Historical Events In August - 30

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

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 this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history the birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein'   

1797  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein) on August - 30.   

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

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

1808  On August - 30 joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83   

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

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

1811  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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?"   

1820  George Frederick Root, composer on August - 30.   

1826  On August - 30 theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67   

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  Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85) on this day in history.   

1842  Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer on August - 30.   

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

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 August - 30.   

1849  On August - 30 joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher   

1850  Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city on August - 30.   

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  1st British tram opens (Birkenhead) on August - 30.   

1862  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 30 birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

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

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

1705  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

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

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

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

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.   

1580  On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies