Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On this day in history 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  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on August - 30.   

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer on August - 30.   

1927  41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on this day in history.   

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on this day in history.   

1928  Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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  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  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) on August - 30.   

1932  On August - 30 hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  On August - 30 willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

1933  On this day in history air France forms   

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 August - 30.   

1935  On August - 30 john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62 on August - 30.   

1936  On this day in history fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

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

1939  On this day in history 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 August - 30.   

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

1941  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II on August - 30.   

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

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on this day in history.   

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

1944  On August - 30 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

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

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

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