Today in History for 30th May 2018:
Historical Events
1901 – Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated
1923 – Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:31:19.618 (145.718 km/h)
1959 – “First Impressions” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 84 performances
1967 – Republic of Biafra, a predominantly Igbo secessionist state in eastern Nigeria, is founded by Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu
1990 – Dow Jones average hits a record 2,878.56
2012 – A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre
Famous Birthdays
1719 – Roger Newdigate, British politician (d. 1806)
1800 – Karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)
1886 – Randolph Bourne, American writer (d. 1918)
1936 – Roy Harford, Fulham UK, British-born NZ cricketer
1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball coach
1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
Famous Deaths
1922 – David Mendes Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet (Adelfas), dies at 45
1957 – Toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstasy), dies
1971 – Rodd Redwing, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies at 66
1975 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (5K 1972 Olympic 4th), dies in a car accident at 24
2006 – Marius van Amelsvoort, Dutch politician (CDA), dies at 75
2006 – Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (b. 1926)