THIS DAY IN #HISTORY 3012

This day in #history 3012
DECEMBER 30TH

1897 – Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony

1906 – Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy

1906 – The All India Muslim League is founded in
Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan

1922 – Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR & Transcaucasian SSR

1943 – Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of
Indian independence at Port Blair.

1947 – King Michael of Romania , forced by
communists abdicates his throne

1947 – Romanian republic proclaimed

1949 – India recognizes People’s Republic of China

1950 – Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states in France Union

1975 – Constitution of Democratic Republic of
Madagascar comes into force

1979 – Togo adopts constitution

1985 – Pakistan restores constitution

1987 – Premier Mugabe elected president of
Zimbabwe

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1975 -Eldrick Tont ‘Tiger’ Woods, Cypress California, golfer (16 Majors and 74 PGA wins)

1977 – Laila Ali, American boxer

1980 – Eliza Dushku , Boston MA , actress ( This Boy ‘s Life, True Lies, Journey)

1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player

FAMOUS DEATHS

1984 – Massa , oldest gorilla on record (b . 1930 )

2006 – Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad at 69

2009 – Abdurrahman Wahid , 4 th President of
Indonesia (b .1940 )