Page 2: Historical Events In 1730

Aug 04   Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England   

Aug 10   Sebastien de Brossard, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 17   Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61.   

Aug 27   Hamann, writer   

Sep 01   Benjamin Franklin marries Miss Read.   

Sep 17   Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

Sep 17   Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees   

Sep 30   Duke Victor Amadeus XI of Savoye steps down.   

Oct 01   Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

Oct 12   Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark.   

Oct 12   Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies   

Oct 14   Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer   

Oct 17   Ernestus Weinrauch, composer   

Nov 06   Hans Hermann von Katte, Prussian lieutenant, beheaded.   

Nov 16   Gualtherius "Wouter" van Doeveren, Zealand-Flanders physician.   

Nov 21   François de Troy, French portrait artist   

Dec 08   John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia.   

Dec 11   Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris.   

Dec 14   Capel Bond, composer   

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Jan 03   In the year 1730 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer   

Jan 14   In the year 1730 birth of william Whipple, merchant/judge (Declaration of Independence signer)   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of john Malchair, composer   

Jan 23   In the year 1730 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter   

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of christian Joseph Lidarti, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of baron de Breteuil, French statesman (d. 1807)   

Jan 01   Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1730 peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30), dies at 14   

Jan 30   In the year 1730 peter II Alekseyevitch, emperor of Russia (1727-30), dies at 14   

Feb 21   Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692) died in the year 1730.   

Apr 21   On this day in history jan Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps), dies at 79   

May 30   Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1648) died on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (b. 1646) died on this day in history.