This day in History - May 30

439 Historic Events for May 30
1593 Death Christopher Marlowe, Brit dramatist (Tamburlaine the Great), murdered
1623 Birth Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized
1631 Event France/Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau
1635 Event Emperor Ferdinand II and Saksen sign Peace of Prague
1640 Death Andr‚ Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies
1640 Death Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter, dies at 62
1646 Event Spain and Netherlands signs temporary cease fire
1672 Birth Peter I, (the Great), tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [NS=June 9]
1718 Death Bernard Nieuwentyt, physician/theologist, dies at 63
1718 Death Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48
1744 Death Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56
1746 Death Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69
1757 Birth Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04)
1778 Death Voltaire, [Fran‡ois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42
1783 Event Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US
1791 Death Ildephons Haas, composer, dies at 56
1793 Event Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public
1797 Birth Johann Christian Lobe, composer
1797 Death Carl Ludwig Junker, composer, dies at 48
1800 Birth Karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)
1808 Birth Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer
1808 Event Napoleon annexes Tuscany and gave it seats in French Senate
1809 Death Johan B Scheffer, portrait painter, dies at about 43
1812 Birth John Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers)
1814 Event 1st Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's 1st abdication