On this day in history in 1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Today is Wednesday, 30th of December of 2020
It is the 365th day of the year
One day remains until the end of the year
The sun rises at 7:25 am
and sunset will be at 5:00 pm.
Tomorrow we will have 9 hours and 35 minutes of daylight.
The solar transit will be at 12:13 pm.
The first high tide was at 12:45 am
The first low tide was at 5:04 am
The next high tide at 11:00 am.
and the final low tide at Aquatic Park will be at 5:50 pm.
The Moon is 99.8% visible
Today is…
Falling Needles Family Fest Day
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Today is also…
Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province
Rizal Day in The Philippines
The fifth day of Kwanzaa. Today’s principle is Nia, Purpose.
The sixth of the Twelve Days of Christmas. That’s Six Geese A-Laying…
…on this day in history….
1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1936 – The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
…and if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…
1865 – Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1873 – Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (d. 1944)
1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
1914 – Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (d. 1992)
1928 – Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
1931 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1934 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990)
1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor
1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster
1937 – John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001)
1937 – Noel Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1983)
1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1942 – Fred Ward, American actor
1945 – Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2012)
1946 – Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and
1947 – Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1953 – Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host
1956 – Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter
1961 – Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright
1961 – Sean Hannity, American radio and television host
1963 – Mike Pompeo, American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State
1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American procurer
1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer
1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman