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 this day in history.   

1791  The HMS Pandora sank after running aground on a reef the previous day on this day in history.   

1797  The birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein' on this day in history.   

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

1799  Bataafse fleet surrender to English on this day in history.   

1800  Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 30 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]   

1805  On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist   

1808  On this day in history joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83   

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862   

1820  On August - 30 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  On this day in history george Frederick Root, composer   

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

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

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on August - 30.   

1836  On August - 30 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 August - 30 victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

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

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

1844  On August - 30 friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)   

1844  Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on August - 30.   

1849  Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher on August - 30.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

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 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  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.   

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

0524  On this day in history chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  On August - 30 death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

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

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