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 this day in history.   

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

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  Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 30 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]   

1805  Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist on August - 30.   

1808  Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on August - 30.   

1809  Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer on August - 30.   

1809  Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on August - 30.   

1811  On August - 30 thomas Gautier, writer   

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

1813  Princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862 on August - 30.   

1820  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?" on this day in history.   

1820  On August - 30 george Frederick Root, composer   

1826  Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1831  On August - 30 charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

1835  On August - 30 melbourne, Australia is founded.   

1836  The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen on August - 30.   

1837  Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85) on August - 30.   

1842  On August - 30 victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

1843  The first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) on this day in history.   

1843  On August - 30 1st blacks participation in natl political convention (Liberty Party)   

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

1844  On August - 30 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies   

1849  Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher on August - 30.   

1850  On this day in history honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city   

1852  Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901) on this day in history.   

1854  John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on August - 30.   

1860  1st British tram opens (Birkenhead) on this day in history.   

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

1862  On August - 30 battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee   

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1334  On this day in history birth of pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon   

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

1377  On this day in history birth of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on August - 30.   

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

1693  On this day in history birth of jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist   

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 August - 30.   

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

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

1482  On August - 30 louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

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