This Day In European History

30th March

Events
1806: Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Naples.
1856: The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War and keeps the Ottoman Empire intact.
1863: Prince William of Denmark becomes King George I of Greece.

Births
1746: Francisco Goya, Spanish painter.
1719: John Hawkins, English writer.
1820: Anna Sewell, British author of 'Black Beauty'.
1840: Charles Booth, English sociologist.
1844: Paul Verlaine, French poet.
1853: Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter.
1880: Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright.
1886: Stanislaw Lesniewski, Polish mathematician.

Deaths
1707: Sebastien Le Prestre de Vaubon, French siege innovator.
1783: William Hunter, English obstetrics pioneer.
1840: Beau Brummel, English fashion icon.

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