Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  US army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC on August - 30.   

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

1797  The birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein' on this day in history.   

1797  On August - 30 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)   

1799  On August - 30 bataafse fleet surrender to English   

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 August - 30.   

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

1809  On August - 30 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

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

1811  On this day in history thomas Gautier, writer   

1813  On August - 30 battle of Kulm: French forces defeated by Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.   

1813  Princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862 on this day in history.   

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  George Frederick Root, composer on August - 30.   

1826  On this day in history theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67   

1831  Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle on August - 30.   

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history the city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen   

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

1842  On this day in history victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

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 August - 30.   

1844  Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.   

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

1849  Joseph Mallaby Dent, Dutch publisher on this day in history.   

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

1852  On this day in history jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)   

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

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

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

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

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

1334  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

1377  On August - 30 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  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

1693  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of david Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)   

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

0524  Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 on August - 30.   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on August - 30.   

1181  On August - 30 alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

1428  Death of Emperor Shōkō (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

1482  On this day in history louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies   

1483  On August - 30 louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60   

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

1580  On August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies