439 Historic Events for May 30
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| 1864 |
Death |
James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26
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| 1864 |
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Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) Virginia
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| 1864 |
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Battle of Bethesda Church VA
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| 1865 |
Death |
William Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27
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| 1866 |
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Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)
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| 1868 |
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Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves
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| 1870 |
Death |
Gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89
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| 1872 |
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Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy
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| 1879 |
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Gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden
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| 1879 |
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Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)
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| 1879 |
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92øF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
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| 1881 |
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George KFW von Kchler, German fieldmarshal (Invasion Netherlands)
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Riccardo Zandonai, composer
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| 1883 |
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Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12
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| 1887 |
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Gino Tagliapietra, composer
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer
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| 1888 |
Birth |
James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)
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| 1889 |
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Brassier invented
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| 1890 |
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1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)
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| 1891 |
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Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter
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| 1894 |
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Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game
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| 1894 |
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Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)
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| 1895 |
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Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)
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| 1895 |
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W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days
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