On This Day December 30th

 December 30th is the three-hundred-sixty-fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 2 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela, and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.

1460 – Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.

1902 – The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.

1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later.

1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.

1993 – Israel established diplomatic relations with Vatican City and upgraded to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.

2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic basin.

Birthdays

39 CE – Titus, Roman emperor (probable; [ d. 81 CE)

1678 – William Croft, English organist and composer (d. 1727)

1849 – John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)

1865 – Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

1919 – David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)

1928 – Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

1931 – Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)

1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster

1947 – Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer

1984 – LeBron James, an American basketball player, producer, and businessman

Holiday Highlight

The Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

The Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute is celebrated on December 30, marking a final opportunity to accomplish plans before the year ends. Although the founder and origin of the festival are unknown, it serves as a reminder that there’s still time for adjustments and transformations. This day encourages individuals to reflect on the past without regret, focusing instead on future possibilities. It emphasizes the importance of setting goals and making plans, inviting like-minded people to celebrate the transition from one year to the next. Ultimately, it reinforces the idea that change is always possible as long as life continues.

Holidays And Observance 

Bacon Day 

Falling Needles Family Fest Day 

Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute 

National Bicarbonate of Soda Day

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