Historical Events In June - 30

1688  Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Neth/English fleet   

1700  On this day in history gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700)   

1722  On June - 30 hungarian Parliament condemns emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctions   

1722  On June - 30 jiri Antonin Benda, composer   

1723  On June - 30 christian Ernst Graf, composer   

1734  Russian army occupies Danzig on June - 30.   

1741  Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms on this day in history.   

1743  On June - 30 niels Schiorring, composer   

1748  On June - 30 jacques D "comte" Cassini, French astronomer   

1755  Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants on this day in history.   

1758  On June - 30 seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.   

1768  Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1st lady (1817-25) on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter   

1791  Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist (law of Biot & Savart) on this day in history.   

1792  Francesco Antonio Rosetti, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1794  Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer)   

1810  Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slovenian/Croatian poet (illyrism) on this day in history.   

1815  US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates on June - 30.   

1817  On this day in history joseph D Hooker, British botanist   

1817  Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist on this day in history.   

1818  Edward John Hopkins, composer on June - 30.   

1819  On June - 30 william A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)   

1819  Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history hendrik Jan Schimmel, Dutch writer/dramatist (2 Tudors)   

1834  Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) on this day in history.   

1837  Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen on June - 30.   

1839  Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies on this day in history.   

1846  On June - 30 ricardo Drigo, composer   

1847  Jacob T Cremer, min of Colonies/pres (Dutch Trading Comp) on this day in history.   

1856  Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers) on this day in history.   

1858  Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Libre) [or 7/31] on June - 30.   

1859  On June - 30 charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

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1286  On this day in history birth of john de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)   

1468  On June - 30 birth of johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon   

1470  On June - 30 birth of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy   

1503  Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47) was born on this day in history.   

1503  John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554) was born on June - 30.   

1641  On this day in history birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  Mauritius Vogt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1685  Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche) was born on this day in history.   

0350  Death of Nepotianus, Roman usurper on June - 30.   

1109  On June - 30 alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies   

1181  On this day in history death of hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)   

1224  Death of Adolf of Osnabrück, Saint Adolf (b. 1185) on this day in history.   

1364  On June - 30 death of arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)   

1520  On June - 30 death of montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed   

1538  On June - 30 charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70   

1579  On June - 30 death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary