Historical Events In 1930

Feb 26   "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64 in the year 1930.   

Feb 26   On this day in history the first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

Feb 26   West Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England in the year 1930.   

Feb 27   In the year 1930 bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency   

Feb 27   In the year 1930 the birth of Joanne Woodward, British actress   

Mar 02   On this day in history 1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building   

Mar 02   David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 in the year 1930.   

Mar 02   Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) in the year 1930.   

Mar 04   Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food in the year 1930.   

Mar 06   Brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food on this day in history.   

Mar 06   William Milton, cricketer (S Afr Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies in the year 1930.   

Mar 07   On this day in history georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball   

Mar 07   On this day in history james Broderick, Charleston NH, actor (Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family)   

Mar 08   On this day in history babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth"   

Mar 08   Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India in the year 1930.   

Mar 08   William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 in the year 1930.   

Mar 09   In the year 1930 harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)   

Mar 11   Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1930 pres & Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington   

Mar 11   President &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington in the year 1930.   

Mar 12   In the year 1930 mahatma Gandhi began a march to the sea, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India   

Mar 12   In the year 1930 mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax   

Mar 13   On this day in history clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory   

Mar 13   On this day in history discovery of the planet Pluto by Clyde W Tombaugh made his discovery on February 18 and announced it on March 13   

Mar 13   In the year 1930 mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77   

Mar 13   Pluto discovered on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

Mar 15   Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 in the year 1930.   

Mar 15   In the year 1930 the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

Mar 16   On this day in history miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60   

Mar 16   In the year 1930 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine   

Mar 16   USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine in the year 1930.   

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Jan 01   Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ty Hardin, NYC, actor (Riptide, Bronco) [or Jun 1]   

Jan 01   Werner Heiden, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Julius LaRosa, Bkln NY, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 03   Eddie Egan, Bronx NYC, actor (Joe Forrester) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 03   Robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor (Officer & a Gentleman, THE Cat) was born in the year 1930.   

Jan 03   Marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66 in the year 1930.   

Jan 13   In the year 1930 c-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66   

Jan 27   On this day in history jean Hure, composer, dies at 52   

Jan 28   In the year 1930 clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies   

Feb 06   Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1930 godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66   

Feb 23   Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74