Births on August 30

Andrew Onderdonk

Born on August 30, 1848

Andrew Onderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905)

Andrew Onderdonk (30 August 1848 – 21 June 1905) was an American construction contractor who worked on several major projects in the West, including the San Francisco seawall in California and the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia. He was born on August 30, 1848 in New York City to an established ethnic Dutch family. He received his education at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He married Sarah Delia Hilman of Plainfield, New Jersey. After starting his career surveying town sites and roads in New Jersey, he headed west to work as a general manager for financier Darius Ogden Mills on several engineering contracts. He died in Oscawana-on-the Hudson, New York on June 21, 1905.

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Events on 1848

3 May

Benty Grange helmet
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered.
15 May

1848 revolutions
Serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Galicia, as a result of the 1848 revolutions. The rest of monarchy followed later in the year.
18 May

Frankfurt Parliament
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
19 Jul

Seneca Falls Convention
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
29 Sep

Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

Births on August 30

Andrew Onderdonk

Born on August 30, 1848

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Events on 1848

Benty Grange helmet

1848 revolutions

Frankfurt Parliament

Seneca Falls Convention

Hungarian Revolution of 1848