January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
Day of marriage January 30, 1930
The temperature on January 30, 1930 was between -0.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
August 7 » The last confirmed lynching of blacks in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.
September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
September 17 » The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
October 3 » The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded.
October 5 » British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
Day of death December 30, 1971
The temperature on December 30, 1971 was between 0.3 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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