Date: March 31, 1930
"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 โ ๐ Other events on May 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon. Date: August 16, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Communist Party of Vietnam Founded at…
The last confirmed lynching of black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are murdered. Date: August 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Vietnam Quแปc Dรขn ฤแบฃng Launches Failed Yรชn Bรกi…
Democratically elected Argentine president Hipรณlito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup. Date: September 6, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Romanian Football Federation Joins FIFA – February 16, 1930Chrysler Building Opens in New…
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile (320ย km) march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India. Date: March 12, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1930 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Mahatma Gandhi Begins…