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

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

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 this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka) [OS]   

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  On August - 30 ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies   

1811  Thomas Gautier, writer on August - 30.   

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

1813  On August - 30 princess Mathilde of Bavaria d. 1862   

1820  On this day in history 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  On August - 30 theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67   

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

1835  Melbourne, Australia is founded on August - 30.   

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

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

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

1843  On August - 30 the first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party)   

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

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 August - 30.   

1850  On August - 30 honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city   

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

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

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

1862  On this day in history battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY   

1862  Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee on August - 30.   

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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  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

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

1687  Francesco Maria Vallara, composer was born on August - 30.   

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

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

1720  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1181  Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies on this day in history.   

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

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.