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August 30 in History
Historical Events on August 30
1835
Australia: Melbourne, Victoria is founded.
1862
American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
1896
Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
1914
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
1917
Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
1974
A Belgrade-Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
1992
The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
1995
Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
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Famous Birthdays on August 30
1930
Warren Buffett
1954
Alexander Lukashenko
1978
Cliff Lee
1983
Emmanuel Culio
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Famous Deaths on August 30
1879
John Bell Hood
2006
Glenn Ford
2013
Seamus Heaney
2015
Oliver Sacks
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