Page 3: Historical Events In October - 30
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1866 Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) on October - 30. 

1868 On this day in history john Menard of Louisiana is 1st black elected to Congress 

1869 Lawrence Grant, Bournemouth England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history. 

1871 On October - 30 phila Athletics beat Chicago for first Natl Assn baseball pennant 

1871 Phila Athletics beat Chicago for 1st Natl Assn baseball pennant on this day in history. 

1873 P T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC) on this day in history. 

1873 Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13) on October - 30. 

1879 Eily Malyon, London, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch, Devotion) on October - 30. 

1880 Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal) on October - 30. 

1881 Lena Christ, writer on October - 30. 

1882 William "Bull" F Halsey, US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific) on this day in history. 

1883 Austria-Hungary/Germany/Romania signs military treaty on this day in history. 

1883 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1884 On October - 30 rudolf Forster, Grobming Austria, actor (Threepenny Opera) 

1885 The birth of Ezra Pound, American poet on October - 30. 

1885 Ezra Loomis Pound, Hailey Idaho, poet (Cantos) on October - 30. 

1885 Gustav Adolf Merkel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history. 

1886 Great-Britain/Germany divide boundaries in East-Africa on October - 30. 

1887 Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) on October - 30. 

1888 First ballpoint pen patented on October - 30. 

1888 John J Loud patents ballpoint pen on this day in history. 

1893 Charles Atlas (real name Angelo Siciliano), bodybuilder born on this day in history. 

1893 Senate approves repealing Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 on October - 30. 

1893 Charles Atlas, [Angelo Siciliano], US, bodybuilder on October - 30. 

1893 On this day in history john Abbott, PM of Canada (C) (1891-92), dies at 72 

1894 On this day in history daniel Cooper patents time clock 

1894 On this day in history peter Warlock, composer 

1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator on this day in history. 

1896 On this day in history anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer 

1896 Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies on this day in history. 

1898 Yakov Petrovich Polonsky Russian poet (Stichotvorenija), dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1899 On this day in history battle at Ladysmith Natal: Boers beat lt-general Whites army 

1899 On this day in history ernst H Ridder van Rappard, Dutch SS officer/founder (NSNAP) 

1900 On this day in history 1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in NYC 

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