Historical Events In August - 30
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1862 Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA on August - 30.
1862 2nd Battle of Bull Run on this day in history.
1866 Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on August - 30.
1871 On this day in history ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics
1873 Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history paul Hazard, French literature historian
1879 On August - 30 john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48
1882 Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer on this day in history.
1883 Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style) on this day in history.
1884 Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves on this day in history.
1884 Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926) on this day in history.
1885 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda on August - 30.
1887 Adam Kuckhoff, writer on August - 30.
1888 On August - 30 lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day
1889 On August - 30 edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)
1893 13rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64) on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)
1894 Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger on August - 30.
1895 On this day in history belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education
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 August - 30.
1896 Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history the town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.
1900 Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK on this day in history.
1900 On August - 30 last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed
1900 On this day in history franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)
1901 On August - 30 hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner
1901 John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88) on this day in history.
1902 Arnold Maria Walter, composer on this day in history.
1903 Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1904 Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km) on August - 30.
1904 On August - 30 kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79
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 this day in history.
1905 On August - 30 pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa
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