Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

1923  Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

1925  6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium.   

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)   

1926  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)   

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer   

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

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

1928  Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India.   

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)   

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  Noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)   

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

1931  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)   

1932  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag).   

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

1933  Air France forms.   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer   

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)   

1934  Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

1935  John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama and Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62.   

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

1937  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).   

1939  6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81456)   

1941  Nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII.   

1941  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II.   

1942  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein   

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58   

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania.   

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48769)   

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies.   

1945  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   

1334  Pedro of castile: Pedro of castile (d. 1369)   

1377  Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia   

1609  Artus i quellinus "the old": Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  Francesco maria vallara: Composer   

1693  Jacobus nozeman: Dutch composer/organist   

1705  David hartley: English philosopher   

1720  Samuel whitbread: English brewer   

0524  Death of Chlodomer: King of the france to orleans,   

0526  Death of Theodorik the great: King of ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  Alexander iii: [orlando bandinelli], italian pope (1159-81),   

1482  Death of Louis van bourbon: Prince-bishop of luik (cluppelslagers),   

1483  Louis xi: King of france (1461-83),   

1529  Death of Juan del encina: Composer,   

1580  Emanuel philibert: Duke of savoy/governor of netherlands,   

1617  Death of Rose of lima: Peruvian saint (b. 1586)