Page 2: Historical Events In October - 30

1712  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter on October - 30.   

1735  The birth of John Adams, 2nd American President on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history angelica Kauffmann, Swiss painter   

1757  Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies on October - 30.   

1768  On this day in history 1st Methodist church in US initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC)   

1772  Capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown on this day in history.   

1775  Congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies on October - 30.   

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  On October - 30 william Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain.   

1807  James Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on October - 30.   

1817  On this day in history hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry)   

1821  On this day in history cenobio Paniagua y Vasques, composer   

1829  On this day in history roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888   

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  On October - 30 gustav Weber, composer   

1848  Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral on October - 30.   

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  On this day in history pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (Potifar, Giacobbe), dies at 66   

1857  On October - 30 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  Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer on this day in history.   

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1218  On this day in history birth of emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234)   

1391  On October - 30 birth of eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author   

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

1620  Michael de Ronghe, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On October - 30 birth of richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)   

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

1683  On October - 30 birth of george II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60)   

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

1522  Death of Jean Mouton, French composer on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history death of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)   

1583  On this day in history pirro Ligorio, Italian architect/painter/archaeologist, dies at 83   

1602  Death of Jean-Jacques Boissard, French poet (b. 1528) on October - 30.   

1611  On October - 30 karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies   

1626  Willebord van Roijen, dutch mathematician, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded on October - 30.