Page 5: Historical Events In July - 30

1927  Robert Marquies de Flers, French writer (Monsieur Bretonneau), dies on July - 30.   

1928  George Eastman demonstrates first color movie on July - 30.   

1928  George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures (US) on July - 30.   

1928  Eunice Muñoz, Portuguese actress on July - 30.   

1929  Christine McGuire, Middletown Oh singer (McGuire Sisters-Sugartime) on July - 30.   

1930  Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's first World Cup in Montevideo on this day in history.   

1930  On July - 30 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio   

1930  Thomas Sowell, author/activist on this day in history.   

1931  Joan Vohs, St Albans NY, actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina) on this day in history.   

1932  10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1932  G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #2253 Espinette on this day in history.   

1932  The Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles, CA. The Games would revisit Los Angeles -- and the same venues of the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Rose Bowl, etc. -- in 1984 on July - 30.   

1933  28th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats France in Paris (3-2) on this day in history.   

1933  Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, LA, actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper) on July - 30.   

1934  Andre Prevost, composer on this day in history.   

1935  On July - 30 the first ever 'Penguin' paperback books goes on sale   

1935  On this day in history 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution   

1936  Buddy Guy, rocker on this day in history.   

1936  On July - 30 adolf Philipp, composer, dies at 72   

1937  Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base & registers no put outs on July - 30.   

1938  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona on July - 30.   

1938  On this day in history gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece   

1938  Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) on July - 30.   

1939  Belgium Sylvere Maes wins 33rd Tour de France on this day in history.   

1939  On July - 30 eleanor Smeal, leader (National Organization for Women)   

1940  On July - 30 the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor   

1940  On July - 30 clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

1941  On this day in history hMS CACHALOT, sunk after a collision NW of Benghazi, eastern Libya - rammed by Italian torpedo boat 'Papa'.   

1941  Japanese aircraft bomb USS Tutuila (PR-4) at Chungking, China; First Navy ship damaged by Axis during World War II on this day in history.   

1941  On July - 30 german occupiers forbid SDAP, VDB, ARP, RKSP, CHU & SGP in Netherlands   

1941  On this day in history count Desmond, [Edward Benjamin], Binghamton NY, sword swallower   

1942  FDR signs act establishing WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). During World War II, over 80,000 officer and enlisted women served in the WAVES on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history fDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES)   

1942  On July - 30 german SS kills 25,000 Jews in Minsk, Belorussia   

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1511  Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian (Vasari's Lives) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On July - 30 birth of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)   

1641  On this day in history birth of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)   

1747  On this day in history birth of antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer   

1751  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister was born on this day in history.   

1763  Samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem) was born on July - 30.   

1793  On this day in history birth of josepf Francois Snel, composer   

1809  On this day in history birth of charles Chiniquy, Quebec-born excommunicated Catholic priest (d. 1899)   

0578  On this day in history death of jacob Baradaeus, Bishop of Edessa   

0579  Benedict I, Italian Pope (575-79), dies on this day in history.   

1516  On July - 30 johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies   

1528  On this day in history jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48   

1540  On this day in history death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)   

1550  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)   

1652  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist, dies at 68 on July - 30.   

1655  On this day in history sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47