Page 5: Historical Events In July - 30

1927  On July - 30 robert Marquies de Flers, French writer (Monsieur Bretonneau), dies   

1928  On July - 30 george Eastman demonstrates first color movie   

1928  George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures (US) on this day in history.   

1928  Eunice Muñoz, Portuguese actress on July - 30.   

1929  Christine McGuire, Middletown Oh singer (McGuire Sisters-Sugartime) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's first World Cup in Montevideo   

1930  On July - 30 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio   

1930  Thomas Sowell, author/activist on this day in history.   

1931  Joan Vohs, St Albans NY, actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina) on July - 30.   

1932  10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles on July - 30.   

1932  On July - 30 g Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #2253 Espinette   

1932  The Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles, CA. The Games would revisit Los Angeles -- and the same venues of the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Rose Bowl, etc. -- in 1984 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 28th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats France in Paris (3-2)   

1933  Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, LA, actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history andre Prevost, composer   

1935  On July - 30 the first ever 'Penguin' paperback books goes on sale   

1935  1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution on this day in history.   

1936  Buddy Guy, rocker on July - 30.   

1936  On this day in history adolf Philipp, composer, dies at 72   

1937  Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base & registers no put outs on July - 30.   

1938  On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona   

1938  On this day in history gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece   

1938  Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) on this day in history.   

1939  Belgium Sylvere Maes wins 33rd Tour de France on July - 30.   

1939  On July - 30 eleanor Smeal, leader (National Organization for Women)   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor   

1940  Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) on this day in history.   

1941  HMS CACHALOT, sunk after a collision NW of Benghazi, eastern Libya - rammed by Italian torpedo boat 'Papa' on July - 30.   

1941  On this day in history japanese aircraft bomb USS Tutuila (PR-4) at Chungking, China; First Navy ship damaged by Axis during World War II.   

1941  German occupiers forbid SDAP, VDB, ARP, RKSP, CHU & SGP in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1941  Count Desmond, [Edward Benjamin], Binghamton NY, sword swallower on July - 30.   

1942  On July - 30 fDR signs act establishing WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). During World War II, over 80,000 officer and enlisted women served in the WAVES.   

1942  FDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) on this day in history.   

1942  German SS kills 25,000 Jews in Minsk, Belorussia on this day in history.   

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1511  On July - 30 birth of giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian (Vasari's Lives)   

1549  Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609) was born on July - 30.   

1641  On July - 30 birth of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)   

1747  On July - 30 birth of antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer   

1751  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister was born on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 30 birth of samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem)   

1793  Josepf Francois Snel, composer was born on July - 30.   

1809  On July - 30 birth of charles Chiniquy, Quebec-born excommunicated Catholic priest (d. 1899)   

0578  On this day in history death of jacob Baradaeus, Bishop of Edessa   

0579  On July - 30 benedict I, Italian Pope (575-79), dies   

1516  Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies on this day in history.   

1528  Jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48 on July - 30.   

1540  Death of Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) on July - 30.   

1550  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)   

1652  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist, dies at 68 on July - 30.   

1655  On this day in history sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47