This Day In European History
30th September
Events1399: King Richard II abdicates; he was forced to by his successor, Henry IV.
1791: Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' premiers.
1928: The discovery of Penicillin announced by Alexander Fleming.
1938: The Munich agreement signed between Germany, France, Italy and Britain; Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, gives his 'Peace in our time' speech.
Births
1715: Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, multi-talented Frenchman.
1732: Jacques Necker, Franco-Swiss banker.
1788: Lord Raglan, British field marshal during the Crimean War.
1813: John Rae, Scottish physician.
1832: Frederick Roberts, British field marshal.
1882: Hans Geiger, German physicist.
Deaths
1628: Fulke Greville, English philosopher-poet, murdered.
1770: George Whitefield, English preacher.
1811: Thomas Percy, English Bishop and musical collector.
1897: St. Therese, French nun.
