Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On August - 30 elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)  

1925  6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium on August - 30.  

1925  On August - 30 julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)  

1926  On this day in history jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)  

1926  On this day in history olgerts Gravitis, composer  

1927  On August - 30 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)  

1927  On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

1928  Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India on August - 30.  

1928  On this day in history bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)  

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1930  Noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's) on this day in history.  

1930  On August - 30 william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies  

1931  On this day in history carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)  

1932  On this day in history hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)  

1932  On this day in history willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77  

1933  Air France forms on this day in history.  

1933  On August - 30 arne Mellnas, composer  

1934  On August - 30 b P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)  

1934  Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1935  John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming) on August - 30.  

1935  On this day in history henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62  

1936  On this day in history fabrizia Ramondino, writer  

1937  Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1939  On August - 30 nY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph)  

1939  6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456) on this day in history.  

1941  Nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II  

1942  On this day in history battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein  

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on August - 30.  

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 on August - 30.  

1944  On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania  

1944  On August - 30 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)  

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on August - 30.  

1945  Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender on August - 30.  

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

1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)  

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  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.  

1693  On this day in history birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist  

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

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on August - 30.  

0526  On this day in history death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)  

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.  

1428  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)  

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on this day in history.  

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

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61  

1580  On August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies