Historical Events
- St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1
Famous Birthdays
- Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1952 for nuclear magnetic resonance), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 1997)
- Nancy Wake, New Zealand-born World War II secret agent (Special Operations Executive), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2011)
1912 Highlights
About August 30, 1912
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 111 years and 23 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
