Historical Events In August - 30

1969  Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida on this day in history.  

1970  On August - 30 anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41  

1972  On August - 30 david Barrett 1930- leads the NDP to victory over WAC Bennett's Social Credit Party, taking 39 seats in the British Columbia provincial election; upsetting 20 years of Socred rule  

1973  Kenya bans the hunting of elephants and the trade in ivory on August - 30.  

1974  On this day in history express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153  

1974  On August - 30 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87  

1976  Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show on August - 30.  

1976  On August - 30 uSS Oriskany, the last of the Essex-class attack carriers, was decommissioned at San Francisco and placed in the mothball fleet. Oriskany saw extensive action in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.  

1979  On this day in history a U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland.  

1979  The first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut on this day in history.  

1979  The first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history in Iran, the President and Prime Minister are killed by a bomb  

1981  On August - 30 mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb  

1982  Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86 on August - 30.  

1983  8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) on August - 30.  

1983  On August - 30 guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.  

1983  Guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space on August - 30.  

1984  12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history in Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area  

1986  Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history uS News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying.  

1986  On August - 30 otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79  

1987  On August - 30 ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec  

1987  On August - 30 stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6'10¬")  

1988  On August - 30 julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen  

1988  Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills on this day in history.  

1989  Roman Polanski marries actress Emmanuelle Seigner on this day in history.  

1989  On August - 30 joe De Santis, dies at 80  

1991  On August - 30 dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points  

1991  France beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14« to 13« on August - 30.  

1991  On this day in history alan Wheatley  

1993  On August - 30 richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55  

1994  Lindsay Anderson, British director/critic (If ...), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1995  On August - 30 dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96  

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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 August - 30.  

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 August - 30.  

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

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

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.  

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

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 August - 30.  

1181  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies  

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.  

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

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

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

1580  On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies