Historical Events In August - 30

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

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

1972  On this day in history 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  On this day in history kenya bans the hunting of elephants and the trade in ivory.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 30 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 August - 30.  

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

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

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

1982  On this day in history leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86  

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

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

1983  On this day in history guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space  

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

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  On August - 30 soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)  

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

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 August - 30.  

1989  On August - 30 roman Polanski marries actress Emmanuelle Seigner  

1989  On this day in history joe De Santis, dies at 80  

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

1991  On August - 30 france beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14� to 13�  

1991  On August - 30 alan Wheatley  

1993  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon  

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.  

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on August - 30.  

1609  On August - 30 birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1687  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer  

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)  

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

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on this day in history.  

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

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  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on August - 30.