Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

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

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

1883  On this day in history rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12   

1883  On May - 30 riccardo Zandonai, composer   

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 May - 30.   

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

1891  On May - 30 iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter   

1894  On this day in history bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game   

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 May - 30.   

1896  On this day in history first car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface)   

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

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 May - 30.   

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

1903  28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 on May - 30.   

1903  Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems) on May - 30.   

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

1904  On May - 30 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 May - 30 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins   

1908  On May - 30 aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System   

1908  First federal workmen's compensation law approved on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 30 paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane   

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

1908  On this day in history 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  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on May - 30.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1623  On May - 30 birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1159  On this day in history death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

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

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

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

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on this day in history.   

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