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 this day in history.   

1925  Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea) on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)   

1926  On August - 30 olgerts Gravitis, composer   

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

1927  On August - 30 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

1928  On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

1928  Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) on August - 30.   

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

1930  Noel Harford, cricketer (brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's) on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 30 william H Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), dies   

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

1932  On this day in history hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)   

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 30 air France forms   

1933  On this day in history arne Mellnas, composer   

1934  B P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 30 earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79   

1935  On this day in history 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  On this day in history joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1939  NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) on August - 30.   

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  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 30 nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg   

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

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on August - 30.   

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 August - 30.   

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  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  On this day in history birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.   

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

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on this day in history.   

0526  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on this day in history.   

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

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.