Page 7: Historical Events In 1930
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
May 22 Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930). 


May 24 1st woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson). 


May 24 Babe Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week. 


May 24 Bradman scores 252 Australia vs Surrey, 290 minutes, 29 fours. 


May 24 The inaugural woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson). 


May 26 Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway. 


May 26 Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution. 


May 27 Richard Drew invents masking tape. 


May 27 Widespread unrest in India after Gandhi's arrest 


May 28 Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of New Zealand. 


May 28 Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of NZ 


May 29 Eleanor Fazan, opera/show choreographer (Lassiter, Ruling Class). 


May 30 In this year, Bill Arnold claims Indianapolis 500 car race (161.6 kph) 


May 31 Bradman gets his 1000th run of the English Cricket season 


May 31 Building begins on Albert Canal in Belgium 


May 31 Clint Eastwood, American film actor/director is born 


May 31 Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth. 


Jun 01 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61). 


Jun 01 Edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman). 


Jun 02 Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2). 


Jun 02 Sarah Dickson is recorded as becoming 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati. 


Jun 02 Sarah Dickson is recorded as becoming inaugural woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati 


Jun 02 The inaugural baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal 


Jun 03 Grover Cleveland Alexander is released by the Phillies. 


Jun 04 Morgana King, jazz singer/actress (Godfather). 


Jun 05 Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist, dies 


Jun 06 Frank Tyson, cricketer ("Typhoon" England pace destroyer mid-50's). 


Jun 07 Ian Leggat, cricketer (1 Test v S Africa 1953-54 without distinction) 


Jun 07 In this year, 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox claims in 2:31.6 


Jun 07 NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro". 


Jun 09 Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria) 


Jun 09 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4) 


Jun 10 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms. 


Jun 11 Anatoli Fyodorovich Voronov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup). 


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