Historical Events In August - 30

1862  Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA on August - 30.  

1862  On August - 30 2nd Battle of Bull Run  

1866  Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor on this day in history.  

1871  Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics on August - 30.  

1873  On August - 30 austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.  

1878  On August - 30 paul Hazard, French literature historian  

1879  John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48 on August - 30.  

1882  On this day in history meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer  

1883  On this day in history theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)  

1884  Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves on this day in history.  

1884  On August - 30 theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)  

1885  13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda on this day in history.  

1887  Adam Kuckhoff, writer on August - 30.  

1888  On August - 30 lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day  

1889  Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever) on August - 30.  

1893  13rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64) on this day in history.  

1893  On August - 30 huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)  

1894  On August - 30 frederick Lugards expedition to Niger  

1895  On this day in history belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education  

1896  On August - 30 eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas.  

1896  Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) on August - 30.  

1897  On August - 30 the town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.  

1900  On August - 30 outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK  

1900  Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed on August - 30.  

1900  On August - 30 franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)  

1901  Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner on this day in history.  

1901  On August - 30 john C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)  

1902  On August - 30 arnold Maria Walter, composer  

1903  Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1904  Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km) on this day in history.  

1904  Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79 on August - 30.  

1905  Baseball slugger Ty Cobb makes his major league debut on August - 30.  

1905  Ty Cobb's first major league at bat (Detroit Tigers) on this day in history.  

1905  Pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa on August - 30.  

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

1334  On this day in history birth of pedro of Castile (d. 1369)  

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

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

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 August - 30.  

1181  On this day in history alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies  

1428  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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