Page 3: Historical Events In May - 30

1840  On May - 30 dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59   

1842  Assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1842  John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history louis Varney, composer   

1845  On May - 30 amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73)   

1846  On May - 30 the birth of Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller   

1847  Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history méxico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million   

1848  On this day in history second battle at Gioto Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1848  William G Young patents ice cream freezer cool idea on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history 2nd battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1848  On this day in history second battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1853  On May - 30 andries Andre, Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen   

1854  On this day in history kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery   

1854  On May - 30 the U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established   

1858  Hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked on this day in history.   

1858  Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked on May - 30.   

1859  On this day in history pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth MS on May - 30.   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Bethesda Church VA on May - 30.   

1864  On May - 30 cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) VA   

1864  On this day in history james Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26   

1865  William Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27 on May - 30.   

1866  On May - 30 opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)   

1867  On May - 30 arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)   

1868  Memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves   

1870  On this day in history gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy on this day in history.   

1876  Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 92º F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in May   

1879  Gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden on May - 30.   

1879  92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on May - 30.   

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1010  On this day in history birth of emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history birth of selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)   

1578  On this day in history birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on May - 30.   

1653  On May - 30 birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  On this day in history hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72   

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on May - 30.   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on May - 30.   

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

1431  On May - 30 death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.