Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On May - 30 colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)   

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

1883  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on May - 30.   

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

1888  James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) on May - 30.   

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

1889  Brassier invented on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 30 maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)   

1896  On this day in history 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 May - 30 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  24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47 on May - 30.   

1901  On this day in history hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated   

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

1903  On May - 30 countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)   

1904  On this day in history 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  William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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 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  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 30.   

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

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

1416  On this day in history 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  On May - 30 death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

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