Historical Events In August - 30

1969  On August - 30 racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida   

1970  Anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history kenya bans the hunting of elephants and the trade in ivory.   

1974  Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87   

1976  Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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   

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

1981  In Iran, the President and Prime Minister are killed by a bomb on August - 30.   

1981  Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb on this day in history.   

1982  On August - 30 leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86   

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

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

1983  On August - 30 guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space   

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 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 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 August - 30.   

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  On August - 30 france beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14« to 13«   

1991  Alan Wheatley on this day in history.   

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

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

1995  Dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on August - 30.   

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  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

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

1693  On August - 30 birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist   

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

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 this day in history.   

0526  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  On August - 30 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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