Page 3: Historical Events In August - 30

1862  Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA on this day in history.   

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

1866  On this day in history georges Minne, Flemish sculptor   

1871  Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics on this day in history.   

1873  Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history paul Hazard, French literature historian   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1894  Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger on this day in history.   

1895  Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education on August - 30.   

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  The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar on this day in history.   

1900  Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK on this day in history.   

1900  On August - 30 last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed   

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 August - 30 arnold Maria Walter, composer   

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

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  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  Pedro of Castile (d. 1369) was born on August - 30.   

1377  Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 30 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 this day in history.   

0526  Death of Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten (b. 454) on this day in history.   

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  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  Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.