Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea) on this day in history.   

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

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

1928  On August - 30 bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)   

1928  On this day in history wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)   

1932  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) on August - 30.   

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

1933  Air France forms on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 30 arne Mellnas, composer   

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

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 August - 30.   

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

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on August - 30.   

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

1941  On August - 30 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 August - 30.   

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on August - 30.   

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

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 this day in history 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  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

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

1687  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

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

1705  On this day in history birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

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

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

1181  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.   

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

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on August - 30.   

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

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