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 this day in history.   

1883  Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 on May - 30.   

1883  On May - 30 riccardo Zandonai, composer   

1887  Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on this day in history.   

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  Brassier invented on May - 30.   

1890  1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz) on this day in history.   

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  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on May - 30.   

1895  On May - 30 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 this day in history.   

1896  First car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC) on May - 30.   

1896  On this day in history the birth of Howard Hawks, American film director   

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

1896  Howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history 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  On May - 30 cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay)   

1902  Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader on May - 30.   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on May - 30.   

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  Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System on May - 30.   

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

1908  On May - 30 paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane   

1908  The birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1423  On May - 30 birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

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 May - 30.   

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

1623  On this day in history birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 on May - 30.   

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

1159  On this day in history death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

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

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  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.