Page 3: Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1930 raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64   

Feb 26   The first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England in the year 1930.   

Feb 27   In the year 1930 bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency   

Feb 27   In the year 1930 the birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress   

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

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

Mar 02   On this day in history jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

Mar 06   On this day in history brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

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

Mar 07   Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball in the year 1930.   

Mar 07   James Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family) on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history 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"   

Mar 08   In the year 1930 mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India   

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) in the year 1930.   

Mar 11   On this day in history babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000.   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   Pluto discovered on this day in history.   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51   

Mar 15   The first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched in the year 1930.   

Mar 16   Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 in the year 1930.   

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 in the year 1930.   

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Jan 01   Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Werner Heiden, composer was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 02   In the year 1930 birth of julius LaRosa, Bkln NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air)   

Jan 03   Eddie Egan, Bronx NYC, actor (Joe Forrester) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 03   In the year 1930 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   In the year 1930 edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1930 jean Hure, composer, dies at 52   

Jan 28   Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies in the year 1930.   

Feb 06   Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17 in the year 1930.   

Feb 22   Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66 in the year 1930.   

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

Feb 24   In the year 1930 jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74