Historical Events In August - 30

1969  Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida on this day in history.   

1970  Anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41 on this day in history.   

1972  David Barrett 1930- leads the NDP to victory over WAC Bennett's Social Credit Party, taking 39 seats in the British Columbia provincial election; upsetting 20 years of Socred rule on August - 30.   

1973  On this day in history kenya bans the hunting of elephants and the trade in ivory.   

1974  On August - 30 express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153   

1974  Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87 on August - 30.   

1976  On August - 30 tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1976  USS Oriskany, the last of the Essex-class attack carriers, was decommissioned at San Francisco and placed in the mothball fleet. Oriskany saw extensive action in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts on August - 30.   

1979  On this day in history a U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland.   

1979  On August - 30 the first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut   

1979  On August - 30 the first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)   

1981  In Iran, the President and Prime Minister are killed by a bomb on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 30 mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb   

1982  Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86 on August - 30.   

1983  On this day in history 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)   

1983  On this day in history guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

1983  On this day in history guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space   

1984  12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) on August - 30.   

1986  On August - 30 in Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area   

1986  On this day in history soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)   

1986  On August - 30 uS News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying.   

1986  On August - 30 otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

1987  On this day in history ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec   

1987  On August - 30 stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6'10¬")   

1988  On August - 30 julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen   

1988  On August - 30 tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills   

1989  On this day in history roman Polanski marries actress Emmanuelle Seigner   

1989  On August - 30 joe De Santis, dies at 80   

1991  Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points on this day in history.   

1991  On August - 30 france beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14« to 13«   

1991  On this day in history alan Wheatley   

1993  On August - 30 richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55   

1994  On this day in history lindsay Anderson, British director/critic (If ...), dies at 71   

1995  Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on this day in history.   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on August - 30.   

1377  On August - 30 birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on August - 30.   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1705  On August - 30 birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  On August - 30 chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

1181  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  On August - 30 louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.