Historical Events
Film Release
"Of Mice and Men", starring Burgess Meredith as George, Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie, is released
Cricket Record
Bradman scores 267 South Australia v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century
- O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 & 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days
Famous Birthdays
- Doeke Eisma, Dutch sociologist and politician (D66)
- Elena Tchaikovskaia, Russian figure skating coach, choreographer (Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov; 6 x World C'ship gold, Olympic gold 1976), born in Moscow, Russia
- Felix Pappalardi, American rock music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1983)
- Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
- Viola Mae Wilkerson, American pop singer ("Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now"), born in Watts, Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
About December 30, 1939
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 83 years, 4 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Capricorn
