Historical Events In May - 30

1879  Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I) on May - 30.   

1883  A rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12 on May - 30.   

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

1883  On this day in history riccardo Zandonai, composer   

1887  On May - 30 alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer   

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  On this day in history brassier invented   

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

1891  On this day in history iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter   

1894  Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game on May - 30.   

1894  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  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 May - 30.   

1902  On May - 30 seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1906  On May - 30 william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30   

1907  41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins on May - 30.   

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 May - 30.   

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

1908  On this day in history uS Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized   

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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 May - 30.   

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

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on May - 30.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1469  On May - 30 death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop