December 30: Historical Events, Famous Birthdays and Deaths On This Day

1460
Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
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1813
War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
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1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
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1947
Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
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1965
Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
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1972
Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
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1993
Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
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1996
Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
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1997
In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
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