Page 2: Historical Events In December - 30

1817  On this day in history 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona)   

1818  James Cantey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history john White Geary, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1873   

1821  Angelo Maria Benincori, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1825  Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64 on December - 30.   

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

1828  On this day in history waldemar Thrane, composer, dies at 38   

1832  Abijah Hammond, owned large portion of Greenwich Village, dies on this day in history.   

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

1835  After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R on December - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

1851  Asa Griggs Candler, developed Coca-Cola on this day in history.   

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 December - 30.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

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

1854  Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, first in US, incorporated in NYC on this day in history.   

1854  On December - 30 pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in US, incorporated in NYC   

1855  On this day in history heinrich Hart, German writer (Song of Humanity)   

1859  On December - 30 josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

1861  US, banks stops payments in gold on December - 30.   

1864  On this day in history alessandro Longo, composer   

1865  The birth of Rudyard Kipling, British writer on this day in history.   

1865  Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907) on this day in history.   

1867  Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist (died aboard Titanic) on December - 30.   

1869  Philadelphia Knights of Labor forms on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 30 adolphe Max, Belgian Rep (Lib)   

1870  On December - 30 ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered   

1872  On December - 30 william A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)   

1873  On this day in history american Metrological Society forms (NYC) weights, measures & money   

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

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1204  On December - 30 birth of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)   

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

1566  On December - 30 birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer   

1569  On December - 30 birth of georg Quitschreiber, composer   

1642  Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history birth of ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)   

1678  On December - 30 birth of william Croft, composer   

0273  On this day in history 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 this day in history jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66   

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

1573  On December - 30 death of giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer (b. 1504)   

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

1621  On this day in history death of saint Job of Maniava, Ukrainian Orthodox Saint (b. 1550)