Page 3: Historical Events In May - 30

1840  Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on May - 30.   

1842  On this day in history assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria   

1842  On this day in history john Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria   

1844  On this day in history louis Varney, composer   

1845  On May - 30 amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73)   

1846  The birth of Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller on this day in history.   

1847  On May - 30 alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence   

1848  México ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million on this day in history.   

1848  Second battle at Gioto Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians on May - 30.   

1848  William G Young patents ice cream freezer cool idea on May - 30.   

1848  On May - 30 2nd battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1848  On May - 30 second battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1853  On this day in history andries Andre, Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen   

1854  On this day in history kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery   

1854  The U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked   

1858  Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked on May - 30.   

1859  On this day in history pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth MS on May - 30.   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS on May - 30.   

1864  Battle of Bethesda Church VA on May - 30.   

1864  Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) VA on this day in history.   

1864  James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26 on May - 30.   

1865  William Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1866  Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague) on this day in history.   

1867  Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57) on this day in history.   

1868  Memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on May - 30.   

1868  On this day in history memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves   

1870  Gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89 on May - 30.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy on May - 30.   

1876  Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V on this day in history.   

1879  92º F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in May on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden   

1879  92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on May - 30.   

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1010  On May - 30 birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on May - 30.   

1653  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 on May - 30.   

1035  On this day in history boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  On May - 30 death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  On May - 30 ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

1431  On May - 30 death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  On May - 30 death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.