December 30: Creation of the USSR, the All India Muslim League and a Photographer Tames Winston Churchill

On This Day in History December 30, 2020 Historical Events 1460  Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York killed and his forces soundly defeated by forces for King Henry VI 1703  Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1906  The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, later laid down the foundations of Pakistan 1922  Creation of the USSR formally proclaimed in Moscow from the Bolshoi Theatre, Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR 1924  Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announces existence of other galactic systems at meeting of the American Astronomical Society 1950  Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states within the French Union More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Hideki Tojo (1884 - 1948) LeBron James 36th Birthday Tiger Woods 45th Birthday Titus (39 - 81) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Saddam Hussein (1937 - 2006) Sonny Liston (1930 - 1970) More Famous Deaths December 30: The Taming of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill made an emotional speech to the Canadian Parliament on this day, December 30, 1941. His photograph from that day is just as memorable. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand