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

1927  On August - 30 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

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

1928  On this day in history bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)  

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

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

1930  On this day in history william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1933  On August - 30 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  On this day in history john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)  

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

1936  On August - 30 fabrizia Ramondino, writer  

1937  On August - 30 joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 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 August - 30 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)  

1944  On August - 30 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 on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.  

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)  

0524  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies  

1428  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)  

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

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 August - 30.  

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