Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  US army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC on August - 30.   

1781  On August - 30 french fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War   

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

1797  On this day in history the birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein'   

1797  On August - 30 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)   

1799  Bataafse fleet surrender to English on August - 30.   

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  Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer on August - 30.   

1809  Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on this day in history.   

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  Princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862 on this day in history.   

1820  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?" on August - 30.   

1820  On this day in history george Frederick Root, composer   

1826  Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67 on August - 30.   

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

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on this day in history.   

1836  On August - 30 the city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen   

1837  On this day in history ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)   

1842  Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer on August - 30.   

1843  On August - 30 the first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party)   

1843  On this day in history 1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party)   

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

1844  On August - 30 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies   

1849  On this day in history joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher   

1850  Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city on this day in history.   

1852  Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on August - 30.   

1854  On this day in history john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels   

1860  On this day in history 1st British tram opens (Birkenhead)   

1862  On August - 30 battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY   

1862  Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee on August - 30.   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on August - 30.   

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

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 30.   

1705  On this day in history birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

0524  On August - 30 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  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on August - 30.   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on August - 30.   

1482  On this day in history louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

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