Historical Events In August - 30

1923  Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56) on this day in history.  

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

1925  On this day in history julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)  

1926  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history olgerts Gravitis, composer  

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

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on August - 30.  

1928  On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India  

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) on this day in history.  

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 on August - 30.  

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

1930  William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies on August - 30.  

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

1932  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) on this day in history.  

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1933  On August - 30 air France forms  

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.  

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie) on August - 30.  

1934  On August - 30 earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79  

1935  On this day in history john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)  

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

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on August - 30.  

1937  On this day in history joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title  

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on August - 30.  

1939  On August - 30 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456)  

1941  Nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII on August - 30.  

1941  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II on this day in history.  

1942  On August - 30 battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein  

1942  On August - 30 nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg  

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on August - 30.  

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on this day in history.  

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 30.  

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on August - 30.  

1377  On August - 30 birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)  

1609  On August - 30 birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.  

1693  On August - 30 birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist  

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.  

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

0524  On this day in history chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29  

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.  

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

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)  

1482  On this day in history louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies  

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.  

1580  On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies