On August 30, history records 39 notable events, 208 famous births and 92 deaths, spanning the years 526 to 1800.
Events on this day include: King Theoderic the Great dies of dysentery at Ravenna; his daughter Amalasuntha takes power as regent for her 10-year-old son Athalaric. (526); Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. (1282).
Notable people born on August 30 include Peter of Castile (1334), Jahangir (1569), Albert Szenczi Molnár (1574).
Notable figures who died on this day include Theodoric the Great (526), Cui Qun (832), Hervey le Breton (1131).
Events on 30 August 39
See all →King Theoderic the Great dies of dysentery at Ravenna; his daughter Amalasuntha takes power as regent for her 10-year-old son Athalaric.
Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty.
Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal.
HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition.
Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
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Birthdays on 30 August 208
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Deaths on 30 August 92
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