Historical Events In August - 30

1969  Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida on August - 30.   

1970  On this day in history anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41   

1972  On August - 30 david Barrett 1930- leads the NDP to victory over WAC Bennett's Social Credit Party, taking 39 seats in the British Columbia provincial election; upsetting 20 years of Socred rule   

1973  On August - 30 kenya bans the hunting of elephants and the trade in ivory.   

1974  On this day in history express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153   

1974  On this day in history abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Leeuwenhoek), dies at 87   

1976  On this day in history tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1976  USS Oriskany, the last of the Essex-class attack carriers, was decommissioned at San Francisco and placed in the mothball fleet. Oriskany saw extensive action in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts on August - 30.   

1979  A U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland on August - 30.   

1979  The first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut on August - 30.   

1979  The first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) on August - 30.   

1981  On this day in history in Iran, the President and Prime Minister are killed by a bomb   

1981  Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb on August - 30.   

1982  On this day in history leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor, dies at 86   

1983  8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) on August - 30.   

1983  On this day in history guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

1983  On this day in history guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space   

1984  12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) on August - 30.   

1986  On this day in history in Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area   

1986  Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) on this day in history.   

1986  US News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

1987  Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec on August - 30.   

1987  On August - 30 stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6'10¬")   

1988  On August - 30 julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen   

1988  Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills on this day in history.   

1989  Roman Polanski marries actress Emmanuelle Seigner on this day in history.   

1989  On August - 30 joe De Santis, dies at 80   

1991  Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points on August - 30.   

1991  France beats US by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14« to 13« on August - 30.   

1991  On August - 30 alan Wheatley   

1993  On August - 30 richard Jordan, US actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55   

1994  On this day in history lindsay Anderson, British director/critic (If ...), dies at 71   

1995  On August - 30 dame Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian, dies at 96   

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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 August - 30.   

1609  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

1693  On this day in history birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

0524  On this day in history chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 30 louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  On August - 30 louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  On this day in history juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.