Historical Events
Event of Interest
"Night of Long Knives" - Adolf Hitler stages a bloody purge of the Nazi party
- Detroit radio executive George Richards pays $7,952.08 to buy NFL's Portsmouth Spartans; moves team to Detroit and rebrands it to 'Lions'
- French Equatorial Africa constituted a single administrative unit
Famous Birthdays
- Harry Blackstone, Jr., American stage magician (Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion), born in Three Rivers, Michigan (d. 1997)
Famous Deaths
- Erich Klausener, Catholic politician killed in the Night of the Long Knives murders (b. 1885)
- Ernst Röhm, German army officer and chief organizer of Adolf Hitler’s Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung, or SA; Brownshirts), executed at 46
- Gregor Strasser, German political activist and NSDAP-Reich organization leader, murdered during the Night of the Long Knives at 42
- Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Prime Minister of Bavaria killed during the Night of the Long Knives murders (b. 1862)
- Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered during the Night of the Long Knives at 29
- Kurt von Schleicher, German politician (German Chancellor 1932-33), murdered by the Nazi SS during the Night of the Long Knives at 52
About June 30, 1934
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 88 years, 11 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
