Historical Events In August - 30

1969  On August - 30 racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida  

1970  On this day in history anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41  

1972  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 on August - 30.  

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

1974  Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 on August - 30.  

1974  Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

1976  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 on August - 30.  

1979  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 on August - 30.  

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

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

1981  On August - 30 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 this day in history.  

1983  On this day in history 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)  

1983  Guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger on this day in history.  

1983  Guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space on this day in history.  

1984  On August - 30 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days)  

1986  On August - 30 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  On this day in history soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)  

1986  On August - 30 uS News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying.  

1986  Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79 on August - 30.  

1987  On this day in history ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec  

1987  Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6'10�") on this day in history.  

1988  Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen on August - 30.  

1988  On August - 30 tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills  

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

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

1991  Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points on this day in history.  

1991  France beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14� to 13� on this day in history.  

1991  Alan Wheatley on August - 30.  

1993  Richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55 on August - 30.  

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

1995  On this day in history dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96  

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1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon  

1334  On this day in history birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)  

1377  On August - 30 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 August - 30.  

1693  On this day in history birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist  

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

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)  

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on this day in history.  

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.  

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60  

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.  

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