Page 3: Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   The inaugural red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

Feb 26   West Indies make inaugural Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England   

Feb 27   Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency   

Feb 27   Joanne Woodward, British actress is born.   

Mar 02   1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building.   

Mar 02   David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44   

Mar 02   Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA).   

Mar 04   Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated.   

Mar 06   Bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

Mar 06   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   

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

Mar 07   James Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family).   

Mar 08   Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth".   

Mar 08   In this year, Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India   

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

Mar 09   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 $80000.   

Mar 11   Pres and Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington.   

Mar 11   President and 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.   

Mar 12   Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax   

Mar 13   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.   

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

Mar 13   Pluto discovered   

Mar 15   1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

Mar 15   Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51.   

Mar 15   The inaugural streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched.   

Mar 16   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   

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine.   

Mar 18   Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

Mar 19   Arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81.   

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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),