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30th December
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1865 Rudyard Kipling 1928 Jack Lord 1939 Del Shannon 1928 Bo Diddley 1934 Russ Tamblyn 1942 Mike Nesmith 1945 Davy Jones 1947 Jeff Lynne 1959 Tracey Ullman 1975 Tiger Woods Died on this day 1916 Rasputin 1970 Sonny Liston Music 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Piratesof Penzance' was performed for the first time in Devon 1948 Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate' was performed for the first time in New York 1986 Holding onto the No. 1 position in the UK was Jackie Wilson with 'Reet Petite(The Sweetest Feeling) Sport 1991 Sunderland Football Club dismissed Denis Smith as manager People & Showbiz 1983 News At 10' presenter Alastair Burnet was awarded a knighthood in the New Years honours list 1991 81 year old Mother Teresa was seriuosly ill in a California hospital following a heart attack 1992 Entertainer Leslie Crowther was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours List. Disc Jockey Jimmy Young, Anthony Hopkinsand Kate Adie were also awarded General Events 1887 A petition addressed to Queen Victoria with the signatures of over 1 million women appealing for public houses to be shut on Sundays, was handed to the Home Secretary 1922 Russia officially became the Union of Soviet Socilaist Republics 1932 The London to Brighton line was electrified, with the Southern Belle becoming the Brighton Belle 1965 Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as the 6th President of the Phillipines |
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