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

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea) on this day in history.   

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

1928  On this day in history 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 this day in history wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  On this day in history noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)   

1930  William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies on August - 30.   

1931  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) on August - 30.   

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

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

1933  On August - 30 air France forms   

1933  On August - 30 arne Mellnas, composer   

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

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

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

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on August - 30.   

1937  Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on this day in history.   

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 August - 30.   

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 August - 30.   

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

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  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 August - 30.   

1334  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

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

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on August - 30.   

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

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

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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