Historical Events In May - 30

1908  On this day in history 1st federal workmen's compensation law approved   

1908  On this day in history mel[vin J] Blanc, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig)   

1909  National Conference on the Negro is held on this day in history.   

1909  Reuben Siegel laid cornerstone of first home in Tel-Aviv on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 30 the birth of Benny Goodman, American bandleader   

1909  Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing) on May - 30.   

1910  On this day in history 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22   

1911  1st Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 74.59 MPH (120 KPH) on May - 30.   

1911  On this day in history douglas Fowley, NYC, actor (Grandpa-Pistols 'n' Petticoats)   

1912  On this day in history uS Marines sent to Nicaragua   

1912  Alexander Langsdorf, physicist on May - 30.   

1912  Wilbur Wright, US aviation pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1913  On May - 30 first Balkan War ends with the, Treaty of London   

1913  New country of Albania is formed on May - 30.   

1913  1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London on this day in history.   

1913  Cedric Thorpe Davie, composer on May - 30.   

1914  On this day in history the new and then largest Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.   

1914  On this day in history bobby Sherwood, Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)   

1915  Jerome Bert Weisner, military scientist/disarmer on this day in history.   

1916  Joseph W Kennedy, scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium) on May - 30.   

1917  On May - 30 alexander I becomes king of Greece.   

1918  On May - 30 georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist, dies   

1919  On May - 30 lord John WS Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies   

1920  On May - 30 john Heawood, actor/singer/choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)   

1921  On May - 30 memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WWI, unveiled at Polo Grounds   

1921  Salzburg Austria votes to join Germany on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 30 lord Dunsany's "If," premieres in London   

1922  Latvia & Vatican sign accord on May - 30.   

1922  On this day in history the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated today in Washington, D C , by Chief Justice William Howard Taft   

1922  On May - 30 harry Clement Stubbs, US, sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld)   

1922  On May - 30 david Mendes Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet (Adelfas), dies at 45   

1923  Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic," premieres on this day in history.   

1923  Jimmy Lydon, Harrington Pk NJ, actor (Richard-Love That Jill) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history camille Chevillard, composer, dies at 63   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

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

1423  On this day in history birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

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

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on May - 30.   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on this day in history.   

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

1431  On May - 30 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 this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop