Page 2: Historical Events In 1930

Jan 24   Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire   

Jan 24   J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand vs England, Wellington.   

Jan 24   J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, NZ v England, Wellington.   

Jan 24   Stewie Dempster scores New Zealand's inaugural Test century.   

Jan 26   Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories).   

Jan 27   Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52.   

Jan 28   Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies.   

Jan 30   Police arrest 9 members of the Standard Exchange for fraud; including members of the 5 biggest mining companies.   

Jan 30   Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Banya," premieres in Leningrad.   

Jan 31   1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, NJ   

Feb 01   Arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt.   

Feb 03   Vietnamese Communistic Party forms   

Feb 03   William Howard Taft, steps down as chief justice for health reasons   

Feb 04   1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans.   

Feb 05   5th Aliyah to Israel begins   

Feb 06   Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17.   

Feb 08   "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1   

Feb 10   Grain Stabilization Corporation authorized by Congress   

Feb 10   Robert Wagner, American actor is born   

Feb 15   Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes.   

Feb 17   French govt of Tardieu, falls   

Feb 18   Cow flown and milked, milk sealed in paper containers and parachuted   

Feb 18   Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh   

Feb 18   Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered   

Feb 19   John Frankenheimer, NYC, director (Birdman of Alcatraz)   

Feb 20   Capelle soccer team forms   

Feb 21   Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York NY.   

Feb 21   Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC   

Feb 22   Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66   

Feb 23   Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

Feb 24   Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74.   

Feb 25   Check photographing device patented   

Feb 26   "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater   

Feb 26   Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64.   

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Jan 01   Gaafar muhammad nimeiry: Premier/president (sudan)   

Jan 01   Ty hardin: Nyc, actor (riptide, bronco) [or jun 1]   

Jan 01   Werner heiden: Composer   

Jan 02   Julius larosa: Bkln ny, singer (fired by arthur godfrey on the air)   

Jan 03   Eddie egan: Bronx nyc, actor (joe forrester)   

Jan 03   Robert loggia: Staten island, actor (officer & a gentleman, the cat)   

Jan 03   Marcel dubé: Quebec playwright   

Jan 04   Don shula: Winningest nfl coach (miami dolphins)   

Jan 09   Edward w buck: Dutch/us editor (la   

Jan 13   C-e auguste rateau: French inventor (r-steam turbine),   

Jan 27   Jean hure: Composer,    

Jan 28   Clarence skelton wimble: Cricket (score pair in test for s af),    

Feb 06   Eva strittmatter: Writer,    

Feb 22   Godfried ce van daalen: Dutch general/governor of atjeh,   

Feb 23   Horst wessel: German nazi lyricist (fahne hoch),    

Feb 24   Jacobus van looy: Dutch writer/painter (night cactus),