Historical Events In May - 30

1924  Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists on May - 30.   

1924  On this day in history norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1925  On this day in history british mariners shoot on demonstrators   

1925  Claude Prey, composer on May - 30.   

1926  Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history walter Johnson records 113th & last shutout of his career   

1927  Clint Walker, Hartford Ill, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen) on May - 30.   

1928  John Keith Wright, English economist/asst sect of state (1971-84) on this day in history.   

1929  Michael Mellinger, Bavaria, actor (Goldfinger) on May - 30.   

1930  Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (161.6 kph) on this day in history.   

1931  Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH on May - 30.   

1932  Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins on this day in history.   

1932  Pauline Oliveros, Houston Texas, composer (Sound Patterns) on May - 30.   

1933  On this day in history patent on invisible glass installation   

1934  On this day in history nazis open trials of alleged communists   

1934  Alexei A Leonov, Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II, Soyuz 19) on May - 30.   

1935  On May - 30 babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies   

1935  Lothar Windsperger, composer, dies at 49 on May - 30.   

1937  Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago, 10 die on this day in history.   

1937  On May - 30 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA   

1938  Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 30 raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49   

1940  Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1941  English Army enters Baghdad, chasing pro-German coup government on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 30 first anti semitic measures in Serbia   

1941  On this day in history german capture Kreta   

1941  The Canadian passenger ship SS Nerissa torpedoed off Ireland 73 Cdn. Army personnel lost on this day in history.   

1942  1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WWII on this day in history.   

1942  Reichsführer Himmler arrives in Prague on this day in history.   

1942  US aircraft carrier Yorktown leaves Pearl Harbor on May - 30.   

1943  On May - 30 french General De Gaulle arrives in Algiers   

1943  On this day in history uS troops reconquer Attu Aleutians   

1944  On May - 30 transport NR75 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany   

1944  Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 on May - 30.   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.   

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  On May - 30 boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on May - 30.   

1252  On this day in history ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on May - 30.   

1431  On May - 30 death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.