WHAT HAPPENED ON 30. DECEMBER
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King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. (30. December 1947)

The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award. (30. December 1948)

The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing 3 and sparking international tension. (30. December 1958)

Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines. (30. December 1965)

Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam. (30. December 1972)

For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. (30. December 1977)

In the 39th game of his third NHL season, Wayne Gretzky scores five goals, giving him 50 on the year and setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy, who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games. (30. December 1981)

Israel and Vatican City establish diplomatic relations. (30. December 1993)

In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26. (30. December 1996)

Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. (30. December 1996)

In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. (30. December 1997)

Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. (30. December 2000)

A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194. (30. December 2004)

Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin. (30. December 2005)

Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. (30. December 2006)

The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. (30. December 2006)

Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. (30. December 2006)

A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River. (30. December 2009)

A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. (30. December 2009)

Owing to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau. (30. December 2011)