Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

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

1925  On this day in history 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium   

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

1926  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on August - 30.   

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

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

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

1928  On August - 30 wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  On August - 30 noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)   

1930  William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 30.   

1933  On this day in history air France forms   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.   

1934  On this day in history b P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)   

1934  On this day in history earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

1935  John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming) on this day in history.   

1935  Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 30 fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

1937  Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on August - 30.   

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1942  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on August - 30.   

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

1944  On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

1944  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender.   

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

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 August - 30.   

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  On August - 30 louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

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

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.