Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
Launceston Elliot (9 June 1874 – 8 August 1930) was a Scottish weightlifter, and the first British Olympic champion.
1930Aug, 8
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Salt March
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India - 7Jul
Hoover Dam
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). - 30Jul
1930 FIFA World Cup
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup. - 6Sep
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