What Happened on September 29, 1930

Historical Events

  • 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC
  • Boquerón battle ends Paraguay border dispute
  • Lowell Thomas makes his debut on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons
  • NYC College offers 1st course in radio advertising
1930 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Billy Strange [William], American singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2012)
  • Colin Dexter, English crime writer (Inspector Morse), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire (d. 2017)
  • Peter Miller, British Chairman of Lloyd's Bank of London (d. 2018)
  • Ramnath Kenny, Indian cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1985)
  • Richard Bonynge, Australian opera conductor (Dame Joan Sutherland, 1962-90; Metropolitan Opera, 1966-91; Vancouver Opera, 1974-82), born in Epping, New South Wales, Australia
Born in 1930

Famous Weddings

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor Bing Crosby (27) weds American actress Dixie Lee (18)

Famous Deaths

Ilya Repin (1844-1930)

Ukrainian-Russian painter (Barge Haulers on the Volga, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks), dies at 86

1930 Highlights

About September 29, 1930

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 93 years and 6 months
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Libra