What happened on December 30 ?

39 - Roman Emperor Titus (d. 81)

1204 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)

1552 - Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)

1642 - Vicenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)

1673 - Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)

1678 - William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)

1722 - Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)

1724 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)

1785 - Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)

1819 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)

1838 - ÿmile Loubet, 7th President of France (b.1929)

1865 - Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

1869 - Stephen Butler Leacock, British-born writer and economist (d. 1944)

1873 - Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)

1884 - Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)

1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)

1899 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)

1904 - Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)

1906 - Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)

1910 - Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)

1911 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)

1913 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author of children's novels (d. 2002)

1914 - Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)

1917 - Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)

1920 - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)

1928 - Bo Diddley, American singer and musician

1931 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)

1933 - Joseph Bologna, American actor

1934 - John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)

1934 - Joseph P. Hoar, U.S. general

1934 - Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)

1934 - Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer

1935 - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon

1935 - Sandy Koufax, baseball player

1937 - Gordon Banks, English footballer

1937 - John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)

1937 - Jim Marshall, American football player

1937 - Noel Paul Stookey, American singer

1941 - Mel Renfro, American football player

1942 - Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident

1942 - Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)

1942 - Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian for modern history

1942 - Fred Ward, American actor

1945 - Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)

1946 - Patti Smith, American singer

1947 - Michael Burns, Ph.D., American actor and history professor

1947 - Jeff Lynne, English singer and musician (ELO)

1951 - Doug Allder, English footballer

1952 - June Anderson, American soprano

1953 - Harald Schmautz, German-Australian journalist and monarchist

1953 - Meredith Vieira, American TV journalist and personality

1956 - Suzy Bogguss, American singer

1957 - Matt Lauer, American newscaster

1959 - Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer

1961 - Douglas Coupland, Canadian author

1961 - Sean Hannity, American talk radio host and conservative political commentator

1961 - Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete

1963 - Chandler Burr, American author

1963 - Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist

1965 - Darrin C. Huss, Canadian musician and singer (Psyche)

1965 - Zoe Kelli Simon, American actress

1969 - Dave England, American television personality

1969 - Jay Kay, English musician and singer (Jamiroquai)

1972 - Kerry Collins, American football player

1973 - Jason Behr, American actor

1973 - Ato Boldon, West Indian athlete

1975 - Tiger Woods, American golfer

1976 - Meredith Monroe, American actress

1976 - Alex A. Quinn, American actor

1976 - A.J. Pierzynski, baseball player

1977 - Kenyon Martin, American basketball player

1978 - Tyrese, American singer

1978 - Zbigniew Robert Promi?ski Polish Heavy Metal Drummer

1980 - Eliza Dushku, American actress

1982 - Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress

1984 - LeBron James, American basketball player