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 May - 30 a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12   

1883  Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 on this day in history.   

1883  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on this day in history.   

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

1888  On this day in history james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)   

1889  On this day in history the brassiere is invented (good or bad?)   

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  Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 30 hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)   

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

1895  On this day in history maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)   

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

1896  Howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface) on this day in history.   

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

1901  On May - 30 hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated   

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

1902  On this day in history seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist   

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

1903  On this day in history countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)   

1904  Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader on May - 30.   

1904  On this day in history ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60)   

1906  On May - 30 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20   

1906  William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 on May - 30.   

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

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

1908  On May - 30 first federal workmen's compensation law approved   

1908  On this day in history paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane   

1908  On this day in history the birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers   

1908  US Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized on May - 30.   

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

1220  On May - 30 birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1524  On May - 30 birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  On this day in history birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  On this day in history boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  On May - 30 death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  On May - 30 ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

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

1431  On May - 30 death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.