Page 3: Historical Events In August - 30

1862  On this day in history confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.   

1862  2nd Battle of Bull Run on this day in history.   

1866  Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on August - 30.   

1871  On August - 30 ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics   

1873  On August - 30 austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.   

1878  Paul Hazard, French literature historian on August - 30.   

1879  On August - 30 john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48   

1882  On August - 30 meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer   

1883  On August - 30 theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)   

1884  On August - 30 jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves   

1884  On August - 30 theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)   

1885  13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

1888  Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)   

1893  On August - 30 13rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64)   

1893  Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La) on August - 30.   

1894  Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger on this day in history.   

1895  Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education on this day in history.   

1896  Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

1897  The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar on August - 30.   

1900  On this day in history outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK   

1900  Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed on August - 30.   

1900  On August - 30 franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)   

1901  On August - 30 hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner   

1901  On this day in history john C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)   

1902  On August - 30 arnold Maria Walter, composer   

1903  On August - 30 vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87   

1904  On August - 30 thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)   

1904  Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1905  Baseball slugger Ty Cobb makes his major league debut on August - 30.   

1905  Ty Cobb's first major league at bat (Detroit Tigers) on August - 30.   

1905  Pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa 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  On August - 30 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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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