Today in History on This Day in History This Day in History for Friday 30th August 2013 Events 1 - 15 of 173 257 - St Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1125 - Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany 1146 - European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to end war for all time 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang—are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. 1464 - Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II) 1481 - 2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Kazimierz IV 1563 - Jewish community of Neutitschlin Moravia expelled 1574 - Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master. 1590 - Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) 1645 - Dutch & Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY)) 1673 - Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands & Lutherans form anti-French covenant 1682 - William Penn left England to sail to New World 1721 - Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War 1751 - Georg Friedrich Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha" 1757 - Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [OS=Aug 19]
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