Historical Events In August - 30

1996  On this day in history christine Pascal, actress/director (Smile, Elsa), dies at 43   

1997  On August - 30 the world learns of the Paris car crash that killed England's Princess Diana, her husband and Harrod's owner Dodi Fayed, and their driver.   

2007  United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident in which a B-52 flew from Minot AFB, ND to Barksdale AFB, LA carrying 6 nuclear warheads on August - 30.   

2012  Cholera outbreak kills 229 people in Sierra Leone on this day in history.   

2017  Late author Terry Pratchett ' unfinished works destroyed by steamroller as per his instructions on August - 30.   

2017  Brazilian court blocks President Michel Temer from abolishing Renca, whihc would open parts of the Amazon to mining on this day in history.   

2017  Authorities say floods across Bangladesh, Nepal and India have killed more 1200 people and damaged 697,000 houses on this day in history.   

2017  Hurricane Irma forms near Cape Verde Islands, will go on to become category 5 hurricane and kill at least 102 on this day in history.   

2018  Argentina's central bank raises interest rates to 60% in attempt to stabilize the peso on this day in history.   

2018  On August - 30 ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 25 million worldwide. India continues to record the highest daily increase of cases on August - 30.   

2021  The UN Environment Programme announces that leaded petrol in road vehicles has been phased out globally, a hundred years after its introduction on this day in history.   

2021  The United States withdraws its last remaining troops from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, ending 20 years of operations in Afghanistan on this day in history.   

2023  Following the announcement of incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection as President of Gabon after the presidential election, the military launches a successful coup d'état and creates the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions to govern the country, ending the rule of the Bongo family after 56 years in power on this day in history.   

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1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on August - 30.   

1377  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.   

1720  On August - 30 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  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on August - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 30.   

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