Famous people born on December 30 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 30, you share it with Rudyard Kipling, Tiger Woods, LeBron James — and you were born under Capricorn, the sign of the ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
Birthday basics for December 30
Capricorn ♑
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
364th
Day of the year
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years), with 1 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 30
Rudyard Kipling — English author of The Jungle Book and Nobel laureate in literature (born 1865).
Tiger Woods — American golfer who has won 15 major championships (born 1975).
LeBron James — American basketball superstar and the NBA's all-time leading scorer (born 1984).
Also sharing the day:
Sandy Koufax (b. 1935) — Dodgers pitching legend and youngest player elected to the Hall of Fame.
Patti Smith (b. 1946) — punk poet laureate who recorded the landmark album Horses.
Ellie Goulding (b. 1986) — British pop singer of "Lights" and "Love Me Like You Do."
December 30 in history
1853 — The Gadsden Purchase was signed, adding southern Arizona and New Mexico to the United States.
1922 — The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally established.
1924 — Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced that galaxies exist beyond our own Milky Way.
1927 — Tokyo's Ginza Line opened as the first subway in Asia.
1953 — The first color television sets went on sale in the United States for about $1,175 each.
1993 — Israel and the Vatican agreed to establish diplomatic relations.
December 30 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 30?
Anyone born on December 30 is a Capricorn — ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
What is the birthstone for December 30?
The birthstone for a December 30 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 30?
Rudyard Kipling is among the best known — English author of The Jungle Book and Nobel laureate in literature (born 1865).
What happened on December 30?
In 1853, The Gadsden Purchase was signed, adding southern Arizona and New Mexico to the United States.
What day of the year is December 30?
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years), with 1 days still to come.
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