Page 5: Historical Events In August - 30

1923  On this day in history elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

1925  6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium on August - 30.   

1925  On August - 30 julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)   

1926  Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.   

1926  Olgerts Gravitis, composer on August - 30.   

1927  On August - 30 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)   

1927  Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on August - 30.   

1928  On August - 30 jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 30 wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64   

1930  On August - 30 noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's)   

1930  On this day in history william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies   

1931  Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) on this day in history.   

1932  On August - 30 hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  On this day in history willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77   

1933  Air France forms on this day in history.   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on this day in history.   

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie) on August - 30.   

1934  On this day in history earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

1935  On August - 30 john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  On this day in history henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62   

1936  On this day in history fabrizia Ramondino, writer   

1937  Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on this day in history.   

1939  6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456) on August - 30.   

1941  On this day in history nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII.   

1941  Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein   

1942  On this day in history nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

1943  A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58 on August - 30.   

1944  On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on this day in history.   

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender.   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on this day in history.   

1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.   

1693  On this day in history birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on August - 30.   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.   

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  On this day in history louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on August - 30.   

1529  On this day in history juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  On August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies