Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

1923  Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 30.   

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

1928  On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1933  Air France forms on August - 30.   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1935  On August - 30 john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  On August - 30 henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62   

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on August - 30.   

1937  Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on August - 30.   

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

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

1941  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

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

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

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on August - 30.   

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

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

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

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

1377  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

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

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1181  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

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

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

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