Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On August - 30 elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

1925  On August - 30 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium   

1925  On August - 30 julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)   

1926  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.   

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer on August - 30.   

1927  41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on this day in history.   

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on this day in history.   

1928  Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India on August - 30.   

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  Noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's) on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 30 william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies   

1931  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  On this day in history willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

1933  Air France forms on August - 30.   

1933  On August - 30 arne Mellnas, composer   

1934  On this day in history b P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)   

1934  On August - 30 earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

1935  On this day in history john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62 on August - 30.   

1936  On this day in history fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

1937  On August - 30 joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on August - 30.   

1939  6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456) on August - 30.   

1941  On August - 30 nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII.   

1941  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II on August - 30.   

1942  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

1943  On August - 30 a[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58   

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)   

1944  On August - 30 morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies   

1945  Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender on August - 30.   

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1334  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on August - 30.   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 30 birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  On this day in history birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on August - 30.   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on August - 30.   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on August - 30.   

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on August - 30.   

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on August - 30.