880 – Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein
1935 – Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher (Cy Young ’63, ’65, ’66, perfect-1967)
1942 – Guy Edwards, English racing driver
1953 – Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
1957 – Matt Lauer, TV host (Today Show)
In Memoriam
1691 – Robert Boyle, Irish scientist (b. 1627)
1832 – Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies
1984 – Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
1992 – Ling-Ling, 1st panda China gave US, dies at 23
Holiday’s Around the World
Bolivia, Chile : Bank Holiday
Iran : Birthday of Iman Reza
Italy : New Year’s Eve
Philippiines : Rizal Day (anniversary of his death) (1896)
El Salvador : Bank Holiday
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