Page 2: Historical Events In August - 30

1776  On this day in history uS army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC   

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

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

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

1799  Bataafse fleet surrender to English on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist   

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

1809  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

1809  On this day in history ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies   

1811  Thomas Gautier, writer on August - 30.   

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

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

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 this day in history george Frederick Root, composer   

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

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

1835  On August - 30 melbourne, Australia is founded.   

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

1837  On this day in history ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)   

1842  Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer on August - 30.   

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 August - 30 friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)   

1844  Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on this day in history.   

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

1850  On August - 30 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  On August - 30 birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)   

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

1609  On this day in history birth of artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  On August - 30 birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer   

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  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on August - 30.   

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 this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies   

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

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

1483  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 on August - 30.   

1529  Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61 on August - 30.   

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