Page 8: Historical Events In 1930

Jun 11   George Alexander, cricketer (two early Tests for Australia), dies.   

Jun 11   William Beebe sets a deepwater dive record of 1426 feet off the coast of Bermuda in a bathysphere (diving chamber).   

Jun 12   34th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minn   

Jun 12   Barbara Harris, 1st US Episcopal female bishop   

Jun 12   Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies.   

Jun 13   1st Nudist Colony opens   

Jun 13   22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista Greece.   

Jun 14   VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht   

Jun 15   Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player.   

Jun 16   Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)   

Jun 16   Elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies.   

Jun 16   Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR   

Jun 17   Bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge   

Jun 18   Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute held   

Jun 19   C Jackson and H E Wood discovers asteroid #1595 Tanga.   

Jun 20   65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake   

Jun 20   Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up).   

Jun 21   Ruth hits 3 HRs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7.   

Jun 22   Karl von Amira, German historian, dies at 82.   

Jun 22   Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader   

Jun 23   Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8   

Jun 23   Donn Fulton Eisele, Columbus Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut (Apollo 7).   

Jun 24   1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC   

Jun 24   Claude Chabrol, French film director is born   

Jun 24   The inaugural radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC   

Jun 25   Hugo Gabriel Gryn, rabbi.   

Jun 27   H Ross Perot, Texas, billionaire/presidental candidate (1992)   

Jun 27   P Parchomenko discovers asteroid #1166 Sakuntala.   

Jun 28   1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on KC Monarchs.   

Jun 28   Lightning strikes drill boat John B. King in the St. Lawrence River, setting off dynamite and killing 31 crew members.   

Jun 28   Nikolay Nikolayevich Karetnikov, composer   

Jun 29   Robert Evans, NYC, director/actor (Love Story, Godfather, Chinatown)   

Jun 30   1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY   

Jun 30   Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer (Buckaroos)   

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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),