Historical Events In 1930

Jan 10 Maurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England vs New Zealand Christchurch

Jan 23 Clyde Tombaugh photographs planet Pluto

Jan 01 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant

Jan 10 Mordovian Autonomous Region in RSFSR constituted

Jan 18 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record)

Jan 05 Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"

Jan 30 Police arrest 9 members of the Standard Exchange for fraud; including members of the 5 biggest mining companies

Jan 06 Bradman scores 452* for New South Wales against Queensland, 377 minutes, 49 fours

Jan 26 Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)

Jan 01 Stormtroopers kill 8 Jews, the first victims of the Nazi era.

Jan 06 Bradman scores 452* for New South Wales against Queensland, 377 minutes, 49 fours

Jan 06 The first diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed

Jan 20 The first radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit)

Jan 01 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant

Jan 01 Jurgens & Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form Unilever

Jan 07 Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City NY

Jan 23 George Washington Birthplace National Monument VA established

Jan 08 Belgium Princess Marie-José marries Italian's crown prince Umberto

Jan 07 Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City NY

Feb 27 The birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress

Feb 21 Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York NY

Feb 08 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1

Feb 26 The first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)

Feb 03 Vietnamese Communistic Party forms

Feb 03 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons

Feb 01 Arnold Schönbergs opera premieres in Frankfurt

Feb 18 Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh

Feb 27 Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency

Feb 10 The birth of Robert Wagner, American actor

Feb 10 Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress

Feb 18 Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered.

Feb 26 West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England

Feb 05 5th Aliyah to Israel begins

Apr 06 First transcontinental glider tow completed

Apr 03 Stanley Cup Montr‚al Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 2 games

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