Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

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

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

1791  On August - 30 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 this day in history.   

1797  On August - 30 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)   

1799  Bataafse fleet surrender to English on August - 30.   

1800  On this day in history 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 August - 30.   

1808  Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1809  On August - 30 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on this day in history.   

1811  On August - 30 thomas Gautier, writer   

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 August - 30.   

1820  On this day in history george Frederick Root, composer   

1826  Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history the city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen   

1837  Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85) on August - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1844  Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on August - 30.   

1844  Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 30 joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher   

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

1852  On August - 30 jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

1854  John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on August - 30.   

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  On this day in history battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee   

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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  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on August - 30.   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

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

1705  On this day in history birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

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

0526  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on this day in history.   

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.