eso ha pasado un 30 Agosto

1945 : General MacArthur arrived in Japan


On August 30, 1945, General MacArthur arrived in Japan to receive the surrender of the Japanese government and to reorganize the country.

1963 : The hot line becomes operational


August 30, 1963, the hot line, the hotline between Washington and Moscow was installed. It was intended to improve communication and speed of connection between the authorities of the two States. In Washington, the line was installed in the Pentagon (not in the White House) and in Moscow, it was installed in the Kremlin. The line became very popular in Cold War movies. It was replaced by a direct secure line in 1999.

1974 : A train derailed into Zagreb station


On August 30, 1974, a crowded train, from Belgrade to Dortmund, launched at full speed and which went through a red light, derailed on reaching the station of Zagreb in Yugoslavia. 153 people were killed in the disaster. Both engineers, who did not respect the signs, due to falling asleep or being drunk, were sentenced to 15 and 8 years in prison.

1984 : Maiden Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery


On August 30, 1984, the shuttle Discovery made its first trip into space and was launched from Florida. Its mission lasted 6 days during which it deplyed three communications satellites. Its last trip took place on March 9, 2011.

2009 : Japanese Elections


On August 30, 2009, Japanese parliamentary elections were won by the Democratic Party after 48 years of rule by the Liberal Democrat Party.

Cita del día : 30 Agosto

Douglas MacArthur
You are remembered for the rules you break.

Cumpleaños : 30 Agosto

Mary Shelley, Escritora inglesa (1797)
Théophile Gautier, Escritor francés (1811)
Anita Garibaldi, Esposa de Giuseppe Garibaldi y revolucionaria brasileña (1821)
Ernest Rutherford, Físico y químico británico, premio Nobel de Química (1871)
Theodor Svedberg, Químico sueco, Premio Nobel (1884)
Raymond Massey, Actor canadiense (1896)
Joan Blondell, Actriz americana (1906)
Fred MacMurray, Actor americano (1908)
Roger Bushell, Líder del escuadrón de la RAF, organizador de la gran evasión de un campo de prisioneros alemán (1910)
Edward Purcell, Físico americano, Premio Nobel de Física (1912)
Nancy Wake, Agente SOE durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1912)
Roger Pierre, Actor francés (1923)
Jack Swigert, Astronauta americano (1930)
Geneviève de Fontenay, Ex-presidente del Comité Miss Francia (1932)
Bruce McLaren, Diseñador y piloto de autos de carreras de Nueva Zelanda (1937)
Frank Vincent, Actor americano (1939)
Jean-Claude Killy, Esquiador francés (1943)
Fred Hampton, Activista del Partido Black Panther (1948)
Anna Politkovskaya, Periodista rusa (1958)
Yves Calvi, Periodista francés (1959)
Laurent Delahousse, Periodista francés (1969)
Cameron Diaz, Actriz americana (1972)
Javier Otxoa, Ciclista español (1974)
Marina Anissina, Patinador artístico rusa francesa (1975)
Juan Ignacio Chela, Jugador de tenis argentino (1979)
Simone Pepe, Futbolista italiano (1983)
Leisel Jones, Nadadora australiana (1985)
Lelia Masaga, Jugador de rugby de Nueva Zelanda (1986)
Emily Bear, Compositora y pianista estadounidense (2001)

Nos han dejado un 30 Agosto

Shōkō, Emperador de Japón (1428)
Wilhelm Wien, Físico alemán, Premio Nobel (1928)
Henri Barbusse, Periodista francés (1935)
J. J. Thomson, Físico Inglés, Premio Nobel (1940)
Charles Coburn, Actor americano (1961)
Guy Burgess, Doble agente británico que trabaja para los soviéticos (1963)
Jean Seberg, Actriz americana (1979)
Jean Seberg, Actriz americana (1979)
Richard Jordan, Actor americano (1993)
Christine Pascal, Actriz francesa (1996)
J. Lee Thompson, Director de cine inglés (2002)
Charles Bronson, Actor americano (2003)
Glenn Ford, Actor americano (2006)
Naguib Mahfouz, Escritor egipcio, Premio Nobel de Literatura (2006)
Alain Corneau, Director de cine francés (2010)
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