The 1,046 feet (319Β m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. Date: May 27, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). Date: May 24, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
The 7.1 Mwβ― Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed. Date: May 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago. Date: May 5, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
"Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on. Date: May 1, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas. Date: April 28, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 28 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. Date: April 22, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of CosteΘti, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services. Date: April 18, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire." Date: April 6, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 6 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)
After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. Date: April 2, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)