Historical Events In August - 30

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

1925  On August - 30 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium  

1925  On August - 30 julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)  

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

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer on this day in history.  

1927  41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on August - 30.  

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  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  

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  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) on this day in history.  

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

1933  On August - 30 air France forms  

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.  

1934  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62  

1936  On August - 30 fabrizia Ramondino, writer  

1937  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein  

1942  On this day in history nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg  

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 on August - 30.  

1944  On August - 30 soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania  

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on August - 30.  

1944  On this day in history morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies  

1945  On August - 30 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  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon  

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 this day in history.  

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

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.  

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

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on August - 30.  

0526  On this day in history death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)  

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on August - 30.  

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  On this day in history juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61  

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