Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  On this day in history uS army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC   

1781  On August - 30 french fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War   

1791  On this day in history the HMS Pandora sank after running aground on a reef the previous day.   

1797  The birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein' on August - 30.   

1797  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein) on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history bataafse fleet surrender to English   

1800  Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia on August - 30.   

1804  On August - 30 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]   

1805  Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist on August - 30.   

1808  On this day in history joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83   

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  On August - 30 ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies   

1811  On August - 30 thomas Gautier, writer   

1813  Battle of Kulm: French forces defeated by Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance on August - 30.   

1813  Princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862 on this day in history.   

1820  James Wilson, Strathaven Radical, hung and beheaded at Glasgow Green for his part in the 1820 Rising. A crowd of 20,000 sympathetic to Wilson, witnessed the event. James Wilson, on his way to the scaffold, remarked to the hangman Thomas Moore - "Did ye evir see sic a crowd, Tammas?" on this day in history.   

1820  On August - 30 george Frederick Root, composer   

1826  On this day in history theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67   

1831  Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle on August - 30.   

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on August - 30.   

1836  The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen on August - 30.   

1837  On this day in history ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)   

1842  On this day in history victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

1843  The first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) on August - 30.   

1843  On this day in history 1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party)   

1844  On August - 30 friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)   

1844  On August - 30 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies   

1849  On this day in history joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher   

1850  Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city on this day in history.   

1852  Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on this day in history.   

1854  John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on this day in history.   

1860  1st British tram opens (Birkenhead) on this day in history.   

1862  On August - 30 battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY   

1862  On August - 30 battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on August - 30.   

1334  On this day in history birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  On August - 30 birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.   

1720  On this day in history birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  On August - 30 chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.   

1482  On this day in history louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on August - 30.   

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.