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Events on Saturday 16 August 1930 2
1930First British Empire GamesForerunner of the Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, Ontario, hosted the first British Empire Games, with about 400 athletes from eleven nations. England topped the medal table. The event continues today as the Commonwealth Games.
1930Trujillo takes power in the Dominican RepublicRafael Trujillo inaugurated as presidentAfter a coup against President Horacio Vásquez and an election marked by intimidation, Rafael Trujillo was inaugurated as president. He ruled the Dominican Republic as dictator until he was assassinated in 1961.