Historical Events In August - 30
Saturday, 31 January 2026
0257 In this year, St Sixtus II starts his reign as Catholic Pope. 

0524 Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 

0580 Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder (Islam). 

1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany. 

1146 European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time. 

1181 Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies 

1334 Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon. 

1363 Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang—are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. 

1464 Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II). 

1481 2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Kazimierz IV. 

1482 Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies 

1483 Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 

1529 Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61. 

1563 Jewish community of Neutitschlin Moravia expelled 

1574 Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master 

1580 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies. 

1590 Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) 

1609 Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised 

1645 Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty. 

1645 Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY)) 

1666 Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer, dies 

1673 Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant. 

1682 William Penn sails from England to America, where he would establish the Pennsylvania Colony. 

1682 William Penn left England to sail to New World. 

1687 Francesco Maria Vallara, composer 

1693 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist 

1721 Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War. 

1745 Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57. 

1748 Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat). 

1751 Georg Friedrich Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha". 

1757 Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [OS=Aug 19] 

1767 Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer. 

1769 Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer 

1772 Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader 

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