Page 2: Historical Events In May - 30

1631  France/Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau on this day in history.   

1635  Emperor Ferdinand II & Saksen sign Peace of Prague on May - 30.   

1640  Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on May - 30.   

1642  On this day in history from this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament   

1646  On May - 30 spain & Netherlands signs temporary cease fire   

1672  On May - 30 the birth of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia   

1672  On May - 30 peter I, (the Great), tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [NS=June 9]   

1718  Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48 on May - 30.   

1744  Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56 on May - 30.   

1746  On May - 30 giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69   

1757  On May - 30 henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04)   

1778  On this day in history voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42   

1783  On May - 30 benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US   

1783  On this day in history benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US   

1791  On May - 30 ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56   

1793  Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public on this day in history.   

1797  On May - 30 johann Christian Lobe, composer   

1797  On May - 30 carl Ludwig Junker, composer, dies at 48   

1800  On this day in history karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)   

1806  On this day in history andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.   

1808  Napoleon annexes Tuscany & gave it seats in French Senate on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer   

1809  On this day in history johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43   

1812  John Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers) on May - 30.   

1814  The first Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's first abdication on this day in history.   

1814  Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition on this day in history.   

1821  James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose on May - 30.   

1822  On May - 30 house slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged)   

1829  On this day in history levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert   

1830  On this day in history edward Winslow Hinks, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1832  On May - 30 evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31)   

1832  George Doherty Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army) on May - 30.   

1833  Josef Slavik, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1835  Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden) on this day in history.   

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1010  On May - 30 birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

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

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On this day in history 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 May - 30 boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies   

1159  On May - 30 death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 30 death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

1469  On May - 30 death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop