Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

1879  Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12   

1883  On May - 30 rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12   

1883  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on this day in history.   

1887  Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on May - 30.   

1888  On May - 30 james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)   

1889  The brassiere is invented (good or bad?) on this day in history.   

1889  Brassier invented on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)   

1891  Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter on May - 30.   

1894  On May - 30 bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game   

1894  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 30 w G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days   

1895  Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's) on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 30 first car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  On this day in history the birth of Howard Hawks, American film director   

1896  1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC) on this day in history.   

1896  Howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface) on May - 30.   

1899  On May - 30 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47   

1901  Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated on May - 30.   

1901  Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay) on this day in history.   

1902  Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist on May - 30.   

1903  28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 on this day in history.   

1903  Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems) on this day in history.   

1904  Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20   

1906  On this day in history william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30   

1907  41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins on this day in history.   

1908  Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System on this day in history.   

1908  First federal workmen's compensation law approved on May - 30.   

1908  Paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane on this day in history.   

1908  The birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers on May - 30.   

1908  US Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized on this day in history.   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on May - 30.   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  On this day in history birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on May - 30.   

1653  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1035  On May - 30 boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on May - 30.   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on May - 30.   

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on this day in history.   

1434  On this day in history death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on May - 30.