Historical Events In August - 30

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

1862  2nd Battle of Bull Run on August - 30.   

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

1871  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1882  On August - 30 meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer   

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

1884  On this day in history jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves   

1884  On this day in history theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)   

1885  On August - 30 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda   

1887  On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

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

1889  On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

1893  Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La) on this day in history.   

1894  On August - 30 frederick Lugards expedition to Niger   

1895  On this day in history 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 on August - 30.   

1896  On August - 30 raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

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

1900  On this day in history outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK   

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

1900  On this day in history franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)   

1901  Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner on August - 30.   

1901  John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history arnold Maria Walter, composer   

1903  On this day in history vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87   

1904  On this day in history thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)   

1904  On this day in history kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79   

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

1905  On this day in history ty Cobb's first major league at bat (Detroit Tigers)   

1905  On August - 30 pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa   

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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 August - 30.   

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 August - 30.   

1720  On August - 30 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)   

0524  On August - 30 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  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 August - 30 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies