Historical Events In August - 30

1862  Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA on this day in history.   

1862  2nd Battle of Bull Run on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

1871  On August - 30 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 August - 30.   

1878  On this day in history paul Hazard, French literature historian   

1879  John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 30 meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer   

1883  Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style) on August - 30.   

1884  On this day in history jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves   

1884  On August - 30 theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)   

1885  13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda on August - 30.   

1887  Adam Kuckhoff, writer on August - 30.   

1888  Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history 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 August - 30 huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)   

1894  Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1896  Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) on August - 30.   

1897  On August - 30 the town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.   

1900  On August - 30 outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK   

1900  On this day in history last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed   

1900  On this day in history franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)   

1901  Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner on August - 30.   

1901  John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88) on this day in history.   

1902  On August - 30 arnold Maria Walter, composer   

1903  On August - 30 vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87   

1904  Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km) on August - 30.   

1904  Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79 on August - 30.   

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  Pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa on this day in history.   

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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  On August - 30 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.   

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

1580  On August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies