October 30

© 1997, 1998 by Paul A. Schons

October 30, 1466

Death of Johann Fust, a financial backer of Johannes Gutenberg.

October 30, 1882

Birth of Günther von Kluge in Posen, Germany (now Poland). Kluge was a WWII German general who fought in Russia from 1941-1943 and replaced von Rundstedt on the Western Front in 1944. Suspected of being involved in the assassination attempt on Hitler, von Kluge was relieved of command on August 17 and committed suicide on August 18, 1944.

October 30, 1945

Death of Leopold Jessner in Los Angeles (born in Königsberg, Germany (now in Poland). Jessner was a theater director, most noted for his production of Expressionist plays. He became a director of the Berlin State Theater. In 1933 he fled Nazi Germany and immigrated to the United States. He worked in Hollywood until his death.

October 30, 1952

Dr. Albert Schweitzer wins the Nobel Prize for Peace.

October 30, 1996

On his 5,144th day in office Helmut Kohl surpasses Konrad Adenauer's record as the longest serving post-war chancellor.