Vilmos Zsigmond was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wave movement. In 2003, he was voted as one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history by the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

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1930Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1866)^[†]

Ezra Hasbrouck Fitch was an American real estate developer and hobbyist outdoorsman. He bought into and later fully owned the company that became Abercrombie & Fitch.

1930Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (born 1860)^[†]

Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known as the "father of modern navigation technology".

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1930Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.^[†]

The Council of People's Commissars (CPC), commonly known as the Sovnarkom (Совнарком), were the highest executive authorities of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), the Soviet Union (USSR), and the Soviet republics from 1917 to 1946.

Headlines from June 16, 1930

Sergievski Rises 5 Miles in Loaded Seaplane; Sets His Fourth Record Here in Four Months

Clemenceau's Home a Museam Through American's Generosity

CHICAGO POLICE HEAD WILL RESIGN POST; Chief of Detectives Also Moves Property From Headquarters, Saying "He's Getting Ready." MAY ASK MAYOR TO QUIT Business Men to Hold Secret Meeting Today--Frequent Cash Deposits by Lingle Revealed. CHICAGO POLICEHEAD TO RESIGN HIS POST Stege Moves His Property.

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