Birthday August 30, 1748 Jacques-Louis David, French Neoclassical painter
Birthday August 30, 1797 Mary Shelley, author (Frankenstein)
Birthday August 30, 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, wife of president Chester A. Arthur
Birthday August 30, 1871 Ernest Rutherford, in Engl, phycist
Birthday August 30, 1884 Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel '26)
Birthday August 30, 1893 Huey P. Long, (gov-sen-La)
Birthday August 30, 1896 Raymond Massey, Actor
Birthday August 30, 1901 John Gunther, writer
Birthday August 30, 1901 Roy Wilkins, director of NAACP
Birthday August 30, 1907 Shirley Booth, NY - Hazel
Birthday August 30, 1908 Fred MacMurray, Actor (Caine Mutiny, My Three Sons)
Birthday August 30, 1909 Joan Blondell, in NY
Birthday August 30, 1918 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
Birthday August 30, 1922 Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano
Birthday August 30, 1931 John L. Swigert Jr., US astronaut (Apollo 13)
Birthday August 30, 1941 Elizabeth Ashley, in Florida
Birthday August 30, 1943 R. Crumb, cartoonist
Birthday August 30, 1943 Jean-Claude Killy, skier
Birthday August 30, 1947 Peggy Lipton, NYC (Mod Squad)
Birthday August 30, 1951 Timothy Bottoms, Actor
History August 30, 0000 Cleopatra commits suicide
History August 30, 1645 treaty of peace between Dutch & Indians
History August 30, 1776 Washington refuses Howe's letter
History August 30, 1850 Honolulu Hawaii becomes a city
History August 30, 1862 Rebels rout Yankees at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
History August 30, 1880 Apache Chief Diablo is killed
History August 30, 1904 Henry James returns to the U.S.
History August 30, 1906 Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game
History August 30, 1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no hit innings but loses 5-0 in the 11th
History August 30, 1918 The Belfort Ruse
History August 30, 1918 Vladimir Lenin shot
History August 30, 1945 MacArthur arrives in Japan
History August 30, 1961 1st Negro judge of a District Court confirmed - JB Parsons
History August 30, 1963 Hotline established between Washington and Moscow
History August 30, 1963 The U.S.-Soviet hot line goes into operation
History August 30, 1963 The U.S.-Soviet hot line goes into operation
History August 30, 1965 Casey Stengel retires
History August 30, 1966 China agrees to provide aid to North Vietnam
History August 30, 1969 Ho Chi Minh responds to Nixon letter
History August 30, 1970 Elections held in South Vietnam
History August 30, 1974 Train crashes into station in Yugoslavia
History August 30, 1979 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
History August 30, 1980 Christopher Cross has his first of two #1 hits with Sailing
History August 30, 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 3 is launched
History August 30, 1983 First African American in space
History August 30, 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 1 is launched
History August 30, 1989 A murdering couple is sentenced to death
History August 30, 2003 Movie tough guy Charles Bronson dies
History August 30, 2006 California Senate passes Global Warming Solutions Act
August 30, 1748 Jacques-Louis David, French Neoclassical painter
August 30, 1797 Mary Shelley, author (Frankenstein)
August 30, 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, wife of president Chester A. Arthur
August 30, 1871 Ernest Rutherford, in Engl, phycist
August 30, 1884 Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel '26)
August 30, 1893 Huey P. Long, (gov-sen-La)
August 30, 1896 Raymond Massey, Actor
August 30, 1901 John Gunther, writer
August 30, 1901 Roy Wilkins, director of NAACP
August 30, 1907 Shirley Booth, NY - Hazel
August 30, 1908 Fred MacMurray, Actor (Caine Mutiny, My Three Sons)
August 30, 1909 Joan Blondell, in NY
August 30, 1918 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
August 30, 1922 Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano
August 30, 1931 John L. Swigert Jr., US astronaut (Apollo 13)
August 30, 1941 Elizabeth Ashley, in Florida
August 30, 1943 R. Crumb, cartoonist
August 30, 1943 Jean-Claude Killy, skier
August 30, 1947 Peggy Lipton, NYC (Mod Squad)
August 30, 1951 Timothy Bottoms, Actor
August 30, 0000 Cleopatra commits suicide
August 30, 1645 treaty of peace between Dutch & Indians
August 30, 1776 Washington refuses Howe's letter
August 30, 1850 Honolulu Hawaii becomes a city
August 30, 1862 Rebels rout Yankees at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
August 30, 1880 Apache Chief Diablo is killed
August 30, 1904 Henry James returns to the U.S.
August 30, 1906 Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game
August 30, 1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no hit innings but loses 5-0 in the 11th
August 30, 1918 The Belfort Ruse
August 30, 1918 Vladimir Lenin shot
August 30, 1945 MacArthur arrives in Japan
August 30, 1961 1st Negro judge of a District Court confirmed - JB Parsons
August 30, 1963 Hotline established between Washington and Moscow
August 30, 1963 The U.S.-Soviet hot line goes into operation
August 30, 1963 The U.S.-Soviet hot line goes into operation
August 30, 1965 Casey Stengel retires
August 30, 1966 China agrees to provide aid to North Vietnam
August 30, 1969 Ho Chi Minh responds to Nixon letter
August 30, 1970 Elections held in South Vietnam
August 30, 1974 Train crashes into station in Yugoslavia
August 30, 1979 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
August 30, 1980 Christopher Cross has his first of two #1 hits with Sailing
August 30, 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 3 is launched
August 30, 1983 First African American in space
August 30, 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 1 is launched
August 30, 1989 A murdering couple is sentenced to death
August 30, 2003 Movie tough guy Charles Bronson dies
August 30, 2006 California Senate passes Global Warming Solutions Act