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What happened in history on this day: December 30?
On December 30 in ...
- 1672 - First public music concert, held in London, England, by organizer John Banister. Fee for audience is 1 shilling each.
- 1731 - First US music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston).
- 1877 - Johnannes Brahms' second Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna.
- 1884 - Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig.
- 1929 - Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1961 - Moscow premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 4th Symphony (out 1936).
- 1974 - The Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought).
- 2004 - A fire in a Buenos Aires night club (República Cromagnon) kills 194 people during a rock concert.
Births on December 30
- 1898 - Birth of Vincent Lopez in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard).
- 1907 - Birth of Christina E "Christine" Auwen; Dutch model/singer (Haghezangers).
- 1931 - Birth of Skeeter Davis [Mary Penick] in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA; singer ("The End of the World") (dies 2004).
- 1937 - Birth of John Hartford in New York City, New York, USA; singer/songwriter (Smothers Brothers Hour, "Gentle on My Mind").
- 1937 - Birth of [Noel] Paul Stookey in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; singer/musician/comedian (Peter, Paul, and Mary).
- 1939 - Birth of Del Shannon [Charles Westover] in Coopersville, Michigan, USA; rocker ("Runaway").
- 1942 - Birth of Michael Nesmith in Houston, Texas, USA; rocker/actor (Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville").
- 1945 - Birth of [David] Davy Jones in Manchester, England; singer/actor (Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville").
- 1947 - Birth of Jeff Lynne; rocker (Electric Light Orchestra - "Telephone Line", Travelling Wilburys).
- 1956 - Birth of Suzy Bogguss in Aledo, Illinois, USA; singer ("I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").
- 1959 - Birth of Tracey Ullman in Slough, England; comedienne singer/actress (Tracey Ullman Show).
- 1962 - Birth of Paul Crowder; rocker (The Adventures - "Sea of Love").
Deaths on December 30
- 1967 - Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer ("Twist and Shout"), dies at about age 38.
- 1993 - Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at age 81.
- 1995 - Death of Ralph Flanagan at age 76; bandleader/pianist/arranger (Sammy Kaye, Blue Barron, Charlie Barnet, Gene Krupa, Tony Pastor, Boyd Raeburn, Alvino Rey), "Nevertheless", "Rag Mop", "Harbor Lights", "Slow Poke", "Hot Toddy").
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