August 30
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Alexander of Constantinople(Eastern Orthodoxy), BlessedAlfredo Ildefonso Schuster, BlessedEustáquio van Lieshout, BlessedStephen Nehmé(Maronite Church/Catholic Church), Charles Chapman Grafton(Episcopal Church), Fantinus, Felix and Adauctus, Fiacre, Jeanne Jugan, Narcisa de Jesús, Pammachius, Theodosius of Oria, August 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A day to commemorate various saints and blesseds honored in Christian liturgical traditions on August 30.
Constitution Day (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan celebrates the adoption of its post-Soviet constitution on August 30, 1995, a cornerstone of its legal and political identity.
Constitution Day(Turks and Caicos Islands)
An annual public holiday commemorating the granting of a modern constitution and self-government to the Turks and Caicos Islands on August 30, 1976.
Independence Day(Tatarstan,Russianot formally recognized)
Tatarstan observes the anniversary of its declaration of sovereignty within the Soviet Union on August 30, 1990.
International Day of the Disappeared
An observance to raise global awareness for the fate of individuals who disappear due to conflict, human rights abuses, or natural disasters.
International Whale Shark Day
A day dedicated to celebrating and protecting the world’s largest fish species, the whale shark.
Popular Consultation Day(East Timor)
Commemorates the 1999 UN-supervised referendum in East Timor where citizens overwhelmingly voted for independence.
Saint Rose of Lima's Day(Peru)
Peru celebrates its first canonized saint, Saint Rose of Lima, known for her piety and charitable works.
Victory Day (Turkey)
Turkey’s national holiday commemorating the decisive victory at the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922 during the War of Independence.
Events
Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
Roman general Titus brings the siege of Jerusalem to a violent close with the destruction of Herod's Temple.
The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimids.
The Mirdasid forces achieve a decisive victory over the Fatimid Caliphate at al-Funaydiq, sealing Aleppo's fate.
Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Peter III of Aragon arrives at Trapani to support the Sicilian uprising against Angevin rule.
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.
One of history's largest naval battles begins on Lake Poyang between rival Chinese rebel leaders.
Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope.
Pope Paul II is elected as the 211th pope, succeeding Pius II.
Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.
Guru Ram Das is appointed the Fourth Sikh Guru, guiding the growth of the Sikh community.
Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)
Tokugawa Ieyasu moves into Edo Castle, beginning his rise to shogunal power.
King James VI of Scotland holds a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
King James VI stages an elaborate masque at Stirling Castle for Prince Henry's baptism.
The Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia ends in the Treaty of Nystad.
The Treaty of Nystad formally concludes the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia.
Births
King of Castile from 1350 to 1369, known as Peter the Cruel.
Albert Szenczi Molnár
Hungarian writer and translator known for his contributions to Hungarian literature and Protestant scholarship.
Sir Alexander Carew
English baronet and Member of Parliament active during the English Civil War.
Artus Quellinus the Elder
Influential Flemish Baroque sculptor known for his dynamic figures and grand architectural projects.
Itō Jinsai
Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar known for his humanist critique of orthodox Confucianism.
Capability Brown
Renowned English landscape architect who designed over 170 parks in the naturalistic English garden style.
Samuel Whitbread
English entrepreneur and Member of Parliament who founded the Whitbread brewery.
Jacques-Louis David
Leading French Neoclassical painter whose works shaped the art of the French Revolution.
Joseph Dennie
American writer and editor known as the "Father of American Belles-Lettres".
Deaths
Theodoric the Great
King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy known for preserving Roman traditions and fostering Gothic-Roman cultural fusion.
Cui Qun
Prominent Tang dynasty chancellor celebrated for his integrity and contributions to government administration.
Hervey le Breton
12th-century bishop who led the dioceses of Bangor and Ely amid political and ecclesiastical challenges.
Pope from 1159 to 1181 known for his steadfast defense of papal independence against imperial authority.
Khutughtu Khan Kusala
Briefly enthroned Emperor of the Yuan dynasty famed for his reformist policies and untimely death.
104th emperor of Japan whose reign saw the continued dominance of the Ashikaga shogunate.
King of France from 1461 to 1483, remembered for his astute diplomacy and centralization of royal power.
Victor
Silesian nobleman who held the titles Duke of Münsterberg and Opava and Count of Glatz in the late 15th century.
Emmanuel Philibert
Duke of Savoy renowned for his military victories and restoration of his duchy after the Italian Wars.