345 Historic Events for August 30
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| 1852 |
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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Neth, physical chemist (Nobel 1901)
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| 1854 |
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John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels
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| 1860 |
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1st British tram opens (Birkenhead)
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| 1862 |
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Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Richmond, KY
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| 1862 |
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2nd Battle of Bull Run - Confederates beat Union
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| 1866 |
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Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor
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| 1871 |
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Ernest Lord Rutherford, Engld, physicist (atomic nucleus; Nobel 1908)
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| 1878 |
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Paul Hazard, French literature historian
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| 1879 |
Death |
John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48
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| 1882 |
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Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer
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| 1883 |
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Theo Van Doesburg, [Christian EM Kupper], painter/architect (Style)
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| 1884 |
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Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves
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| 1884 |
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Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)
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| 1885 |
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13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda
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| 1887 |
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Adam Kuckhoff, writer
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| 1888 |
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Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day
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| 1889 |
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Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)
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| 1890 |
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S ndor Rem‚nyik, [V‚gv ri], Hungary, poet (Campfire)
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| 1893 |
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Huey P Long, Winn Parish La, (gov/sen-D-La)
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| 1893 |
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13rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64)
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| 1894 |
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Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger
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| 1895 |
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Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education
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| 1896 |
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Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)
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