Editing December 30 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; The [[Discovery Expedition]] under [[Robert Falcon Scott]] attained a [[Farthest South]] at 82°17′S in [[Antarctica]].<ref>{{cite book  | last = Crane  | first = David  | author-link = David Crane (historian)  | year = 2005  | title = Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage, and Tragedy in the Extreme South  | publisher = [[HarperCollins]]  | location = London  | isbn = 978-0-00-715068-7  | oclc = 60793758  | ref = {{sfnRef|Crane}}  | pages= 214&nbsp;215  }}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Iroquois Theatre fire|A fire at the Iroquois Theater]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] kills at least 605.
*[[1905]] &ndash; Former [[Idaho]] Governor [[Frank Steunenberg]] is assassinated at the front gate of his home in [[Caldwell, Idaho|Caldwell]].
*[[1906]] &ndash; The [[All-India Muslim League]] is founded in [[Dhaka|Dacca]], [[East Bengal]], British India (later [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]). 
*[[1916]] &ndash; Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar [[Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin]] is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince [[Felix Yusupov]]. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later.
*  1916 &ndash; The last [[coronation of the Hungarian monarch|coronation in Hungary]] is performed for King [[Charles I of Austria|Charles IV]] and Queen [[Zita of Bourbon-Parma|Zita]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; The [[Soviet Union|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR) [[Treaty on the Creation of the USSR|is formed]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; The [[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line|Ginza Line]], the first [[rapid transit|subway line]] in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
*[[1935]] &ndash; The Italian Air Force [[Dolo hospital airstrike|bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital]] during the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]].
*[[1936]] &ndash; The [[Flint sit-down strike]] hits General Motors.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] raises the flag of Indian independence at [[Port Blair]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; King [[George II of Greece]] declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: King [[Michael I of Romania]] is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of [[Romania]].
*[[1952]] &ndash; An RAF [[Avro Lancaster]] bomber [[1952 Luqa Avro Lancaster crash|crashes]] in [[Luqa]], Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caruana |first1=Richard |title=60 years ago: Lancaster crashes into Luqa village |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/60-years-ago-lancaster-crashes-into-luqa-village.451515 |work=[[Times of Malta]] |date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180324/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/60-years-ago-lancaster-crashes-into-luqa-village.451515 |archive-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)|Finnish National Bureau of Investigation]] is established to consolidate [[criminal investigation]] and [[Criminal intelligence|intelligence]] into a single agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calendarz.com/on-this-day/december/30/national-bureau-of-investigation-finland|title=Events on December 30 in history: National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)|website=CalendarZ|date=30 December 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; The [[Guatemalan Air Force]] sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking [[Mexico-Guatemala conflict|international tension]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight L-51]] crashes near [[Liepāja International Airport]] in [[Liepāja]], Latvia, killing 43.<ref name="asn">{{Cite web |title=Accident description Saturday 30 December 1967 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671230-0 |access-date=2018-05-28 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Operation Linebacker II]] ends.
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Stella Sigcau]], Prime minister of the South African [[Bantustan]] of Transkei, is ousted from power in a [[1987 Transkei coup d'état|bloodless military coup]] led by General [[Bantu Holomisa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Army Stages Coup in Black S. Africa Area: General Takes Over in Transkei Region, Charges Corruption|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-30-mn-21764-story.html|access-date=25 December 2022|website=The Los Angeles Times|date=30 December 1987}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; Israel establishes [[diplomatic recognition|diplomatic relations]] with [[Holy See|Vatican City]] and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
*[[1996]] &ndash; Proposed budget cuts by [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
*[[1997]] &ndash; In the worst incident in [[Algeria]]'s insurgency, the [[Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997|Wilaya of Relizane massacres]], 400 people from four villages are killed.
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rizal Day bombings]]: A series of bombs explode in various places in [[Metro Manila]], Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
*[[2004]] &ndash; A fire in the [[República Cromañón nightclub fire|República Cromagnon nightclub]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, kills 194.
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)|Tropical Storm Zeta]] forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest [[tropical cyclone]] ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Madrid–Barajas Airport]] is [[2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing|bombed]].
*  2006 &ndash; The Indonesian passenger ferry {{MV|Senopati Nusantara}} sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
*  2006 &ndash; Former [[President of Iraq]] [[Saddam Hussein]] [[Execution of Saddam Hussein|is executed]]. 
*[[2009]] &ndash; A segment of the [[Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline]] ruptures in [[Shaanxi]], China, and approximately {{convert|150000|L|usgal|abbr=on}} of [[Diesel fuel|diesel oil]] [[Yellow River oil spill|flows down]] the [[Wei River]] before finally reaching the [[Yellow River]].
*  2009 &ndash; A suicide bomber [[Camp Chapman attack|kills]] nine people at [[Forward Operating Base Chapman]], a key facility of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in [[Afghanistan]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces [[December 2013 Kinshasa attacks|attack]] key buildings in [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
*[[2020]] &ndash; A [[2020 Aden airport attack|large explosion]] at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of [[Aden]] kills at least 22 people and wounds 50.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2020 |title=Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55484436 |access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>