Page 3: Historical Events In 1930

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

Feb 26   On this day in history raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64   

Feb 26   On this day in history the first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

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

Feb 27   Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency in the year 1930.   

Feb 27   The birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress in the year 1930.   

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

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

Mar 02   Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1930.   

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) in the year 1930.   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history william Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72   

Mar 09   On this day in history harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)   

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history president &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington   

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   Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   In the year 1930 discovery of the planet Pluto by Clyde W Tombaugh made his discovery on February 18 and announced it on March 13   

Mar 13   On this day in history mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77   

Mar 13   In the year 1930 pluto discovered   

Mar 15   On this day in history 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

Mar 15   Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 in the year 1930.   

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

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

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

Mar 16   In the year 1930 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins)   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1930.   

Feb 22   In the year 1930 godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66   

Feb 23   Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 in the year 1930.