August 30 in History

• 1937

  August 30, 1937:

  American boxer Joe Louis defeats British’s Tommy Farr in a classic heavyweight boxing bout.

• 1941

  August 30, 1941: The musical comedy film titled “Spare A Copper”, which stars singer and comedian George Formby, begins showing in Sweden.

• 1959

  August 30, 1959:

  American R&B vocal collective, The Miracles release a song entitled "Bad Girl".

• 1965

  August 30, 1965:

  After 55 successful years in the MLB, American baseball player Casey Stengel retires from the sport.

• 1969

  August 30, 1969:

  The rock group Santana, spearheaded by Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana, drop their eponymous debut album.

• 1971

  August 30, 1971:

  “Surf's Up”, Beach Boys’ seventeenth studio album, is released.

• 2004

  August 30, 2004:

  Icelandic singer Björk issues her 5th album dubbed “Medúlla” in U.K. and the United States. It includes songs like "Where Is the Line" and "Who Is It".

• 2018

  August 30, 2018:

  "Roma", a film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and stars Marina de Tavira and Yalitza Aparicio, is premiered at the famous Venice Film Festival.

• 2019

  August 30, 2019:

  American rock group Tool, in collaboration with RCA Records and Volcano Entertainment, drop their 5th studio album titled “Fear Inoculum”.

• 2020

  August 30, 2020:

  American singer and actor, Lady Gaga wins the “Artist of the Year” at the MTV Video Music Awards. At the same event, the singer received the “Song of the Year” accolade.