Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
146701December 29Death2013 – Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933)
146702December 29Death2013 – Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier and multiple Olympic champion (b. 1937)
146703December 29Death2014 – Saiyid Hamid, Indian academic and diplomat (b. 1920)
146704December 29Death2014 – Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
146705December 29Death2014 – Odd Iversen, Norwegian footballer (b. 1945)
146706December 29Death2014 – Jenny Pat, Hong Kong illustrator and art dealer (b. 1981)
146707December 29Death2014 – Juanito Remulla, Sr., Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (b. 1933)
146708December 29Holiday and observanceChristian feast day:David, King and prophet (Catholic, Lutheran)Thomas BecketTrophimus of ArlesDecember 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
146709December 29Holiday and observanceConstitution Day (Ireland)
146710December 29Holiday and observanceIndependence Day (Mongolia)
146711December 29Holiday and observanceThe fifth day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
146712December 30Event1066 – 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.
146713December 30Event1460 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
146714December 30Event1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
146715December 30Event1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
146716December 30Event1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
146717December 30Event1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
146718December 30Event1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
146719December 30Event1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila, Philippines.
146720December 30Event1896 – Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
146721December 30Event1897 – The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
146722December 30Event1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
146723December 30Event1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
146724December 30Event1906 – The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India. It went on to lay the foundations of Pakistan.
146725December 30Event1916 – The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
146726December 30Event1919 – Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student.
146727December 30Event1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
146728December 30Event1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
146729December 30Event1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
146730December 30Event1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.

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