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===Pre-1600===

*[[AD 70|70]] – [[Titus]] ends the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem]] after destroying [[Second Temple|Herod's Temple]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bunson|first=Matthew|title=A Dictionary of the Roman Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HsrGEFpW80UC&pg=PA212+A+DICTIONARY+OF+THE+ROMAN+EMPIRE+P.212|access-date=12 April 2018|year=1991|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=9780195102338|page=212}}</ref>

*[[1060]] – The [[Mirdasids]] defeat the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] at the [[Battle of al-Funaydiq]], signalling the definitive loss of [[Aleppo]] for the Fatimids.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bianquis | first = Thierry | author-link = Thierry Bianquis | title = Damas et la Syrie sous la domination fatimide (359-468/969-1076). Deuxième tome | publisher = Presses de l’Ifpo | year = 1989 | url = https://doi.org/10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 | isbn = 978-2-35159-526-8 | language = French | pages=569–571}}</ref>

*[[1057]] – Elderly [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Michael VI Bringas]] abdicates after just one year on the throne.<ref>{{cite book|last=Norwich|first=John Julius|title=Byzantium: The Apogee|location=New York|publisher=Knopf|date=1993|isbn=9780394537795|page=332}}</ref>

*[[1060]] – The [[Mirdasids]] defeat the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] at the [[Battle of al-Funaydiq]], signalling the definitive loss of [[Aleppo]] for the Fatimids.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bianquis | first = Thierry | author-link = Thierry Bianquis | title = Damas et la Syrie sous la domination fatimide (359-468/969-1076). Deuxième tome | publisher = Presses de l’Ifpo | year = 1989 | url = https://doi.org/10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 | isbn = 978-2-35159-526-8 | language = French | pages=569–571 | doi = 10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 }}</ref>

*[[1282]] – [[Peter III of Aragon]] lands at [[Trapani]] to intervene in the [[War of the Sicilian Vespers]].

*[[1363]] – The five-week [[Battle of Lake Poyang]] begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders ([[Chen Youliang]] and [[Zhu Yuanzhang]]) meet to decide who will supplant the [[Yuan dynasty]].

*[[1464]] – [[Pope Paul II]] succeeds [[Pope Pius II]] as the ~~211th~~ [[~~pope~~]].

*[[1464]] – [[Pope Paul II|Paul II]] succeeds [[Pope Pius II|Pius II]] as [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Setton|first=Kenneth M.|title=The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571}. Volume II: The Fifteenth Century|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|publisher=American Philosophical Society|date=1978|isbn=9780871691620|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC|page=271}}</ref>

*[[1535]] – With the [[papal bull]] ''Eius qui immobilis'', Pope [[Paul III]] [[Excommunication (Catholic Church)|excommunicates]] King [[Henry VIII]] of England from the [[Catholic Church]] for approving the [[Acts of Supremacy]],<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=James|editor-last=Gairdner|title=Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. Vol IX: August-December 1535|location=London|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office|date=1886|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/msu.31293104696426|page=67|hdl=2027/msu.31293104696426 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Bryant|first=James C.|title=Tudor Drama and Religious Controversy|location=Macon, Georgia|publisher=Mercer Publishing|date=1984|isbn=9780865541290|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MmA96I0xXekC|page=71}}</ref> although the bull is likely never published.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Bettenson|editor-first1=Henry|editor-last2=Mander|editor-first2=Chris|title=Documents of the Christian Church. 2d ed|location=London|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=1963|isbn=9780195012934|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCGQDwAAQBAJ|page=244}}</ref>

*[[1574]] – [[Guru Ram Das]] becomes the Fourth [[Sikh Guru]]/[[guru|Master]].

*[[1590]] – [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] enters [[Edo Castle]]. (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: August 1, 1590)

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*[[2008]] – A [[Conviasa]] [[Boeing 737]] [[2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash|crashes]] into [[Illiniza|Illiniza Volcano]] in [[Ecuador]], killing all three people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-291 YV102T Toacaso |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080830-0 |access-date=2019-08-13 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>

*[[2014]] – Prime Minister of Lesotho [[Tom Thabane]] flees to South Africa as the army [[2014 Lesotho political crisis|allegedly stages a coup]].

*[[2021]] – The last remaining [[~~Withdrawal of United States troops~~ from Afghanistan ~~(2020–2021)~~|American troops leave Afghanistan]], ending U.S. involvement in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|the war]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |title=U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation flights out of Kabul |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/afghanistan-update-last-us-troops-leave-kabul-ending-evacuation.html |website=CNBC |date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>

*[[2021]] – The last remaining [[2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan|American troops leave Afghanistan]], ending U.S. involvement in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|the war]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |title=U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation flights out of Kabul |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/afghanistan-update-last-us-troops-leave-kabul-ending-evacuation.html |website=CNBC |date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>

*[[2023]] – [[2023 Gabonese coup d'état|Gabonese coup d'état]]: After [[Ali Bongo Ondimba]]'s reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in [[Gabon]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-30 |title=Gabon coup: Army annuls elections and seizes power |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66654965 |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref>

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*[[1812]] – [[Agoston Haraszthy]], Hungarian-American businessman, founded [[Buena Vista Winery]] (died 1869)

*[[1818]] – [[Alexander H. Rice]], American businessman and politician, 30th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1895)

*[[1822]] – [[Adolph Strauch]], Prussian American landscape architect (died 1883)<ref>{{cite book|last=Eurich|first=F.|chapter=Life of Adolph Strauch|title=Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Convention of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents Held at Boston, Mass., August 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1890|location=Chicago|publisher=Press of the Monumental News|date=1890|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ICdJAQAAMAAJ&dq=Adolph%20Strauch%20August%2030%2C%201822&pg=RA3-PP1|page=7}}</ref>

*[[1839]] – [[Gulstan Ropert]], French-American bishop and missionary (died 1903)

*[[1842]] – [[Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia]] (died 1849)

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===1901–present===

*[[1901]] – [[John Gunther]], American journalist and author (died 1970)

* 1901 – [[Roy Wilkins]], American journalist and activist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 30: Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-30-Cameron-Diaz-Andy-Roddick/5471661703916/#:~:text=30%3A%20Cameron%20Diaz%2C%20Andy%20Roddick%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

* 1901 – [[Roy Wilkins]], American journalist and activist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 30: Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-30-Cameron-Diaz-Andy-Roddick/5471661703916/#:~:text=30%3A%20Cameron%20Diaz%2C%20Andy%20Roddick%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

*[[1903]] – [[Bhagwati Charan Verma]], Indian author (died 1981)

*[[1906]] – [[Joan Blondell]], American actress and singer (died 1979)<ref>{{cite book | last=Kennedy | first=Matthew | title=Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes | url=https://archive.org/details/joanblondelllife00kenn | url-access=limited | place=Jackson | publisher=University Press of Mississippi | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-5780-6961-3 | page=[https://archive.org/details/joanblondelllife00kenn/page/n24 12]}}</ref>

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*[[1934]] – [[Antonio Cabangon Chua]], Filipino media mogul and businessman (died 2016)

*[[1935]] – [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)<ref name="UPI" />

* 1935 – [[Alexandra Bellow]], Romanian-American mathematician

* 1935 – [[Alexandra Bellow]], Romanian-American mathematician (died 2025)

*[[1936]] – [[Peter North (legal scholar)|Peter North]], English scholar and academic

*[[1937]] – [[Bruce McLaren]], New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the [[McLaren|McLaren racing team]] (died 1970)

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*[[1329]] – [[Khutughtu Khan Kusala]], Chinese emperor (born 1300)

*[[1428]] – [[Emperor Shōkō]] of Japan (born 1401)

*[[1483]] – [[Louis XI of France]] (born 1423)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hourihane |first1=Colum |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-539536-5 |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA226 |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[1483]] – [[Louis XI]], King of France (born 1423)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hourihane |first1=Colum |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-539536-5 |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA226 |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[1500]] – [[Victor, Duke of Münsterberg]] and Opava, Count of Glatz (born 1443)

*[[1580]] – [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] (born 1528)

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*[[1751]] – [[Christopher Polhem]], Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)

*[[1773]] – [[Narayan Rao|Peshwa Narayan Rao]], Prime Minister of [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] (born 1755, assassinated)

*[[1856]] – [[Gilbert Abbott à Beckett]], English lawyer and author (born 1811)

*[[1856]] – [[Gilbert Abbott à Beckett]], English lawyer and author (born 1811)<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott |volume=1|page=31}}</ref>

*[[1879]] – [[John Bell Hood]], American general (born 1831)

* 1856 – [[John Ross (Royal Navy officer)|Sir John Ross]], Scottish naval officer and explorer (born 1777)<ref>Fleming, Fergus (1998). Barrow's Boys. London, United Kingdom: Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-86207-173-5.</ref>

*[[1879]] – [[John Bell Hood]], American/Confederate general (born 1831)

*[[1886]] – [[Ferris Jacobs, Jr.]], American general and politician (born 1836)

*[[1896]] – [[Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky]], Russian politician and diplomat, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia]] (born 1824)

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*[[2010]] – [[J. C. Bailey]], American wrestler (born 1983)

* 2010 – [[Alain Corneau]], French director and screenwriter (born 1943)

* 2010 – [[Myrtle Edwards]], Australian cricketer and softball player (born 1921)

* 2010 – [[Myrtle Edwards (sportswoman)|Myrtle Edwards]], Australian cricketer and softball player (born 1921)

* 2010 – [[Francisco Varallo]], Argentine footballer (born 1910)

*[[2013]] – [[William C. Campbell (golfer)|William C. Campbell]], American golfer (born 1923)

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==External links==

* {{cite web |url=~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}

* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}

* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=30}}

* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/30 |title=Historical Events on August 30 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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 ===Pre-1600===
 *[[AD 70|70]] &ndash; [[Titus]] ends the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem]] after destroying [[Second Temple|Herod's Temple]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bunson|first=Matthew|title=A Dictionary of the Roman Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HsrGEFpW80UC&pg=PA212+A+DICTIONARY+OF+THE+ROMAN+EMPIRE+P.212|access-date=12 April 2018|year=1991|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=9780195102338|page=212}}</ref>
-*[[1060]] &ndash; The [[Mirdasids]] defeat the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] at the [[Battle of al-Funaydiq]], signalling the definitive loss of [[Aleppo]] for the Fatimids.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bianquis | first = Thierry | author-link = Thierry Bianquis | title = Damas et la Syrie sous la domination fatimide (359-468/969-1076). Deuxième tome | publisher = Presses de l’Ifpo | year = 1989 | url = https://doi.org/10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 | isbn = 978-2-35159-526-8 | language = French | pages=569–571}}</ref>
+*[[1057]] &ndash; Elderly [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Michael VI Bringas]] abdicates after just one year on the throne.<ref>{{cite book|last=Norwich|first=John Julius|title=Byzantium: The Apogee|location=New York|publisher=Knopf|date=1993|isbn=9780394537795|page=332}}</ref>
+*[[1060]] &ndash; The [[Mirdasids]] defeat the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] at the [[Battle of al-Funaydiq]], signalling the definitive loss of [[Aleppo]] for the Fatimids.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bianquis | first = Thierry | author-link = Thierry Bianquis | title = Damas et la Syrie sous la domination fatimide (359-468/969-1076). Deuxième tome | publisher = Presses de l’Ifpo | year = 1989 | url = https://doi.org/10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 | isbn = 978-2-35159-526-8 | language = French | pages=569–571 | doi = 10.4000/books.ifpo.6458 }}</ref>
 *[[1282]] &ndash; [[Peter III of Aragon]] lands at [[Trapani]] to intervene in the [[War of the Sicilian Vespers]].
 *[[1363]] &ndash; The five-week [[Battle of Lake Poyang]] begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders ([[Chen Youliang]] and [[Zhu Yuanzhang]]) meet to decide who will supplant the [[Yuan dynasty]].
-*[[1464]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul II]] succeeds [[Pope Pius II]] as the 211th [[pope]].
+*[[1464]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul II|Paul II]] succeeds [[Pope Pius II|Pius II]] as [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Setton|first=Kenneth M.|title=The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571}. Volume II: The Fifteenth Century|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|publisher=American Philosophical Society|date=1978|isbn=9780871691620|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC|page=271}}</ref>
+*[[1535]] &ndash; With the [[papal bull]] ''Eius qui immobilis'', Pope [[Paul III]] [[Excommunication (Catholic Church)|excommunicates]] King [[Henry VIII]] of England from the [[Catholic Church]] for approving the [[Acts of Supremacy]],<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=James|editor-last=Gairdner|title=Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. Vol IX: August-December 1535|location=London|publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office|date=1886|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/msu.31293104696426|page=67|hdl=2027/msu.31293104696426 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Bryant|first=James C.|title=Tudor Drama and Religious Controversy|location=Macon, Georgia|publisher=Mercer Publishing|date=1984|isbn=9780865541290|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MmA96I0xXekC|page=71}}</ref> although the bull is likely never published.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Bettenson|editor-first1=Henry|editor-last2=Mander|editor-first2=Chris|title=Documents of the Christian Church. 2d ed|location=London|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=1963|isbn=9780195012934|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCGQDwAAQBAJ|page=244}}</ref>
 *[[1574]] &ndash; [[Guru Ram Das]] becomes the Fourth [[Sikh Guru]]/[[guru|Master]].
 *[[1590]] &ndash; [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] enters [[Edo Castle]]. (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: August 1, 1590)
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 *[[2008]] &ndash; A [[Conviasa]] [[Boeing 737]] [[2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash|crashes]] into [[Illiniza|Illiniza Volcano]] in [[Ecuador]], killing all three people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-291 YV102T Toacaso |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080830-0 |access-date=2019-08-13 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
 *[[2014]] &ndash; Prime Minister of Lesotho [[Tom Thabane]] flees to South Africa as the army [[2014 Lesotho political crisis|allegedly stages a coup]].
-*[[2021]] &ndash; The last remaining [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)|American troops leave Afghanistan]], ending U.S. involvement in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|the war]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |title=U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation flights out of Kabul |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/afghanistan-update-last-us-troops-leave-kabul-ending-evacuation.html |website=CNBC |date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>
+*[[2021]] &ndash; The last remaining [[2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan|American troops leave Afghanistan]], ending U.S. involvement in [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|the war]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |title=U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation flights out of Kabul |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/afghanistan-update-last-us-troops-leave-kabul-ending-evacuation.html |website=CNBC |date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>
 *[[2023]] &ndash; [[2023 Gabonese coup d'état|Gabonese coup d'état]]: After [[Ali Bongo Ondimba]]'s reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in [[Gabon]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-30 |title=Gabon coup: Army annuls elections and seizes power |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66654965 |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref>
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 *[[1812]] &ndash; [[Agoston Haraszthy]], Hungarian-American businessman, founded [[Buena Vista Winery]] (died 1869)
 *[[1818]] &ndash; [[Alexander H. Rice]], American businessman and politician, 30th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1895)
+*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Adolph Strauch]], Prussian American landscape architect (died 1883)<ref>{{cite book|last=Eurich|first=F.|chapter=Life of Adolph Strauch|title=Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Convention of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents Held at Boston, Mass., August 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1890|location=Chicago|publisher=Press of the Monumental News|date=1890|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ICdJAQAAMAAJ&dq=Adolph%20Strauch%20August%2030%2C%201822&pg=RA3-PP1|page=7}}</ref>
 *[[1839]] &ndash; [[Gulstan Ropert]], French-American bishop and missionary (died 1903)
 *[[1842]] &ndash; [[Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia]] (died 1849)
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 ===1901–present===
 *[[1901]] &ndash; [[John Gunther]], American journalist and author (died 1970)
-*  1901   &ndash; [[Roy Wilkins]], American journalist and activist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 30: Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-30-Cameron-Diaz-Andy-Roddick/5471661703916/#:~:text=30%3A%20Cameron%20Diaz%2C%20Andy%20Roddick%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
+*  1901   &ndash; [[Roy Wilkins]], American journalist and activist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 30: Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-30-Cameron-Diaz-Andy-Roddick/5471661703916/#:~:text=30%3A%20Cameron%20Diaz%2C%20Andy%20Roddick%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
 *[[1903]] &ndash; [[Bhagwati Charan Verma]], Indian author (died 1981)
 *[[1906]] &ndash; [[Joan Blondell]], American actress and singer (died 1979)<ref>{{cite book | last=Kennedy | first=Matthew | title=Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes | url=https://archive.org/details/joanblondelllife00kenn | url-access=limited | place=Jackson | publisher=University Press of Mississippi | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-5780-6961-3 | page=[https://archive.org/details/joanblondelllife00kenn/page/n24 12]}}</ref>
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 *[[1934]] &ndash; [[Antonio Cabangon Chua]], Filipino media mogul and businessman (died 2016)
 *[[1935]] &ndash; [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1935   &ndash; [[Alexandra Bellow]], Romanian-American mathematician
+*  1935   &ndash; [[Alexandra Bellow]], Romanian-American mathematician (died 2025)
 *[[1936]] &ndash; [[Peter North (legal scholar)|Peter North]], English scholar and academic
 *[[1937]] &ndash; [[Bruce McLaren]], New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the [[McLaren|McLaren racing team]] (died 1970)
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 *[[1329]] &ndash; [[Khutughtu Khan Kusala]], Chinese emperor (born 1300)
 *[[1428]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shōkō]] of Japan (born 1401)
-*[[1483]] &ndash; [[Louis XI of France]] (born 1423)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hourihane |first1=Colum |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-539536-5 |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA226 |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
+*[[1483]] &ndash; [[Louis XI]], King of France (born 1423)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hourihane |first1=Colum |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-539536-5 |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA226 |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 *[[1500]] &ndash; [[Victor, Duke of Münsterberg]] and Opava, Count of Glatz (born 1443)
 *[[1580]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] (born 1528)
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 *[[1751]] &ndash; [[Christopher Polhem]], Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)
 *[[1773]] &ndash; [[Narayan Rao|Peshwa Narayan Rao]], Prime Minister of [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] (born 1755, assassinated)
-*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Abbott à Beckett]], English lawyer and author (born 1811)
+*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Abbott à Beckett]], English lawyer and author (born 1811)<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott |volume=1|page=31}}</ref>
-*[[1879]] &ndash; [[John Bell Hood]], American general (born 1831)
+*  1856   &ndash; [[John Ross (Royal Navy officer)|Sir John Ross]], Scottish naval officer and explorer (born 1777)<ref>Fleming, Fergus (1998). Barrow's Boys. London, United Kingdom: Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-86207-173-5.</ref>
+*[[1879]] &ndash; [[John Bell Hood]], American/Confederate general (born 1831)
 *[[1886]] &ndash; [[Ferris Jacobs, Jr.]], American general and politician (born 1836)
 *[[1896]] &ndash; [[Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky]], Russian politician and diplomat, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia]] (born 1824)
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 *[[2010]] &ndash; [[J. C. Bailey]], American wrestler (born 1983)
 *  2010   &ndash; [[Alain Corneau]], French director and screenwriter (born 1943)
-*  2010   &ndash; [[Myrtle Edwards]], Australian cricketer and softball player (born 1921)
+*  2010   &ndash; [[Myrtle Edwards (sportswoman)|Myrtle Edwards]], Australian cricketer and softball player (born 1921)
 *  2010   &ndash; [[Francisco Varallo]], Argentine footballer (born 1910)
 *[[2013]] &ndash; [[William C. Campbell (golfer)|William C. Campbell]], American golfer (born 1923)
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 ==External links==
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-* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
+* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
 * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=30}}
 * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/30 |title=Historical Events on August 30 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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