Historical Events In May - 30

1879  On this day in history 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 May - 30.   

1883  On this day in history rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12   

1883  On May - 30 riccardo Zandonai, composer   

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

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

1889  The brassiere is invented (good or bad?) on this day in history.   

1889  Brassier invented on this day in history.   

1890  1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz) on May - 30.   

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

1894  Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game on this day in history.   

1894  Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) on May - 30.   

1895  W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days on May - 30.   

1895  On this day in history 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  The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director on May - 30.   

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

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

1899  On May - 30 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  Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay) on May - 30.   

1902  On this day in history seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist   

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

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 this day in history.   

1904  On May - 30 ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60)   

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

1906  William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins   

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

1908  First federal workmen's compensation law approved on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history paris advocate E Archdeacon is first passenger in a airplane   

1908  The birth of Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers on May - 30.   

1908  US Assay Office in Salt Lake City UT authorized on this day in history.   

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1010  On May - 30 birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

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  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1252  On this day in history ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on May - 30.   

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

1434  On this day in history death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  On this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop