December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains until the end of the year. 534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian …

Discover what happened on December 30 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Dec 30, 2012 · See what historical events occurred, which famous people were born and who died on December 30.

Dec 30, 2012 · Historical events for the 30th of December. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on December 30.

On This Day In History - December 30: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

On December 30, LeBron James, Rudyard Kipling, Tiger Woods were born and Saddam Hussein, Grigori Rasputin, José Rizal died.

December 30 is also known as Falling Needles Family Fest Day, a day to celebrate and appreciate the beauty of real Christmas trees before the needles begin to fall as the season comes to a close.

Did you know that December 30 is known as Bacon Day? Here you'll find interesting facts about Dec 30 as well as historical events that happened on this day.

1460 - At the Battle of Wakefield, in England's Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was defeated and killed by the Lancastrians. 1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.

What happened on this day in history: Grigori Rasputin is assassinated in St. Petersburg, Saddam Hussein is secretly executed in Baghdad, and more important events from December 30th. The American warship U.S.S. Monitor sinks off the coast of …