About the day » Wednesday August 20, 1930Calender converter

• Catharina Christina Maria Miltenburg, Vleuten († 2015)
• Dena Overman, Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa († 2020)
• Doede Tjeerd Kamstra, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1930)
• Dirk Adrianus TIMMERS, Rotterdam († 1930)
• Arnoldus F. (Nol) Gijben, Voorburg († 2012)
• Alida (Lida) Meijder, Eindhoven († 2015)
• Wijnants, Wijlre, Gulpen-Wittem († 1930)
• Aäron Dessaur, 's Gravenhage († 1942)
• Aaltje Nieman, Amsterdam († 2021)
• Cornelia Catharine (Nel) Klaver, Heerhugowaard († 2013)

• Anna Roozen (78), Moergestel
• Anne Frankes de Jong (64), Oppenhuizen, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Annigje van der Linden (81), Klaaswaal
• Annigje Van Der LINDE (81), Klaaswaal
• Wijnants (0), Wijlre, Gulpen-Wittem
• Aaltje Gerrits Sinia (77), Nes
• Arend BIJKER (23), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Henrietta Gesina Koning (73), Nijmegen
• Albert Jan Vosmeijer (71), Deventer {OV}
• Alida KRUIJER (80), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1927 » Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation († 2013)
• 1927 » John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
• 1927 » Yootha Joyce, English actress († 1980)
• 1929 » Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1930 » Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor († 2013)
• 1930 » Peter Randall, English sergeant († 2007)
• 1931 » Don King, American boxing promoter
• 1932 » Anthony Ainley, English actor († 2004)
• 1932 » Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer († 1983)
• 1932 » Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic († 2009)

• 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
• 1914 » Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
• 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
• 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
• 1939 » Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
• 1942 » István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)
• 1943 » William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Antonius
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
• February 18 » Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
• February 18 » While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
• March 6 » International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern.
• August 16 » The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
• September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
• November 3 » Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

The temperature on August 20, 1930 was between 7.4 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.