Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On this day in history elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

1925  On this day in history 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium   

1925  On this day in history julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)   

1926  On this day in history jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)   

1926  On August - 30 olgerts Gravitis, composer   

1927  On August - 30 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)   

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on August - 30.   

1928  On August - 30 jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

1928  On this day in history bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)   

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 on August - 30.   

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

1930  William H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies on this day in history.   

1931  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) on August - 30.   

1932  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) on this day in history.   

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 30 air France forms   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on this day in history.   

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie) on this day in history.   

1934  Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 August - 30 fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

1937  On this day in history joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1939  On this day in history nY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph)   

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

1941  Nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II   

1942  On August - 30 battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein   

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on this day in history.   

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 30 soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

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

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender.   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

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

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on August - 30.   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1705  On August - 30 birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on this day in history.   

0526  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

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

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.   

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  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  On August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies