Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  US army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC on this day in history.   

1781  French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War on August - 30.   

1791  The HMS Pandora sank after running aground on a reef the previous day on August - 30.   

1797  On this day in history the birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein'   

1797  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein) on this day in history.   

1799  Bataafse fleet surrender to English on August - 30.   

1800  On this day in history gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia   

1804  Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS] on this day in history.   

1805  Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83   

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on this day in history.   

1811  Thomas Gautier, writer on August - 30.   

1813  Battle of Kulm: French forces defeated by Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862   

1820  On August - 30 james Wilson, Strathaven Radical, hung and beheaded at Glasgow Green for his part in the 1820 Rising. A crowd of 20,000 sympathetic to Wilson, witnessed the event. James Wilson, on his way to the scaffold, remarked to the hangman Thomas Moore - "Did ye evir see sic a crowd, Tammas?"   

1820  George Frederick Root, composer on August - 30.   

1826  Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67 on August - 30.   

1831  Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle on this day in history.   

1835  On August - 30 melbourne, Australia is founded.   

1836  On August - 30 the city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen   

1837  On August - 30 ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)   

1842  Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer on this day in history.   

1843  The first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) on August - 30.   

1843  1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party) on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)   

1844  Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on August - 30.   

1849  On this day in history joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher   

1850  Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city on this day in history.   

1852  Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on August - 30.   

1854  On August - 30 john Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels   

1860  1st British tram opens (Birkenhead) on August - 30.   

1862  Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY on August - 30.   

1862  Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee on this day in history.   

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1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

1334  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on August - 30.   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on this day in history.   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on August - 30.   

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  On this day in history chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on August - 30.   

1428  On August - 30 death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

1483  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

1529  On August - 30 juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61   

1580  On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies