Page 3: Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   In the year 1930 "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater   

Feb 26   Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1930 the first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

Feb 26   West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history the birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress   

Mar 02   1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building on this day in history.   

Mar 02   David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 in the year 1930.   

Mar 02   Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) in the year 1930.   

Mar 04   On this day in history coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated   

Mar 06   Bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food in the year 1930.   

Mar 06   In the year 1930 brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

Mar 06   William Milton, cricketer (S Afr Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball on this day in history.   

Mar 07   James Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family) in the year 1930.   

Mar 08   Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" in the year 1930.   

Mar 08   Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India in the year 1930.   

Mar 08   William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 in the year 1930.   

Mar 09   Harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1930 babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000.   

Mar 11   In the year 1930 pres & Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington   

Mar 11   President &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington in the year 1930.   

Mar 12   Mahatma Gandhi began a march to the sea, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India in the year 1930.   

Mar 12   In the year 1930 mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax   

Mar 13   In the year 1930 clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory   

Mar 13   Discovery of the planet Pluto by Clyde W Tombaugh made his discovery on February 18 and announced it on March 13 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Pluto discovered in the year 1930.   

Mar 15   1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY in the year 1930.   

Mar 15   Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   The first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine on this day in history.   

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 01   Ty Hardin, NYC, actor (Riptide, Bronco) [or Jun 1] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1930 birth of werner Heiden, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of julius LaRosa, Bkln NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of eddie Egan, Bronx NYC, actor (Joe Forrester)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor (Officer & a Gentleman, THE Cat)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright   

Jan 04   Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 09   Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

Jan 27   Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1930.   

Jan 28   On this day in history clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies   

Feb 06   Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

Feb 24   Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 on this day in history.