On October 30, history records 48 notable events, 227 famous births and 98 deaths, spanning the years 637 to 1817.
Events on this day include: Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. (637); Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. (758).
Notable people born on October 30 include Emperor Chūkyō (1218), Andrew, Duke of Calabria (1327), Lucas Watzenrode (1447).
Notable figures who died on this day include Paul of Edessa (526), Sergius VII of Naples (1137), Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer (1282).
Events on 30 October 48
See all →Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge.
The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Marinid invasion at the Battle of Río Salado.
Ballet of Chestnuts: A banquet held by Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace where fifty prostitutes or courtesans are in attendance for the entertainment of the guests.
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios during the Anglo-Spanish War.
Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle.
Birthdays on 30 October 227
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