Historical Events In August - 30

1996  Christine Pascal, actress/director (Smile, Elsa), dies at 43 on August - 30.   

1997  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 cholera outbreak kills 229 people in Sierra Leone   

2017  On August - 30 late author Terry Pratchett ' unfinished works destroyed by steamroller as per his instructions   

2017  On August - 30 brazilian court blocks President Michel Temer from abolishing Renca, whihc would open parts of the Amazon to mining   

2017  On August - 30 authorities say floods across Bangladesh, Nepal and India have killed more 1200 people and damaged 697,000 houses   

2017  On August - 30 hurricane Irma forms near Cape Verde Islands, will go on to become category 5 hurricane and kill at least 102   

2018  Argentina's central bank raises interest rates to 60% in attempt to stabilize the peso on August - 30.   

2018  On this day in history ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country   

2020  On August - 30 [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.   

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

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  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on this day in history.   

1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

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

1609  On August - 30 birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on this day in history.   

0526  On this day in history death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

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

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

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