Historical Events In October - 30

1900  Augustin Lara, composer on this day in history.  

1901  Battle at Bakenlaagte: lt-col Bensons unit vs Boers on this day in history.  

1901  On October - 30 ... Opperman, South African Boer general (Spy), killed in battle  

1902  On this day in history armin Kaufmann, composer  

1903  Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer on this day in history.  

1904  On October - 30 alfred Gradstein, composer  

1905  On this day in history "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties  

1905  On this day in history aspirin developed by the German company Bayer  

1905  On this day in history christian Darnton, composer  

1907  Albert Rice Leventhal, publisher (Little Golden Books) on this day in history.  

1908  Franco Margola, composer on this day in history.  

1910  On October - 30 miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spain, poet (Viento del Pueblo)  

1910  On October - 30 j Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies  

1911  Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators on October - 30.  

1912  Preston Lockwood, actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle) on October - 30.  

1912  Jan Karol Gali, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history allied offensive at Ypres (Belgium) begins  

1914  On October - 30 marion Ladewig, Mich, bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63)  

1914  On October - 30 ernst Stadler, writer, dies at 31  

1915  On this day in history pierre Wissmer, Swiss composer (Capitaine Bruno)  

1915  Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, cricketer (9 Tests for Aust 1907-12), dies on October - 30.  

1916  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 on October - 30.  

1917  On October - 30 lt. Hugh Mackenzie (7th Cdn. Machine Gun Company) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium  

1917  Sgt. George Harry Mullin (Princess Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on October - 30.  

1917  On October - 30 british govt gives final approval to Balfour Declaration  

1917  Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story) on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state  

1918  On this day in history robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times)  

1919  Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of spitball on October - 30.  

1919  On this day in history jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando (Dawn)  

1920  On October - 30 the Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.  

1922  On this day in history mussolini forms cabinet in Italy  

1922  On October - 30 anxious to compete with the Yankees, the NY Giants pay $65,000 & 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 & is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922)  

1922  On this day in history jane White, American actress and singer  

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1218  Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) was born on this day in history.  

1391  On October - 30 birth of eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author  

1576  Enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) was born on October - 30.  

1620  Michael de Ronghe, composer was born on October - 30.  

1624  Paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693) was born on October - 30.  

1632  On this day in history birth of richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)  

1668  Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.  

1683  George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) was born on this day in history.  

1459  On this day in history gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, chancellor of Florence, dies  

1522  On this day in history death of jean Mouton, French composer  

1553  On this day in history death of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)  

1583  Pirro Ligorio, Italian architect/painter/archaeologist, dies at 83 on October - 30.  

1602  Death of Jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet (b. 1528) on this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies  

1626  Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history death of henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded