Today in History for 30th March 2022:
Historical Events
1856 – Russia signs the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War
1870 – 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race
1894 – 56th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his second GN aboard 5/1 joint favourite Why Not
1939 – First flight of the Australian C.A.C. CA-16 Wirraway military aircraft
1942 – 1st RSHA-transport from France arrives in camp Birkenau
2003 – WrestleMania XIX, Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (54,097): Brock Lesnar wins WWE Heavyweight Championship against Kurt Angle
Famous Birthdays
1903 – Sol C Siegel, American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives, High Society, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1904 – Akarova [Marguerite Acarin], Belgian dancer (Les Biches)
1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1935, 36, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL HR leader 1934; St Louis Cardinals), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
1932 – Ted Morgan, French-American reporter and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1957 – Yelena Kondakova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20, STS 84, 1st woman to make a space flight of long duration), born in Mytishchi, Russia
1976 – Chris Canty, American cornerback (New England Patriots), born in Long Beach, California
Famous Deaths
1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist, dies at 54
1977 – Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer, pedagogue, and musicologist, dies at 88
1992 – Art Hannes, American actor and announcer, dies of a respiratory ailment at 72
1995 – Rozelle Claxton, American jazz pianist and arranger, dies at 82
2005 – Emil Dimitrov, Bulgarian singer (b. 1940)
2018 – Bill Maynard [Walter Williams], English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian, dies at 89