Date: October 27, 1930
The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement. Date: October 14, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
"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 → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The 1,046 feet (319 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 → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Getúlio Vargas Becomes Brazil’s…
The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years. Date: March 31, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1930First British Empire…
British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people. Date: October 5, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Elm Farm Ollie First Cow to Fly and…