Historical Events In August - 30

1923  Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56) on August - 30.   

1925  6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium on this day in history.   

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

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

1926  On this day in history olgerts Gravitis, composer   

1927  41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

1928  Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India on August - 30.   

1928  On August - 30 bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)   

1928  Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 30.   

1932  Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag) on this day in history.   

1932  Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77 on August - 30.   

1933  Air France forms on this day in history.   

1933  Arne Mellnas, composer on August - 30.   

1934  On August - 30 b P "Baloo" Gupte, cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie)   

1934  Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history john Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming)   

1935  Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62 on August - 30.   

1936  Fabrizia Ramondino, writer on this day in history.   

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  Nazi forces take the city of Mga as the siege of Leningrad begins during WWII on this day in history.   

1941  On August - 30 siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II   

1942  Battle of Alam Halfa - 9th Australian Division again in action at El Alamein on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg on this day in history.   

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

1944  Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on this day in history.   

1944  11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on August - 30.   

1944  Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on August - 30.   

1945  Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender on August - 30.   

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1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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