Page 3: Historical Events In August - 30

1862  Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA   

1862  2nd Battle of Bull Run.   

1866  Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor.   

1871  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   

1878  Paul Hazard, French literature historian.   

1879  John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48   

1882  Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer   

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

1884  In this year, Jack Dempsey claims middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves.   

1884  Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)   

1885  13000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda   

1887  Adam Kuckhoff, writer   

1888  Lord Walsingham results in the deaths of 1070 grouse in a single day.   

1889  Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)   

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

1893  Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)   

1894  Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger   

1895  Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education   

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.   

1896  Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

1897  The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.   

1900  Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK.   

1900  Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed.   

1900  Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)   

1901  Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.   

1901  John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)   

1902  Arnold Maria Walter, composer.   

1903  Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87.   

1904  In this year, Thomas Hicks claims 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km).   

1904  Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79.   

1905  Baseball slugger Ty Cobb makes his major league debut   

1905  Ty Cobb's inaugural major league at bat (Detroit Tigers)   

1905  Pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa   

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1334  Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia & Leon was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29   

0526  On this day in history death of theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454)   

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

1428  On this day in history death of emperor Shōkō (b. 1401)   

1482  Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies on August - 30.   

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