January 30 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1835  Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington DC.   

1835  Richard Lawrence misfires at Pres Andrew Jackson in Washington DC   

1835  Oliver Edwards, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1904.   

1838  Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail   

1841  A fire destroys two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   

1841  Alfred Townsend George, Civil War journalist, died in 1914.   

1844  Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

1846  Francis H Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism)   

1847  Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco   

1853  Emperor Napoleon III marries Eugenie Maria de Montijo y de Guzman.   

1853  Leland Hone, cricketer (England keeper 1879 without county experience).   

1854  The inaugural election in Washington Territory; 1682 votes cast.   

1854  1st election in Washington Territory; 1682 votes cast   

1858  William Wells Brown published inaugural Black drama, "Leap to Freedom".   

1858  Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester   

1860  Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, dies at 44   

1861  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer.   

1862  US Navy's inaugural ironclad warship (Monitor) launched.   

1862  US Navy's 1st ironclad warship (Monitor) launched   

1862  Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer.   

1865  Samuel Pl'h Naber, Dutch rear-admiral/librarian.   

1866  Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow)   

1871  Seymour Hicks, St Helier Jersey, actor-manager (Scrooge).   

1873  Rose Melville, actress (Sis)   

1877  Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces.   

1879  French President MacMahon steps down   

1881  Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58.   

1882  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former (32nd) American President is born.   

1882  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, New Hyde Park NY, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945)   

1883  England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test.   

1885  John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero.   

1888  Harry Moses 297 not out for New South Wales against Victoria.   

1888  Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria.   

1888  Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77   

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0133  Marcus severus didius julianus: Roman emperor   

1505  Thomas tallis: English composer   

1563  Franciscus gomarus: [francois gomaer], dutch theologist/opera singer   

1566  Alessandro piccinini: Composer   

1615  Thomas rolfe: American colonial settler and only child of pocahontas and john rolfe   

1616  William sancroft: Archbishop (canterbury)   

1624  Arnold geulincx: South netherland, philosopher (about virtue)   

1628  George villiers: 2nd duke of buckingham england   

1030  Death of William v: Duke of aquitaine (b. 969)   

1156  Herman van horn: Bishop of utrecht (1151/52-56),   

1181  Death of Emperor takakura of japan: Emperor takakura of japan (b. 1161)   

1384  Louis ii of flanders: Louis ii of flanders (b. 1330)   

1393  Aimery poitiers: French nobleman, burned at royal ball   

1574  Death of Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)   

1584  Death of Jonker wigbold van ewsum: Mister of nienoord,   

1606  Everard digby: English conspirator (b. 1578)