Did you know
V released his first independent song, the self-composed "Scenery", in 2019.
Famous Birthdays on December 30
1995 — V
South Korean singer
December 30 has 229 recorded notable births across history, from 39 to 1995. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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39 – 1995
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- 1641 Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France. Source
- 1987 Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa. Source
- 1993 Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland. Source
- 1954 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. Source
Did you know
Joe Root was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top scored for England.
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Koufax was the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award, each time winning unanimously and the only pitcher to do so when a single award was given for both leagues; he was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1963.
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After serving as a local news personality, in New York City, on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for NBC's Today, from 1994 to 1997.
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Martin was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets.
More major people born on December 30
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1990
Joe Root
English cricketer
Joseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from 2017 to 2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket.
1935
Sandy Koufax
American baseball player and sportscaster
Sanford Koufax, nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former professional baseball player.
1957
Matt Lauer
American journalist and television host
Matthew Todd Lauer is an American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News.
1977
Kenyon Martin
American basketball player
Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1937
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2001)
John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of…
1967
Carl Ouellet
Canadian wrestler and sportscaster
Carl Ouellet is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name PCO. He is known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and with World Championship Wrestling during the 1990s.
1983
Nick Symmonds
American runner
Nicholas Boone Symmonds is an American YouTube personality and retired middle-distance runner from Boise, Idaho, who specialized in the 800 meters and 1500 meters.
1944
William J. Fallon
American admiral
William Joseph Fallon is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008.
1899
Helge Ingstad
Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (died 2001)
Helge Marcus Ingstad was a Norwegian explorer. In 1960, after mapping some Norse settlements, Ingstad and his wife archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad found remnants of a Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows in the…
1938
Ron Wolf
American Football Hall of Fame General Manager
Ronald Wolf is an American former professional football executive who was a general manager (GM) of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers.
1578
Ulrik of Denmark
Danish prince-bishop (died 1624)
Prince Ulrik John of Denmark, was a son of King Frederick II of Denmark and his consort, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
1819
Theodor Fontane
German author and poet (died 1898)
Theodor Fontane was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author.
1950
Martti Vainio
Finnish runner
Martti Olavi Vainio is a Finnish former long-distance runner. In Finland he is recognized as the last of the great runners of the famous "V-line", the previous ones being Juha Väätäinen, Lasse Virén, and Pekka Vasala.
1878
William Aberhart
Canadian evangelist and politician, seventh Premier of Alberta (died 1943)
William Aberhart, also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the seventh premier of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1943.
1956
Sheryl Lee Ralph
American actress and singer
Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated…
1906
Carol Reed
English director and producer (died 1976)
Sir Carol Reed was an English film director and producer. Considered one of the foremost British filmmakers of the post-World War II era, he achieved prominence in the late 1940s for his film noir thrillers Odd Man Out…
1919
David Willcocks
English organist, composer, and conductor (died 2015)
Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator.
1961
Douglas Coupland
German-Canadian author and playwright
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian visual artist and writer. Trained originally as a sculptor, Coupland found unexpected success as a novelist with the publication of his 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales…
1973
Jason Behr
American actor
Jason Behr is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series Roswell, for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films The Shipping News and…