Historical Events Happened In May - 30

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

1635  Emperor Ferdinand II & Saksen sign Peace of Prague on this day in history.  Share it »

1640  Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1642  From this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament on this day in history.  Share it »

1646  On this day in history spain & Netherlands signs temporary cease fire  Share it »

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

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

1718  On this day in history arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48  Share it »

1744  Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56 on this day in history.  Share it »

1746  Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  Share it »

1757  Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04) on this day in history.  Share it »

1778  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42 on this day in history.  Share it »

1783  On this day in history benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US  Share it »

1783  Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US on this day in history.  Share it »

1791  On this day in history ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56  Share it »

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

1797  Johann Christian Lobe, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1797  On this day in history carl Ludwig Junker, composer, dies at 48  Share it »

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

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

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

1808  Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1809  Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  Share it »

1812  John Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  Share it »

1814  On this day in history the first Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's first abdication  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1830  Edward Winslow Hinks, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1832  George Doherty Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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1010  On this day in history birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)  Share it »

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1524  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)  Share it »

1578  Valentin Dretzel, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1623  On this day in history birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)  Share it »

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)  Share it »

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

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

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1416  On this day in history death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church  Share it »

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on this day in history.  Share it »

1434  On this day in history death of prokop the Great, Hussite general  Share it »

1469  On this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop  Share it »