Page 3: Historical Events In August - 30
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1862 On this day in history confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
1862 On August - 30 2nd Battle of Bull Run
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 On August - 30 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 on this day in history.
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 On August - 30 jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves
1884 On August - 30 theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)
1885 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda on August - 30.
1887 On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer
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 Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La) on this day in history.
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 The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar on August - 30.
1900 Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK on August - 30.
1900 On this day in history last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed
1900 Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief) on August - 30.
1901 Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner on August - 30.
1901 John C Stennis, (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88) on August - 30.
1902 Arnold Maria Walter, composer on this day in history.
1903 Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)
1904 Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79 on August - 30.
1905 Baseball slugger Ty Cobb makes his major league debut on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history ty Cobb's first major league at bat (Detroit Tigers)
1905 On this day in history pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa
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