Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  US army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history french fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War   

1791  The HMS Pandora sank after running aground on a reef the previous day on August - 30.   

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 August - 30 bataafse fleet surrender to English   

1800  On August - 30 gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia   

1804  On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]   

1805  Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist on this day in history.   

1808  Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on August - 30.   

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  On this day in history ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies   

1811  Thomas Gautier, writer on August - 30.   

1813  On this day in history battle of Kulm: French forces defeated by Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.   

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 this day in history george Frederick Root, composer   

1826  Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67 on August - 30.   

1831  On August - 30 charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

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 August - 30 ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)   

1842  On this day in history victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

1843  On this day in history the first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party)   

1843  1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party) on August - 30.   

1844  Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.   

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

1849  Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city   

1852  On this day in history jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

1854  On August - 30 john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels   

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

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

1862  Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee on this day in history.   

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1334  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on August - 30.   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.   

1693  On August - 30 birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on this day in history.   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

1181  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

1483  On August - 30 louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

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

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on August - 30.