Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On August - 30 elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

1925  On this day in history 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium   

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea) on August - 30.   

1926  On August - 30 jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)   

1926  On August - 30 olgerts Gravitis, composer   

1927  On this day in history 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  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  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  On this day in history william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies   

1931  On this day in history carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT)   

1932  On this day in history hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77 on August - 30.   

1933  On this day in history air France forms   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 30 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) on August - 30.   

1939  On this day in history 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456)   

1941  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1942  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein on August - 30.   

1942  On August - 30 nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

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

1944  On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

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

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on August - 30.   

1945  Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender on August - 30.   

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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  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on August - 30.   

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

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

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  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

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

1483  On August - 30 louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

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

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