Historical Events In May - 30

1879  Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I) on this day in history.   

1883  A rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12 on May - 30.   

1883  On May - 30 rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12   

1883  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 30 alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer   

1888  James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) on this day in history.   

1889  The brassiere is invented (good or bad?) on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 30 brassier invented   

1890  1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz) on May - 30.   

1891  On May - 30 iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter   

1894  Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game on May - 30.   

1894  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history w G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days   

1895  Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's) on May - 30.   

1896  On this day in history first car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 30 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  On May - 30 howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface)   

1899  On May - 30 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47   

1901  Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated on this day in history.   

1901  Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay) on this day in history.   

1902  Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist on May - 30.   

1903  On May - 30 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8   

1903  On this day in history countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)   

1904  On May - 30 frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on this day in history.   

1906  40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20 on May - 30.   

1906  William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 on May - 30.   

1907  41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System   

1908  First federal workmen's compensation law approved on May - 30.   

1908  Paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history the birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers   

1908  On May - 30 uS Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized   

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

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

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  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

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

1434  On this day in history death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  On this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop