Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

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

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

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea) on August - 30.   

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

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer on this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

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

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

1928  On August - 30 wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  On this day in history noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)   

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

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

1932  On August - 30 hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  On August - 30 willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

1933  On August - 30 air France forms   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.   

1934  On August - 30 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  John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62   

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  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

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

1944  On this day in history morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies   

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  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on August - 30.   

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

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

0526  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies