Page 4: Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On this day in history colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)   

1883  On this day in history a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that kills 12   

1883  Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 on this day in history.   

1883  Riccardo Zandonai, composer on May - 30.   

1887  Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on May - 30.   

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

1889  The brassiere is invented (good or bad?) on May - 30.   

1889  Brassier invented on May - 30.   

1890  On this day in history 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)   

1891  Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 30 bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game   

1894  On this day in history hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)   

1895  W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)   

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

1896  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)   

1896  Howard Hawks, Goshen Ind, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface) on this day in history.   

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

1901  Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated on this day in history.   

1901  On May - 30 cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay)   

1902  Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist on May - 30.   

1903  On May - 30 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8   

1903  On this day in history countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)   

1904  On May - 30 frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader   

1904  Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System   

1908  On May - 30 first federal workmen's compensation law approved   

1908  Paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane on May - 30.   

1908  On May - 30 the birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers   

1908  On May - 30 uS Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized   

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1010  On this day in history birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

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  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  On May - 30 birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on May - 30.   

1653  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.   

1159  On this day in history death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  On May - 30 ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on this day in history.   

1431  On this day in history death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on this day in history.   

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