Historical Events For May - 30

1631  On this day in history france/Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau  

1635  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II & Saksen sign Peace of Prague  

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

1642  From this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament on May - 30.  

1646  Spain & Netherlands signs temporary cease fire on May - 30.  

1672  The birth of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia on May - 30.  

1672  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1746  Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69 on May - 30.  

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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  Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US on this day in history.  

1791  Ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56 on May - 30.  

1793  Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public on May - 30.  

1797  On May - 30 johann Christian Lobe, composer  

1797  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer, dies at 48 on May - 30.  

1800  On May - 30 karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)  

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

1808  On this day in history napoleon annexes Tuscany & gave it seats in French Senate  

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 May - 30.  

1814  On this day in history napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition  

1821  James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose on this day in history.  

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  Edward Winslow Hinks, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on May - 30.  

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

1832  On this day in history george Doherty Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1833  On this day in history josef Slavik, composer, dies at 27  

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  On this day in history birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)  

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.  

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer  

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized  

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on May - 30.  

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.  

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72  

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on this day in history.  

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on May - 30.  

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

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on this day in history.  

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.