Historical Events In October - 30

1712  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history the birth of John Adams, 2nd American President   

1735  On October - 30 edward Miller, composer   

1739  England declares war on Spain: War of Jenkin's Ear [NS=Oct 19] on October - 30.   

1741  The birth of Angelica Kauffman, Swiss painter on October - 30.   

1741  Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter on October - 30.   

1757  Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies on October - 30.   

1768  On October - 30 1st Methodist church in US initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC)   

1772  On October - 30 capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown   

1775  On this day in history congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies.   

1775  1st navy in US forms on this day in history.   

1785  On October - 30 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54   

1787  On this day in history karl Guhr, composer   

1787  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58 on October - 30.   

1790  On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer   

1799  William Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain on this day in history.   

1807  On October - 30 james Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1817  Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) on this day in history.   

1821  On October - 30 cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer   

1829  Roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888 on October - 30.   

1830  John Stevens Bowen, Major General (Confederate Army) died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1833  On October - 30 pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, historian/literary, dies at 58   

1839  On October - 30 alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter   

1840  Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano on October - 30.   

1843  A G Henri Regnault, French water colors painter on this day in history.   

1845  On October - 30 gustav Weber, composer   

1848  On this day in history zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral   

1849  On October - 30 johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne & coachman   

1851  Alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris on October - 30.   

1853  Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (Potifar, Giacobbe), dies at 66 on October - 30.   

1857  John H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University) on this day in history.   

1862  Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history helena, Montana's capital, founded   

1864  Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer on October - 30.   

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1218  Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) was born on October - 30.   

1391  On this day in history birth of eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author   

1576  On this day in history birth of enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)   

1620  Michael de Ronghe, composer was born on October - 30.   

1624  Paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 30 birth of richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)   

1668  On this day in history birth of sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705)   

1683  George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, chancellor of Florence, dies on October - 30.   

1522  On this day in history death of jean Mouton, French composer   

1553  Death of Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489) on October - 30.   

1583  On October - 30 pirro Ligorio, Italian architect/painter/archaeologist, dies at 83   

1602  On October - 30 death of jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet (b. 1528)   

1611  Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies on this day in history.   

1626  Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 on October - 30.   

1632  Death of Henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded on this day in history.