August 30 in History
30 August in History – 175 years ago
Australasia 1849: Settlement of the South Island
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All Events on 30 August
1991
Azerbaijan secedes from Soviet Union
ends
1945
Viet Minh seize power in Vietnam
1940
Romania forced to cede territory to Soviet Union, Hungary, and Bulgaria
ends
1922
Turks rout Greeks at Dumlupinar
ends
1914
New Zealand occupies German Samoa
ends
1914
Russian invasion of East Prussia defeated
ends
1910
US intervenes in Nicaragua against President Zelaya
1898
Britain and Germany propose partitioning Portuguese Empire
1863
Anhalt duchies united after extinction of Anhalt-Bernburg line
starts
1849
English settlers arrive in Canterbury, NZ
ends
1813
Allies defeat French at Kulm
1808
British allow French to evacuate Portugal
421
Salian Franks revolt against Rome*
ends
411
Flavius Constantius captures Constantine III at Arelate*
ends
367
Franks and Saxons raid Gallic coast*
ends
272
Aurelian captures Palmyra; imprisons Zenobia*
267
Odaenathus assassinated; Zenobia gains power in Palmyra*
260
Macriani revolt in the East*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 30 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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