Historical Events In October - 30

1712  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter on this day in history.  

1735  On October - 30 the birth of John Adams, 2nd American President  

1735  On this day in history edward Miller, composer  

1739  On this day in history england declares war on Spain: War of Jenkin's Ear [NS=Oct 19]  

1741  On this day in history the birth of Angelica Kauffman, Swiss painter  

1741  Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter on October - 30.  

1757  On this day in history osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies  

1768  1st Methodist church in US initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC) on October - 30.  

1772  On October - 30 capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown  

1775  Congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies on this day in history.  

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1775  1st navy in US forms on this day in history.  

1785  On October - 30 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

1787  Karl Guhr, composer on this day in history.  

1787  On October - 30 ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat, dies at 58  

1790  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer on this day in history.  

1799  William Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain on October - 30.  

1807  On this day in history james Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1817  Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) on October - 30.  

1821  On October - 30 cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer  

1829  Roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888 on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history john Stevens Bowen, Major General (Confederate Army) died in 1863  

1833  Pieter G Witsen Geysbeek, historian/literary, dies at 58 on October - 30.  

1839  Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter on October - 30.  

1840  On this day in history carlotta Patti, Italian soprano  

1843  A G Henri Regnault, French water colors painter on this day in history.  

1845  Gustav Weber, composer on this day in history.  

1848  On October - 30 zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral  

1849  Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne & coachman on this day in history.  

1851  Alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris on October - 30.  

1853  Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (Potifar, Giacobbe), dies at 66 on October - 30.  

1857  On this day in history john H Aberson, 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)  

1862  On this day in history ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

1864  On this day in history helena, Montana's capital, founded  

1864  On October - 30 elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer  

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1218  Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) was born on this day in history.  

1391  Eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author was born on this day in history.  

1576  On this day in history birth of enrico C Davila, Padua Italy, writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia)  

1620  On October - 30 birth of michael de Ronghe, composer  

1624  Paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693) was born on October - 30.  

1632  Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751) was born on October - 30.  

1668  Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705) was born on October - 30.  

1683  George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) was born on this day in history.  

1459  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, chancellor of Florence, dies on October - 30.  

1522  On this day in history death of jean Mouton, French composer  

1553  On October - 30 death of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)  

1583  Pirro Ligorio, Italian architect/painter/archaeologist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1602  On October - 30 death of jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet (b. 1528)  

1611  On this day in history karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies  

1626  On October - 30 willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35  

1632  On October - 30 death of henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded