Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   In the year 1930 "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater  

Feb 26   On this day in history raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64  

Feb 26   The first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency in the year 1930.  

Feb 27   The birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history 1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building  

Mar 02   David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 in the year 1930.  

Mar 02   In the year 1930 jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)  

Mar 04   Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food in the year 1930.  

Mar 06   On this day in history william Milton, cricketer (S Afr Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies  

Mar 07   On this day in history georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball  

Mar 07   In the year 1930 james Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family)  

Mar 08   Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India in the year 1930.  

Mar 08   On this day in history william Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72  

Mar 09   Harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA) in the year 1930.  

Mar 11   On this day in history babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000.  

Mar 11   On this day in history pres & Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington  

Mar 11   In the year 1930 president &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington  

Mar 12   On this day in history mahatma Gandhi began a march to the sea, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India  

Mar 12   On this day in history mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax  

Mar 13   Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Discovery of the planet Pluto by Clyde W Tombaugh made his discovery on February 18 and announced it on March 13 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 in the year 1930.  

Mar 13   On this day in history pluto discovered  

Mar 15   1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1930 antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51  

Mar 15   On this day in history the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched  

Mar 16   On this day in history miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60  

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine on this day in history.  

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine in the year 1930.  

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Jan 01   Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1930 birth of ty Hardin, NYC, actor (Riptide, Bronco) [or Jun 1]  

Jan 01   Werner Heiden, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Julius LaRosa, Bkln NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Eddie Egan, Bronx NYC, actor (Joe Forrester) was born in the year 1930.  

Jan 03   Robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor (Officer & a Gentleman, THE Cat) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) was born in the year 1930.  

Jan 09   In the year 1930 edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66  

Jan 13   C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 in the year 1930.  

Jan 27   On this day in history jean Hure, composer, dies at 52  

Jan 28   On this day in history clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies  

Feb 06   In the year 1930 eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17  

Feb 22   In the year 1930 godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66  

Feb 23   On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22  

Feb 24   Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 on this day in history.