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  2nd Battle of Bull Run on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor  

1871  On August - 30 ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics  

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

1878  Paul Hazard, French literature historian on August - 30.  

1879  On this day in history john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48  

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

1883  Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style) on August - 30.  

1884  Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves on August - 30.  

1884  Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926) on this day in history.  

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

1887  Adam Kuckhoff, writer on August - 30.  

1888  Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day on August - 30.  

1889  On August - 30 edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)  

1893  On August - 30 13rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64)  

1893  On this day in history huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)  

1894  Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger on August - 30.  

1895  Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education on this day in history.  

1896  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 on this day in history.  

1896  Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history 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  Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner  

1901  On this day in history john C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)  

1902  On this day in history arnold Maria Walter, composer  

1903  Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87 on August - 30.  

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

1904  On August - 30 kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79  

1905  On August - 30 baseball slugger Ty Cobb makes his major league debut.  

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

1334  On August - 30 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  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Vallara, composer  

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

1705  David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757) was born on August - 30.  

1720  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61  

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