On this Day in History ... 30th July

30 Jul is in July.

1108 King Philip of France Dies Accession of Louis VI

1447 Richard York appointed Lieutenant of Ireland

1535 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

1603 Coronation of James I

1641 Jul 1641 Creation of Baronets

1665 Great Plague of London

1666 St James' Day Battle

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Events on the 30th July

On 30 Jul 657 Pope Vitalian was consecrated Pope.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1108. In this year was the King Henry (age 40) on the Nativity at Westminster, and at Easter at Winchester, and by Pentecost at Westminster again. After this, before August, he went into Normandy. And Philip, the King of France (age 55), died on the nones of August, and his son Louis (age 26) succeeded to the kingdom. And there were afterwards many struggles between the King of France (age 26) and the King of England (age 40), while the latter remained in Normandy.

On 30 Jul 1108 Philip "Amorous" I King France (age 56) died. His son Louis "Fat" VI King France (age 26) succeeded VI King France: Capet.

Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 30th [Jul 1358], Lord Morley again dined with the Queen (age 63).

On 30 Jul 1447 Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 35) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1447 Richard Duke of York (age 35) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. An attempt by the Council to isolate Richard (age 35).

Letters and Papers 1535. 30 Jul 1535. R. O. 1142. Thomas Thacker to Cromwell.

Your household at the Rolls, the Friars Austins, and at Stepneth, are all in good health. Your works at Hackney and at the Friars Austings go well forward. Mr. Williamson, Ric. Lee, Sir John, and I, paid on Saturday 24 July £36 19s. 6½d. at Hackney. Four "parelles" for chimneys at Hackney, containing in all 17 feet, are not yet paid. At Friars Austins we paid £22 15s. 9½d. For Ewhurst, Sir Thomas Grene has fashioned everything till Friday 6 Aug. next. Henry Polsted has delivered me £280 8s. As Gostwick is not in London, Jynken Lloyde, your servant, has left with me £75 16s. 4½d., due by Hugh Vaghan for parcel of the King's rents of the lands late of Rice Griffith. Master Norton, of Kent, has sent you this day 12 "heron shoes," which Mr. Steward has received at the Rolls, as the city of London is sorely infected with the plague. Thomas Pykeryng says he has "inned" you 100 load of good hay, and you shall yet have 60 load or more at Nasyngbury. The Rolls, 30 July.

Hol., p. 1. Add.: Secretary.

On 25 Jul 1603 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 37) was crowned I King England Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 67) was appointed Lord High Steward.

On 26 Jul 1603 Thomas Bennett (age 60) and Thomas Cambell (age 67) were knighted.

On 27 Jul 1603 William Wrey 1st Baronet was knighted at Whitehall Palace [Map].

On 30 Jul 1603 Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond was knighted at Whitehall Palace [Map].

Bishop Thomas Bilson (age 56) gave the sermon. While the wording conceded something to the divine right of kings, it also included a caveat about lawful resistance to a monarch.

Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society Volume 3 Pages 114-124. Sir, — I am very sorrye my occacion will not permit mee to returne ( i.e. to reply) to you as I would. I have not yett fully spoken with the gentlemen I sent to waite upon you? When I shall doe it, I shall be enabled to bee more particular, beinge unwillinge to detaine your servante any longer. With my service to your lady and family, I take leave, and rest

Your affectionate servante.

O. Cromwell (age 53).

July 30, 1652.

For my honoured friend, Mr. Hungerford, the elder, at his house, These.

Pepy's Diary. 30 Jul 1665. Will was with me to-day, and is very well again. It was a sad noise to hear our bell to toll and ring so often to-day, either for deaths or burials; I think five or six times. At night weary with my day's work, but full of joy at my having done it, I to bed, being to rise betimes tomorrow to go to the wedding at Dagenhams.

Calendars. 30 Jul 1666. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [Map]. 80. Rich. Bower to Williamson. The Zealanders were engaged with the Blue squadron Wednesday and most of Thursday, but at length the Zealanders ran; the Dutch fleet escaped to the Weelings and Goree; only hears of six ships lost by them; 32 wounded men from the Victory and Vanguard have come to Southwold, Suffolk [Map]. The Victory being threatened by a fire-ship, the captain sent his lieutenant in a ketch to put the fire-ship by; the ketch followed the fire-ship too near the Dutch fleet, and being herself taken for a fire-ship, every one near let fly at ber, so the ketch was sadly shattered and the lieuten- ant killed. Capt. Talbot of the Elizabeth came into Aldborough [Map], with his vessel in good condition, walking the deck in his silk morning gown and powdered hair. The East India London also came into Aldborough [Map]; the captain was killed, and the surgeon's arm broken; the men declared they would not fight without a surgeon; other arrivals at Yarmouth [Map]. Sir Thomas Allin (age 54) has taken and fired Banckart's flag ship, Banckart escaping in a boat. The Royal Charles is sent in; the generals remain on board the Royal James. The Hull fleet has sailed from Yarmouth [Map] for London without convoy. Begs the Gazettes regularly; 22 wounded men are brought ashore.

Pepy's Diary. 30 Jul 1667. But it is a pretty thing he told us how the King (age 37), once speaking of the Duke of York's (age 33) being mastered by his wife (age 30), said to some of the company by, that he would go no more abroad with this Tom Otter (meaning the Duke of York (age 33)) and his wife. Tom Killigrew (age 55), being by, answered, "Sir", says he, "pray which is the best for a man, to be a Tom Otter to his wife or to his mistress?" meaning the King's being so to my Baroness Castlemayne (age 26). Thus he went on; and speaking then of my Lord Sandwich (age 42), whom he professed to love exceedingly, says Creed, "I know not what, but he is a man, methinks, that I could love for himself, without other regards".... [Missing text 'and by your favour," says he, "by God, there is nothing to be beloved propter se but a cunt.']

On 30 Jul 1682. Michael Dahl (age 23) was issued with a passport that allowed him to travel through Europe to study.

Evelyn's Diary. 30 Jul 1682. Went to visit our good neighbor, Mr. Bohun, whose whole house is a cabinet of all elegancies, especially Indian; in the hall are contrivances of Japan screens, instead of wainscot; and there is an excellent pendule clock inclosed in the curious flowerwork of Mr. Gibbons (age 34), in the middle of the vestibule. The landscapes of the screens represent the manner of living, and country of the Chinese. But, above all, his lady's cabinet is adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney-piece, with Mr. Gibbons's (age 34) best carving. There are also some of Streeter's best paintings, and many rich curiosities of gold and silver as growing in the mines. The gardens are exactly kept, and the whole place very agreeable and well watered. The owners are good neighbors, and Mr. Bohun has also built and endowed a hospital for eight poor people, with a pretty chapel, and every necessary accommodation.

On 30 Jul 1683 Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France (age 44) died.

Evelyn's Diary. 30 Jul 1690. I dined with Mr. Pepys (age 57), now suffered to return to his house, on account of indisposition.

On 30 Jul 1746 Francesco Trevisani (age 90) died.

After 30 Jul 1792. Memorial to Mary Blackman (deceased) at St Nicholas Church, Whiston [Map] sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 54).

Mary Blackman: Around 1744 she was born to Rowland Blackman of Antigua. Before 30 Jul 1792 William Henry Irby and she were married. On 30 Jul 1792 she died.

Section I Tumuli 1844. On the 30th of July, 1844, was re-examined a barrow [Map] upon the Oldham Farm, Middleton, which was unsuccessfully opened by Mr. William Bateman, on the 18th of May, 1825, nor was this second investigation much more interesting, as the barrow proved in most respects the same as the one on Ringham Lowe [Map], which is within half a mile of the one in question. There were the remains of a large fire visible in the centre of this mound, upon the level of the undisturbed soil, where were also some pieces of sandstone and some quartz pebbles, neither of which are to be found in the neighbourhood. The only articles of human origin were several pieces of kneaded clay, partially hardened by the fire, and a broken piece of coarse pottery of very hard texture.

Ballidon Moor. On the 30th of July we opened a fine bowl-shaped tumulus [Blackstone's Low [Map]], 15 yards across, situated on Ballidon Moor. The upper part, to the depth of two feet was almost entirely of earth, near the centre presenting the appearance of having been tempered. In this stratum were a few calcined bones, and fragments of a rude urn. Immediately beneath was an accumulation of stones, large and small, forming the base of the mound, which was raised on a rocky and uneven surface, which caused the thickness of the substructure of stone to fluctuate between two feet and a yard. The limestone employed being of a friable nature had become so far decomposed as to yield sufficient sand to choke up the interstices.

After noticing the trifling remains exhumed from the upper bed of earth, we observed nothing until arriving at the sandy stone, amongst which were four skeletons that might have been slightly disturbed before, but from their contracted posture and decayed condition it was difficult to decide, with respect to three of them, whether they had or not; the fourth had certainly been either disturbed at the interment of the others, or had been buried as a skeleton whilst the bones were fresh, as all parts of the skeleton had been collected and the long bones laid side by side. The latter were still unbroken, and it is obvious that they must have been thus arranged while retaining much of their natural strength, had it been otherwise they would have been broken by the stones with which they were in contact. This skeleton was nearer the centre than the others, and a very few inches beyond it we first observed a well-defined stratum of burnt earth, with a layer of pure charcoal above it, interposed between the upper bed of earth and the sandy stone. Pursuing this favourable indication we discovered, almost simultaneously, two very interesting interments which were found by extending the cutting a little beyond the middle of the barrow. The most ancient was about five feet below the summit in a depression in the rock, which was converted into a neat lozenge-shaped cist by four flat stones placed on edge; it was the skeleton of a middle aged man in unusually flne preservation, who lay with the knees drawn up, contrary to the usual custom on his right: side his femur measures 18.6 inches; he was accompanied by one poor flint only, suited to point an arrow. The skull, in perfect preservation, has been engraved in the Crania Britannica, it is chiefly distinguished by the rugged or strongly marked character of the facial bones, and has an internal capacity of 74½ ounces; the nasal bones have been fractured, and re-joined during life, and the teeth were much worn down. The cranium is considered by the learned authors of the Crania Britannica, as a typical example of the brachy-cephalic variety of the Ancient British head, and is engraved as such in Dr. Meigs' Cranial Characteristics of the Races of Men, Philadelphia, 1857.

While taking up this skeleton we met with a large flat stone lying aslant, with its lowest edge within the cist; this was moat likely the cover which had given way; the upper end was embedded in stones and burnt sand, interspersed with partially calcined human bones, and others in their natural state; among the latter were some remains of an infant; close above stood a large cinerary urn in an upright position, containing calcined human bones, and protected from superincumbent pressure by a large stone resting at each end upon an upright slab. The urn, 11½ inches high and 9 diameter at the mouth, is ornamented by patterns impressed from a twisted thong, and is in fine preservation, having been found perfect. The bones within it were beautifully coloured by burning, and perfectly clean; amongst them we found a piece of an animal's jaw, rats' bones, a fine bone pin 4 inches long, a fragment of thin pottery, and a flint arrow head, all (including the rats' bones) much burnt. The presence of partially burnt human bones in the sand, the discoloration of the latter, and the occurrence of calcined rats' bones in the urn, demonstrate the fact of the corpse having been consumed upon the spot. The section will render the arrangement of the interments in this curious barrow easily understood.

On 30 Jul 1854 the Session Kinnoull Parish Church agreed that the "proper steps be taken to notice in the Sessions Records of Kinnoul that the following entry of marriage on Page 64 of the Records of Proclamations viz 'John Ruskin (age 35) of Denmark Hill London and Euphemia Chalmers Gray (age 26) in this Parish were proclaimed and married on the 10 day of April 1848 by the Revd John Edward Touch Minister of Kinnoul" had been declared null and void by the Commissary Court of Surrey' in a suit promoted by the said Euphemia Chalmers Gray (age 26) ... (1) to engross in full the said extract ...".

On 30 Jul 1954 Anthony Vivian 5th Baron Vivian (age 48) was shot in the abdomen by Mavis Wheeler, the former wife of both Sir Mortimer Wheeler and Horace de Vere Cole, and the mistress of the painter Augustus John. She was subsequently jailed for six months.

Births on the 30th July

On 30 Jul 1390 Afonso Aviz was born to John "Good Great" I King Portugal (age 38) and Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal (age 30). He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 30 Jul 1531 William Hussey was born to Anthony Hussey (age 35) and Katherine Webbe (age 31). Sometimes given as 1526. Date of birth based on the inscription on his monument.

On or before 30 Jul 1629 John Leventhorpe 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Leventhorpe 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Dorothy Alington Lady Leventhorpe (age 26). He was baptised on 30 Jul 1629 at Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth.

Before 30 Jul 1670 Reginald Graham 2nd Baronet was born to Richard Graham 1st Baronet (age 34) and Elizabeth Fortescue Lady Graham (age 32).

On 30 Jul 1743 Philip Yorke was born to Simon Yorke (age 47) at Erddig Wrexham.

On 30 Jul 1752 Valentine Richard Wyndham Quin 1st Viscount Mount Earl 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount Earl was born to Windham Quin (age 35) and Frances Dawson (age 22).

On 30 Jul 1761 Henry Fitzgerald was born to James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster (age 39) and Emilia Mary Lennox Duchess Leinster (age 29). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1763 Samuel Rogers was born at Newington Green.

On 03 Jul 1767 Charlotte Fitzroy Viscountess Dungannon was born to Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton (age 30) and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton (age 29). She was baptisd at St George's Church, Hanover Square on 30 Jul 1767. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1768 William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon was born to William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 25) and Frances Clack Countess Devon.

On 30 Jul 1772 Reverend George Rushout-Bowles was born to John Rushout 1st Baron Northwick (age 34) and Rebecca Bowles.

On 12 Dec 1773 Lieutenant-General William Fitzroy was born to Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton (age 36) and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton (age 35). She was baptisd at St George's Church, Hanover Square on 30 Jul 1767. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1776 Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet was born to Matthias Kerrison (age 34) and Mary Barnes at his parents home Hoxne Hall.

On 30 Jul 1790 Peregrine Bertie was born to Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon (age 50) and Charlotte Warren.

On 30 Jul 1797 Harriet Windsor was born to Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth (age 46) and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 30 Jul 1801 Louis Napoléon Lannes 2nd Duke Montebello was born.

On 30 Jul 1802 John Crichton 3rd Earl Erne was born to John Crichton (age 30).

On 30 Jul 1811 William Henry Pole-Carew was born to Reginald Pole aka Pole-Carew (age 58) and Caroline Anne Lyttelton (age 36).

On 30 Jul 1816 Augustus William Noel was born to Captain Frederick Noel (age 26).

On 30 Jul 1827 John Richard Clayton was born.

On 30 Jul 1854 Henry Francis Knightley 6th Baronet was born to Henry Charles Knightley (age 40).

On 02 Jul 1864 Algernon Henry Grosvenor was born to Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury (age 63) and Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury (age 56). He was baptised on 30 Jul 1846.

On 30 Jul 1872 John Harvey Blunt 9th Baronet was born to John Harvey Blunt 8th Baronet (age 33).

On 30 Jul 1889 Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington was born to Robert Ashton and Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough.

On 30 Jul 1916 Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley was born to Edmund Basil Potter.

On 30 Jul 1935 Rose Amanda Bligh was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 48) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 34).

On 30 Jul 1958 Christopher Portman 10th Viscount Portman was born to Edward Portman 9th Viscount Portman (age 24) and Rosemary Joy Farris.

Marriages on the 30th July

Before 30 Jul 1386 Robert Grey 4th Baron Grey (age 37) and Joan Unknown Baroness Grey of Rotherfield (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Rotherfield. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 30 Jul 1386 Robert Grey 4th Baron Grey (age 37) and Elizabeth Plaunche Baroness Clinton Baroness Grey Rotherfield (age 39) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Rotherfield. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 30 Jul 1509 William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy (age 31) and Inez Venegas Baroness Mountjoy were married. She by marriage Baroness Mountjoy. He the son of John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy and Lora Berkeley Countess Ormonde.

On 30 Jul 1553 Sigismund II King Poland (age 32) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Poland (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Poland. He had, ten years before, married her older sister Elisabeth Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Poland; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 50) and Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 30 Jul 1629 Thomas Leventhorpe 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Dorothy Alington Lady Leventhorpe (age 26) were married.

On 30 Jul 1646 Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham (age 24) and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch (age 19) were married.

On 30 Jul 1650 George Livingston 3rd Earl Linlithgow (age 34) and Elizabeth Maule Countess Kinghorne and Linlithgow were married. She by marriage Countess Livingston. She the daughter of Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure (age 65) and Frances Stanhope. He the son of Alexander Livingston 2nd Earl Linlithgow and Elizabeth Gordon.

On 30 Jul 1664 William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington (age 24) and Juliana Noel Baroness Alington (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Alington of Killard.

On 30 Jul 1678 Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 17) and Mary Wynn (age 17) were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 47) and Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey.

On 30 Jul 1728 Francis Seymour (age 31) and Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (age 35) were married. They were first cousins.

On 30 Jul 1743 Philip Yorke and Elizabeth Cust were married.

Before 30 Jul 1776 Matthias Kerrison (age 34) and Mary Barnes were married.

Before 30 Jul 1792 William Henry Irby (age 41) and Mary Blackman (age 48) were married.

On 30 Jul 1821 Henry William Stephens and Frances Augusta Pierrepont were married. She the daughter of Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers and Anne Mills Countess Manvers (age 74).

On 30 Jul 1827 George Chapple Norton (age 26) and Caroline Elizabeth Sheridan (age 15) were married.

On 30 Jul 1846 Cholmeley Charles William Dering (age 61) and Charlotte Mary Yea were married.

On 30 Jul 1846 Cholmeley Charles William Dering (age 61) and Charlotte Bucknall Hale were married.

On 30 Jul 1851 Robert Moncton Milnes 1st Baron Houghton (age 42) and Annabella Hungerford Crewe (age 37) were married.

On 30 Jul 1873 Henry Francis Pelham (age 26) and Laura Priscilla Buxton were married.

On 30 Jul 1879 Captain Lancelot George Butler-Bowdon of Barlborough House in Chesterfield (age 28) and Ella Cicely Mary Clifton (age 22) were married.

On 30 Jul 1887 Frederick William Ramsden (age 23) and Elizabeth Maud Conyngham (age 25) were married. She the daughter of George Henry Conyngham 3rd Marquess Conyngham and Jane St Maur Blanche Stanhope Marchioness Conyngham (age 54). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1890 Colonel Richard Hamilton Rawson (age 27) and Beatrice Anson (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 64) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 56). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Jul 1925 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 25) and Monica Sheila Grayson were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

Deaths on the 30th July

On 30 Jul 734 Archbishop Tatwine (age 64) died.

On 30 Jul 1108 Philip "Amorous" I King France (age 56) died. His son Louis "Fat" VI King France (age 26) succeeded VI King France: Capet.

On 30 Jul 1126 Cecilia Normandy Abbess Caen (age 70) died.

After 30 Jul 1386 Joan Unknown Baroness Grey of Rotherfield (age 29) died.

On 30 Jul 1393 Alberto Este Marquis of Ferrara (age 46) died.

Around 30 Jul 1411 Alice Fitzwarin died.

On 30 Jul 1424 Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury (age 60) died.

On 30 Jul 1430 John Luttrell died.

On 30 Jul 1431 William Clinton 4th Baron Clinton (age 53) died. His son John Clinton 5th Baron Clinton (age 21) succeeded 5th Baron Clinton.

On 30 Jul 1455 Thomas Strickland (age 88) died.

On 30 Jul 1467 William Vernon (age 51) died at Haddon Hall [Map]. He was buried at St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map].

On 30 Jul 1488 Clarice Orsini (age 38) died.

On 30 Jul 1489 Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier (age 51) died.

On 30 Jul 1550 Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton (age 44) died. He was buried on 04 Aug 1550 at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His son Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton (age 5) succeeded 2nd Earl of Southampton.

On 30 Jul 1581 Nicholas Leigh of Addington in Surrey (age 88) died.

On 30 Jul 1608 Rory O'Donnell 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (age 33) died.

Before 30 Jul 1611 Gerard Johnson The Elder (age 61) died. He was buried at Southwark Cathedral [Map] on 30 Jul 1611.

On 30 Jul 1613 Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 48) died.

On 30 Jul 1614 Walter Cope (age 61) died at Cope Castle Holland House.

On 30 Jul 1624 Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) died. His son James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 12) succeeded 4th Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl March.

On 30 Jul 1627 William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine (age 53) died.

On 30 Jul 1630 Edward Moreton died.

On 30 Jul 1632 Charles Habsburg Spain (age 24) died.

On 30 Jul 1633 Anne Wentworth (age 42) died.

On 30 Jul 1652 Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours (age 28) died.

Around 30 Jul 1667 Henry Belasyse (age 28) was killed in a duel following a drunken quarrel by his friend Thomas Porter over a trivial matter. The event was described by Samuel Pepys: Here Sir Philip Frowde, who sat next to me, did tell me how Sir H.Belasses is dead, and that the quarrel between him and Tom Porter, who is fled, did arise in the ridiculous fashion that I was first told it, which is a strange thing between two so good friends.

On 30 Jul 1671 Louis Guise Duke Guise (age 20) died of smallpox.

On 30 Jul 1680 Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill (age 60) died.

On 30 Jul 1680 Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory (age 46) died. He was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey the next day.

On 30 Jul 1683 Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France (age 44) died.

On or before 30 Jul 1690 John Coryton 2nd Baronet (age 42) died. He was buried on 30 Jul 1690 at St Melanus' Church, St Mellion. His brother William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 40) succeeded 3rd Baronet Coryton of Newton.

In 30 Jul 1692 Robert Sawyer (age 59) died at his home Highclere Castle.

On 30 Jul 1708 Brian Broughton 1st Baronet (age 90) died. His son Thomas Broughton 2nd Baronet (age 58) succeeded 2nd Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.

On 30 Jul 1718 William Penn (age 73) died.

On 30 Jul 1719 Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley (age 65) died.

On 30 Jul 1722 Thomas Modyford 5th Baronet (age 43) died. Baronet Modyford of Lincoln's Inn extinct.

On 30 Jul 1729 Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry (age 93) died.

On 30 Jul 1733 Clobery Noel 5th Baronet (age 38) died. His son Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 17) succeeded 6th Baronet Noel.

On 30 Jul 1746 Francesco Trevisani (age 90) died.

On 30 Jul 1789 Frances Fitzwilliam Baroness Carbery (age 79) died.

On 30 Jul 1792 Mary Blackman (age 48) died.

On 30 Jul 1803 Mary m Rossi (age 37) died.

On 30 Jul 1806 Francis Mathew 1st Earl Llandaff (age 67) died. His son Francis Mathew 2nd Earl Landaff (age 38) succeeded 2nd Earl Llandaff of Thomastown in Tipperary.

On 30 Jul 1806 Francis Mathew 1st Earl of Landaff (age 68) died.

On 30 Jul 1827 Susan Ryder (age 31) died.

On 30 Jul 1841 Frances Anne Biddulph (age 57) died.

On 30 Jul 1854 Reverend Francis James Noel (age 61) died.

On 30 Jul 1856 Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 80) died.

On 30 Jul 1858 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet (age 65) died. Baronet Hastings of Willesley Hall in Derbyshire extinct. His estates of Blackfordby and Packington were inherited by Henry 4th Marquess Hastings (age 16). Willesley Hall and its estate were left to Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon (age 24) and her husband Charles Frederick Abney-Hastings 1st Baron Donington (age 36) who changed his surname to Abney-Hastings.

On 30 Jul 1858 Henry Frederick Stephenson (age 67) died.

On 30 Jul 1887 Hester Urania Fellowes (age 65) died.

On 30 Jul 1900 Prince Alfred Windsor (age 55) died. Duke Edinburgh extinct.

On 30 Jul 1910 William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies (age 45) died without issue. His brother John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 43) succeeded 5th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.

On 30 Jul 1919 Humphrey Napier Sturt 2nd Baron Alington (age 59) died. His son Napier Sturt 3rd Baron Alington (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baron Alington.

On 30 Jul 1943 Georgiana Pakenham Viscountess Gough (age 79) died.

On 30 Jul 1954 Winifred Anna Dallas Yorke Duchess Portland (age 90) died.

On 30 Jul 1968 Mabel Frances Silvertop Lady Heathcote died.

On 30 Jul 1990 Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 9th Duke of Portland (age 93) died without surviving male issue. He was buried at St Winifred's Church Holbeck. Duke Portland extinct. His half sixth cousin Henry Charles Bentinck 11th Earl of Portland (age 70) succeeded 11th Earl of Portland.