On This Day in History October 30, 2019

Historical Events 1340  Battle of Rio Salado Battle (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada, last Marīnids invasion of Iberian Peninsula 1899  Battle of Ladysmith, Natal: Boers defeat the British, leading to the Siege of Ladysmith 1905  "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties and accepts the first Duma (Parliament) 1917  British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1973  The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) Diego Maradona 58th Birthday Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) John Adams (1735 - 1826) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Steve Allen (1921 - 2000) Whitey Bulger (1929 - 2018) More Famous Deaths