This Day In History, August 30th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on August 30th
Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, committed suicide by letting an asp to sting her on August 30, 30 BCE.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of the renowned novel "Frankenstein," was born in London, England on August 30, 1797.
Melbourne, Australia, was founded on August 30, 1835, by immigrants headed by John Batman.
Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court on August 30, 1967.
The Bosnian War concluded on August 30, 1995, with the signing of the Dayton Accords in Dayton, Ohio, which provided a foundation for regional peace.
30 August 30 BCE: Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, committed suicide by allowing an asp to bite her.
Cleopatra VII died on August 30, 30 BCE, according to historical records, supposedly by permitting an asp (a poisonous snake) to bite her. Cleopatra was Ancient Egypt's penultimate pharaoh, and she was famed for her beauty, wit, and political cunning. Cleopatra chose to terminate her life rather than be captured and paraded through the streets of Rome after her soldiers were defeated by the Roman commander Octavian (later known as Caesar Augustus). Her death effectively ended the Ptolemaic dynasty and ushered in Roman power in Egypt.
30 August 1797: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of the famous novel "Frankenstein," was born in London, England.
Wollstonecraft, Mary On August 30, 1797, in London, England, Mary Shelley, the author of the renowned novel "Frankenstein," was born. Shelley was the daughter of William Godwin, a philosopher and writer, and Mary Wollstonecraft, a feminist writer. Her book "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," initially published anonymously in 1818, is her most famous work. The novel follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who develops a sapient creature in an unconventional scientific experiment, and the fatal events that ensue. "Frankenstein" is widely regarded as one of the first and most significant works of science fiction, having been transformed into several films, plays, and other forms of media throughout the years.
30 August 1835: The city of Melbourne, Australia was founded by settlers led by John Batman.
Melbourne, Australia, was founded on August 30, 1835, by immigrants headed by John Batman. The Wurundjeri people, who had lived there for thousands of years, originally occupied the region where Melbourne currently stands. However, in 1835, an Australian grazier and entrepreneur named John Batman arrived in the area and negotiated a treaty with the Wurundjeri people to purchase land along the Yarra River. The pact was contentious and was ultimately declared unconstitutional by the colonial authority, but it cleared the path for Melbourne's establishment. The city swiftly expanded into a significant metropolitan center, and it is currently the capital of Victoria and Australia's second-most populated city.
30 August 1967: Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court on August 30, 1967. Marshall was a well-known civil rights lawyer who had previously served as the United States Solicitor General and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to the Supreme Court, where he served from 1967 to 1991. Marshall was a passionate supporter for civil rights throughout his tenure on the court, and he was a significant figure in several important decisions, notably Brown v. Board of Education, which overturned the "separate but equal" concept in public schools.
30 August 1995: The Bosnian War ended with the signing of the Dayton Accords in Dayton, Ohio, which established a framework for peace in the region.
The Bosnian War concluded on August 30, 1995, with the signing of the Dayton Accords in Dayton, Ohio. The Bosnian War was a complicated and cruel conflict that erupted in 1992 following the disintegration of Yugoslavia and featured a variety of ethnic and religious groups. The Dayton Accords were negotiated by warring party representatives and set a framework for peace in the region. The agreement established two states inside Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, populated mostly by Bosniaks and Croats, and the Republika Srpska, populated primarily by Serbs. The Dayton Accords also established a central administration for Bosnia and Herzegovina and formed a peacekeeping army to keep the territory in order. While the Dayton Accords ended the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country still faces significant challenges in the aftermath of the conflict.