Page 3: Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1930 raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64   

Feb 26   On this day in history the first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

Feb 26   West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England in the year 1930.   

Feb 27   Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency in the year 1930.   

Feb 27   The birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress on this day in history.   

Mar 02   1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history david H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44   

Mar 02   Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) in the year 1930.   

Mar 04   In the year 1930 coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated   

Mar 06   On this day in history bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

Mar 06   On this day in history brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food   

Mar 06   William Milton, cricketer (S Afr Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball   

Mar 07   James Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family) on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India   

Mar 08   William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)   

Mar 11   On this day in history babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000.   

Mar 11   Pres & Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington in the year 1930.   

Mar 11   On this day in history president &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington   

Mar 12   In the year 1930 mahatma Gandhi began a march to the sea, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India   

Mar 12   Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   On this day in history clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory   

Mar 13   Discovery of the planet Pluto by Clyde W Tombaugh made his discovery on February 18 and announced it on March 13 in the year 1930.   

Mar 13   Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Pluto discovered on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1930 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

Mar 15   Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1930 the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

Mar 16   Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1930 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine   

Mar 16   On this day in history uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine   

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Jan 01   Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Ty Hardin, NYC, actor (Riptide, Bronco) [or Jun 1] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of werner Heiden, composer   

Jan 02   Julius LaRosa, Bkln NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Eddie Egan, Bronx NYC, actor (Joe Forrester) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 03   In the year 1930 birth of robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor (Officer & a Gentleman, THE Cat)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright   

Jan 04   Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1930 c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

Jan 27   Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1930.   

Jan 28   In the year 1930 clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies   

Feb 06   Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17 in the year 1930.   

Feb 22   On this day in history godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66   

Feb 23   On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

Feb 24   On this day in history jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74