Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On this day in history colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)   

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  On this day in history riccardo Zandonai, composer   

1887  On this day in history alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer   

1888  On this day in history 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 May - 30 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 May - 30.   

1894  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on May - 30.   

1895  On this day in history 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  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on May - 30.   

1896  On May - 30 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

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

1899  On this day in history 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  On this day in history cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay)   

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

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

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

1904  On May - 30 frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on May - 30.   

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

1906  On May - 30 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  On this day in history first federal workmen's compensation law approved   

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

1908  On May - 30 the birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers   

1908  On May - 30 uS Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized   

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1010  On May - 30 birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  On May - 30 birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

1524  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

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

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on May - 30.   

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

1469  On this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop