Page 14: Historical Events In 1930

Oct 27   Bill George, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, LA Rams).   

Oct 28   Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer   

Oct 29   1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach.   

Oct 29   Peter Stampfel, rocker   

Oct 30   Turkey and Greece sign a treaty of friendship.   

Oct 31   Michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)   

Nov 02   Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty.   

Nov 03   1st vehicular tunnel to a foreign country (Detroit-Windsor) opens.   

Nov 03   Bank of Italy is recorded as becoming Bank of America   

Nov 03   Ken Berry, Moline Ill, actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family)   

Nov 03   The Detroit-Windsor traffic tunnel opens lining the Canadian and American cities.   

Nov 04   Dick Groat, shortstop (NL MVP 1960).   

Nov 05   Herb Edelman, Bkln NY, actor (Good Guys, Strike Force, 9 to 5).   

Nov 05   Nobel for literature awarded to Sinclair Lewis for "Babbitt".   

Nov 06   Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses).   

Nov 07   Peter Woods, newsreader.   

Nov 08   Friedrich Wolf's "Die Matrosen von Cattaro," premieres in Berlin   

Nov 09   1st nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama.   

Nov 09   The inaugural nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama   

Nov 10   Clarence M Pendleton Jr, chairman of US comm on Civil Rights (1981-88)   

Nov 11   Patent number US1781541 was awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator   

Nov 11   W W Whysall, cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), dies.   

Nov 12   Tonke Dragt, Dutch children book author (Towers of February).   

Nov 13   Fred Harris, (Sen-D-Okla)   

Nov 13   WA Drake's "Grand Hotel," premieres in NYC.   

Nov 15   J.G Ballard, American novelist is born.   

Nov 15   J[ames] G[raham] Ballard, China, sci-fi author (Drowned World)   

Nov 16   Alice Adams, sculptor   

Nov 17   Musical "Sweet and Low" with Fanny Brice premieres in NYC.   

Nov 18   Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope/Fred Astaire premieres in NYC.   

Nov 19   Bob Mathias, Tulare Calif, decathelete (Olympics-gold-48).   

Nov 22   1st Irish Sweepstake run   

Nov 22   John Paul Schiffer   

Nov 23   NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage   

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Jan 01   Gaafar muhammad nimeiry: Premier/president (sudan)   

Jan 01   Ty hardin: Nyc, actor (riptide, bronco) [or jun 1]   

Jan 01   Werner heiden: Composer   

Jan 02   Julius larosa: Bkln ny, singer (fired by arthur godfrey on the air)   

Jan 03   Eddie egan: Bronx nyc, actor (joe forrester)   

Jan 03   Robert loggia: Staten island, actor (officer & a gentleman, the cat)   

Jan 03   Marcel dubé: Quebec playwright   

Jan 04   Don shula: Winningest nfl coach (miami dolphins)   

Jan 09   Edward w buck: Dutch/us editor (la   

Jan 13   C-e auguste rateau: French inventor (r-steam turbine),    

Jan 27   Jean hure: Composer,    

Jan 28   Clarence skelton wimble: Cricket (score pair in test for s af),    

Feb 06   Eva strittmatter: Writer,    

Feb 22   Godfried ce van daalen: Dutch general/governor of atjeh,   

Feb 23   Horst wessel: German nazi lyricist (fahne hoch),   

Feb 24   Jacobus van looy: Dutch writer/painter (night cactus),