Page 3: Historical Events In May - 30

1840  Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria   

1842  On this day in history john Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria   

1844  Louis Varney, composer on May - 30.   

1845  Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73) on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history the birth of Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller   

1847  Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence on May - 30.   

1848  México ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million on this day in history.   

1848  Second battle at Gioto Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians on this day in history.   

1848  On May - 30 william G Young patents ice cream freezer cool idea   

1848  2nd battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians on May - 30.   

1848  On this day in history second battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1853  On this day in history andries Andre, Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen   

1854  On this day in history kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery   

1854  On May - 30 the U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established   

1858  Hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked on this day in history.   

1858  Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked on May - 30.   

1859  Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth MS on May - 30.   

1862  On May - 30 battle of Booneville MS   

1864  Battle of Bethesda Church VA on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) VA   

1864  James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history william Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27   

1866  On this day in history opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)   

1867  On this day in history arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)   

1868  Memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves   

1870  On May - 30 gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89   

1872  On May - 30 mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy   

1876  On this day in history ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.   

1879  On May - 30 92º F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in May   

1879  Gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

1879  92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on this day in history.   

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1010  On this day in history birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  On May - 30 birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  On May - 30 birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  On this day in history birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On May - 30 hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  On this day in history boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1252  On this day in history ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  On this day in history death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on May - 30.   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.