Page 2: Historical Events In December - 30

1817  On December - 30 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)   

1818  James Cantey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1874 on December - 30.   

1819  John White Geary, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1873 on December - 30.   

1821  Angelo Maria Benincori, composer, dies at 42 on December - 30.   

1825  On December - 30 peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64   

1828  On December - 30 mark Perrin Lowrey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1828  Waldemar Thrane, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1832  Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies on December - 30.   

1835  After gold discovery in GA, Cherokees forced to move across Mississippi River on December - 30.   

1835  On December - 30 after gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R   

1836  Lehman-theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die on this day in history.   

1844  On December - 30 opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg)   

1847  John Peter Altgeld, German/US (Gov-Ill)/pardoned Haymarket-anarchists on December - 30.   

1848  On December - 30 mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

1851  On this day in history asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola   

1853  Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million. Area is now southern Arizona & New Mexico on this day in history.   

1853  The US purchases 30,000 square miles of land from Mexico in what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona. The Gadsden Purchase cost the US $10 million on this day in history.   

1853  On December - 30 a dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London.   

1853  On this day in history andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer   

1854  Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, first in US, incorporated in NYC on December - 30.   

1854  On this day in history pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in US, incorporated in NYC   

1855  On December - 30 heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)   

1859  On this day in history josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

1861  US, banks stops payments in gold on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history alessandro Longo, composer   

1865  The birth of Rudyard Kipling, British writer on December - 30.   

1865  On December - 30 rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907)   

1867  On this day in history simon Guggenheim, philanthropist (died aboard Titanic)   

1869  On this day in history philadelphia Knights of Labor forms   

1869  On this day in history adolphe Max, Belgian Rep (Lib)   

1870  On this day in history ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered   

1872  William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901) on December - 30.   

1873  American Metrological Society forms (NYC) weights, measures & money on December - 30.   

1875  Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms on this day in history.   

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1204  Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282) was born on December - 30.   

1552  On December - 30 birth of simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  Georg Quitschreiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)   

1644  On December - 30 birth of philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral   

1673  Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1678  William Croft, composer was born on December - 30.   

0273  On December - 30 felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274)   

1218  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1162)   

1460  On this day in history death of richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)   

1525  On December - 30 jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66   

1572  On December - 30 galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60   

1573  Death of Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1591  Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1621  On December - 30 death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)