August 30 in History – What happened on 30 August in Past

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30 August - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on August 30, the day number in a year is 242 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 243. August 30 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

August 30 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
1569	Sultan Salim Mirza alias Jahangir, the eldest son of Mughal emperor Akbar and heir to the throne was born.
1574	Guru Ram Das became the fourth Guru of the Sikhs.
1659	Dara Shikoh was hanged by Aurangzeb.
1721	The North Sea War ended with Russian / Swedish peace.
1799	Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland-A squadron of the navy ofthe Batavian Republic surrendered to the Royal Navy without a fight nearWieringen.
1806	New York City's second daily newspaper Daily Advertiser was last published in America.
1813	Creek War-A force of Creeks, belonging to the Red Sticksfaction killed hundreds of settlers in Fort Mims in Alabama.
1835	European settlers landing on the north banks of the Yarra Riverin Southeastern Australia founded the city of Melbourne.
1835	The city of Melbourne was found by European settlers landing on the northern bank of the Yar River in southern Australia.
1836	Real estate entrepreneurs John Kirby Allen and Augustus ChapmanAllen founded the city of Houston on land near the banks of BuffaloBayou in present-day Texas.
1836	The city of Melbourne was founded.
1836	The city of Houston, Texas was founded.
1856	Battle of Osawatomy: ProSlavari forces defeated the Antislavery Force in Bleeding Kansas.
1861	John Fremons proposed to free the slaves of the Missouri rebels.
1862	American Civil War-In separate actions, Confederate forceswere victorious in both the Battle of Richmond in Kentucky and the Second Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia.
1889	The Royal Mail Mount Pleasant Shorting Office was officially inaugurated in London.
1895	In Belgium, Roman Catholic education was compulsory.
1896	Philippine Revolution-In the Battle of San Juan del Monte, the first real battle of the war, a Katipunan force temporarily captured apowder magazine before being beaten back by a Spanish garrison.
1909	American paleontologist Charles Walcott discovered the BurgessShale, one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia.
1911	Sir William Ramsay predicts that Britain's coal supply will end by 2086
1914	World War I-The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almostcomplete destruction of the Russian Second Army by the German Eighth Army.
1918	Fanni Kaplan shot and wounded Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin,helping to spark the Red Terror in the future Soviet Union, a repressionagainst Socialist-Revolutionary Party members and other politicalopponents.
1928	The Independence of India League was established in India.
1935	The Wealth Tax Act, an initiative of President Roosevelt, imposed more taxes on rich citizens and big businesses, while lowering taxes for small businesses.
1936	Freedom fighter Bhikaji Cama died.
1942	Second World War-Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axisoffensive of the Western Desert Campaign, attacking the British EighthArmy position near El Alamein, Egypt.
1945	At the end of the second world war, the Allied Military Control Council was established over Germany.
1959	The title of National Hero of Indonesia was first given, to thewriter-cum-politician Abdul Muis.
1976	More than two hundred policemen were injured in the rioting at Notting Hill Carnival.
1984	Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage.
1984	The spacecraft Discovery took off for the first time.
1995	Bosnian War-NATO began its bombing campaign against the Armyof Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2001	The new Euro currency is introduced in Frankfurt, Germany, before its formal introduction, which is supposed to be next year.
2002	Conoco Inc. and Philips Petroleum merged to form ConocoPhillips. It was the third largest integrated energy company in America and the second largest refining company.
2006	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter effectively finished aero-braking, and is getting ready to enter a Sun synchronized science orbit at Mars.
2007	Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, claims that he will come back to Pakistan from expatriation after winning a case in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
2008	A congested Indian Army boat transports victims of the 2008 Indian floods overturns killing at least 25 people.
2009	Al Qaeda accepts responsibility for the attempted assassination of Saudi Prince, Muhammad bin Nayef.
2010	Worry is conveyed about the 500 women who have disappeared in Canada on the International Day of the Disappeared.
2011	Three suicide bombings, kills 9 and wounds 20 in Grozny, the capital of the Republic of Chechnya, Russia.
2012	Permex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, finds a large crude oil accumulation; the deposits could at least comprise of 250 - 400 million barrels of oil.
2013	In Greenland a canyon over 800km long is discovered up to 800m deep in different places below the ice sheet covering the country; the canyon is longer than Arizona's Grand Canyon; it was carved out by a river over four million years ago.
2013	India's first defense satellite GSAT-7 was launched from French Guiana in South America.
2014	Prime Minister Tom Thabane of the South African country of Lesotho fled to South Africa following alleged coup attempts by the military.

Famous Birthdays of August 30 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1922	Lionel Murphy / Politician / Australia
1893	Huey Long / Politician / United States of America
1977	Félix Sánchez / Runner / United States of America
1918	Binayak Acharya / Politician / India
1988	Ernests Gulbis / Tennis Player / Latvia
1958	Muriel Gray / Author / Scotland
1925	Laurent de Brunhoff / Author / France
1903	Bhagwati Charan Verma / Writer / India
1972	Cameron Diaz / Actress / United States of America
1986	Theo Hutchcraft / Writer / United Kingdom
1948	Victor Skumin / Psychologist / Russia
1984	Anthony Ireland / Cricketer / Zimbabwe
1928	Lloyd Casner / Racing Car Driver / United States of America
1907	Bertha Parker Pallan / Archaeologist / United States of America
1929	Ian McNaught-Davis / Mountaineer / United Kingdom
1958	Martin Jackson / Drummer / United Kingdom
1918	Ted Williams / Baseball Player / United States of America
1983	Jun Matsumoto / Singer / Japan
1968	Diran Adebayo / Author / United Kingdom
1860	Isaac Levitan / Painter / Russia
1986	Ryan Ross / Writer / United States of America
1913	Richard Stone / Economist / United Kingdom
1935	Alexandra Bellow / Mathematician / United States of America
1969	Dimitris Sgouros / Pianist / Greece
1923	Charmian Clift / Author / Australia
1971	Lars Frederiksen / Writer / United States of America
1951	Gediminas Kirkilas / Politician / Lithuania
1974	Javier Otxoa / Cyclist / Spain
1948	Lewis Black / Actor / United States of America
1929	Guy de Lussigny / Painter / France

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