Historical Events In May - 30

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

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

1640  On this day in history andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies  

1642  On May - 30 from this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament  

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

1672  On this day in history the birth of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia  

1672  Peter I, (the Great), tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [NS=June 9] on this day in history.  

1718  On May - 30 arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48  

1744  On this day in history alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56  

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

1757  Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04) on May - 30.  

1778  On May - 30 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 May - 30 benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US  

1791  Ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1793  On this day in history georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public  

1797  On this day in history johann Christian Lobe, composer  

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

1800  Karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach) on this day in history.  

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

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

1808  Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer on May - 30.  

1809  Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43 on May - 30.  

1812  On May - 30 john Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers)  

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 May - 30.  

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

1822  On this day in history house slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged)  

1829  Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert on May - 30.  

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

1832  Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31) on this day in history.  

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

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

1835  Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden) on May - 30.  

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

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on May - 30.  

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  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on May - 30.  

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 this day in history.  

1653  On May - 30 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  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.  

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 May - 30.  

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 this day in history.  

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on this day in history.  

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.