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 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 August - 30 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 this day in history.   

1928  On August - 30 jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) on August - 30.   

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 on August - 30.   

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

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

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  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1939  On August - 30 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  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II on this day in history.   

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

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on August - 30.   

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

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

1377  On August - 30 birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

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