Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On this day in history colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)   

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

1883  Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history riccardo Zandonai, composer   

1887  Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on May - 30.   

1888  James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) on May - 30.   

1889  On May - 30 the brassiere is invented (good or bad?)   

1889  On May - 30 brassier invented   

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

1891  On this day in history iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter   

1894  On May - 30 bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game   

1894  On this day in history hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)   

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

1895  Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  On this day in history howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface)   

1899  24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47 on this day in history.   

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 May - 30.   

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

1903  28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 on this day in history.   

1903  Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history 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  On this day in history william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30   

1907  On May - 30 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins   

1908  Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 30 first federal workmen's compensation law approved   

1908  Paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane on May - 30.   

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 May - 30.   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on May - 30.   

1423  On this day in history birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1623  On May - 30 birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

0727  On May - 30 hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  On this day in history boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

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 May - 30.   

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

1431  On this day in history 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 May - 30 death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop