On this day: August 30

August 30: Constitution Day in Kazakhstan (1995); St. Rose of Lima's Day in Peru; Victory Day in Turkey

Parliament House, Melbourne

• 1835 – European settlers landing on the north banks of the Yarra River in Southeastern Australia founded the city of Melbourne (Parliament House pictured).
• 1896 – Philippine Revolution: In the Battle of San Juan del Monte, the first real battle of the war, a Katipunan force temporarily captured a powder magazine before being beaten back by a Spanish garrison.
• 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army by the German Eighth Army.
• 1959 – The title of National Hero of Indonesia was first given, the recipient being the writer-cum-politician Abdul Muis.
• 1995 – Bosnian War: NATO began its bombing campaign against the Army of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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