The 364th day of the year, the 365th in a leap year
Born on 30 December
Every 30 December birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Zircon, TanzaniteThe 1912 list gave Turquoise and Lapis lazuli.
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, HollyUsually taken today to mean good wishes and defence.
- Most common weekdays
- Friday and Wednesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 30 December in any year.
Which weekday 30 December falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 30 December falls on every day of the week: Friday 16, Wednesday 16, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Monday 15.
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How common a birthday 30 December is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,877 babies were born on 30 December in each year of the twenty, making it the 37th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 30 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Rudyard Kipling | 1865–1936 | English writer and poet |
| LeBron James | 1984– | American basketball player |
| Kersti Kaljulaid | 1969– | President of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 |
| Tiger Woods | 1975– | American golfer |
| Tu Youyou | 1930– | Chinese medical scientist |
| Hideki Tojo | 1884–1948 | Japanese general and politician |
| Mike Pompeo | 1963– | American politician, United States Secretary of State from 2018 to 2021 |
| Theodor Fontane | 1819–1898 | German novelist and poet |
| Ellie Goulding | 1986– | English singer and songwriter |
| Omar Bongo | 1935–2009 | Gabonese politician |
| Patti Smith | 1946– | American singer, songwriter, author and poet |
| Ramana Maharshi | 1879–1950 | Indian spiritual teacher |
| Ahmed III | 1673–1736 | 23rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
| Bjarne Stroustrup | 1950– | Danish computer scientist, creator of C++ |
| V | 1995– | South Korean singer, actor and dancer |
| Gordon Banks | 1937–2019 | English association football player |
| Berti Vogts | 1946– | German football manager |
| Eliza Dushku | 1980– | American actress |
Died on 30 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Saddam Hussein | 1937–2006 | Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 |
| Romain Rolland | 1866–1944 | French author |
| Grigori Rasputin | 1869–1916 | Russian mystic |
| Rita Levi-Montalcini | 1909–2012 | Italian neurologist |
| Alfred North Whitehead | 1861–1947 | English mathematician and philosopher |
| José Rizal | 1861–1896 | Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath |
| Trygve Lie | 1896–1968 | Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952 |
| Abdurrahman Wahid | 1940–2009 | President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001 |
| Pope Felix I | died 274 | Pope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274 |
| Pope Innocent IX | 1519–1591 | pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 |
| Luise Rainer | 1910–2014 | German-born actress |
| Khaleda Zia | 1946–2025 | Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006 |
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