Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On May - 30 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  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on this day in history.   

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

1888  On this day in history james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)   

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  Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter on May - 30.   

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

1895  On May - 30 maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)   

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

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

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

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

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

1901  On this day in history hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated   

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

1902  On May - 30 seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist   

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  On this day in history ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60)   

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

1906  On this day in history william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30   

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

1908  On May - 30 aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System   

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

1908  On this day in history 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  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 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  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

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

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on this day in history.   

1159  On May - 30 death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on May - 30.   

1416  On this day in history 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 May - 30 death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  On May - 30 death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop