Historical Events In April - 30

1803  On this day in history uS doubles in size through the Louisiana Purchase ($15 million)  

1803  US doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase ($15 million) on April - 30.  

1804  On this day in history hague's Theater opens  

1805  On April - 30 william Kerley Strong, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867  

1808  The first practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri on April - 30.  

1808  1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri on this day in history.  

1812  On April - 30 (Eastern) Louisiana admitted as 18th US state  

1812  On April - 30 kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe  

1823  George JD Campbell, Scottish/Brit Minister to Indies (1868-74/80-85) on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history shaka, the great Zulu King, killed  

1829  George Washington Adams, son of John Q Adams, dies on City Is NYC on April - 30.  

1830  Davis Tillson, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.  

1837  Alfred Gaul, composer on this day in history.  

1838  Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation on April - 30.  

1846  On this day in history rosalie Amstein, writer  

1847  Charles L J, archduke of Austria/gov-gen (Austria-Netherland), dies on April - 30.  

1848  Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on April - 30.  

1852  On April - 30 anton Rubinsteins opera "Dmitri Donskoi," premieres in St Petersburg  

1853  On this day in history alfred v Berger, writer  

1855  Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor, dies at 68 on April - 30.  

1857  On this day in history san Jose State University forms  

1858  On April - 30 mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1893)  

1859  Paul Morphy returns from 10-mo chess tour of Europe, retires on this day in history.  

1859  Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26 on this day in history.  

1859  Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1860  On April - 30 navaho indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby)  

1861  President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory on April - 30.  

1862  Swift Run Gap, WV skirmishes on this day in history.  

1863  Mexican forces attacked the French Foreign Legion in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico on April - 30.  

1864  Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; Gen W.R. Scurry is killed on this day in history.  

1864  New York becomes first state to charge a hunting license fee on April - 30.  

1864  On this day in history battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; Gen W R Scurry is killed  

1864  Frans Netscher, Dutch writer/journalist (Studies of nude model) on April - 30.  

1865  -5/1] Gen Shermans "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia on this day in history.  

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1245  King Philip III of France (d. 1285) was born on April - 30.  

1309  Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland (1333-70) was born on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history birth of louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)  

1602  On April - 30 birth of william Lilly, England, astrologer/author/almanac compiler  

1651  Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint was born on this day in history.  

1662  Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694) was born on April - 30.  

1664  On this day in history birth of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)  

1710  On April - 30 birth of johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)  

0065  Death of Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39) on April - 30.  

0313  Gaius G V Maximus, [Daia], Emperor of Rome, dies on this day in history.  

0535  On this day in history death of amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoten, murdered  

1030  Mohammud van Ghazna, Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies on this day in history.  

1063  Death of Emperor Renzong of China (b. 1010) on April - 30.  

1131  On April - 30 death of adjutor, Roman Catholic Saint  

1196  On April - 30 boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies  

1214  On April - 30 huguccio/Hugo van Pisa, Italian bishop, dies