Historical Events In May - 30

1879  Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I) on May - 30.   

1883  On this day in history a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12   

1883  Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 on May - 30.   

1883  On May - 30 riccardo Zandonai, composer   

1887  Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on May - 30.   

1888  James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) on this day in history.   

1889  The brassiere is invented (good or bad?) on May - 30.   

1889  On this day in history brassier invented   

1890  On this day in history 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)   

1891  On May - 30 iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter   

1894  Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game on May - 30.   

1894  On this day in history hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)   

1895  On May - 30 w G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days   

1895  Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's) on May - 30.   

1896  On May - 30 first car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on this day in history.   

1896  1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC) on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 30 howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface)   

1899  24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47 on this day in history.   

1901  On May - 30 hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated   

1901  Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay) on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 30 seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist   

1903  28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)   

1904  On this day in history frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on this day in history.   

1906  On May - 30 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20   

1906  On May - 30 william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30   

1907  41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins on May - 30.   

1908  Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System on May - 30.   

1908  On May - 30 first federal workmen's compensation law approved   

1908  Paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 30 the birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers   

1908  On this day in history uS Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  On May - 30 boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  On May - 30 death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  On May - 30 ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on this day in history.   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.