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1363, Aug 30 - Oct 4

The naval Battle of Lake Poyang takes place between rival rebel leaders Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang who competed during the Red turban Rebellion to overthrow the Yuan dynasty and establish a new one. The battle resulted in Zhu destroying Chen's fleet and the death of Chen himself.

This was the last major battle of the rebellion which led to the fall of the Mongol Yuan dynasty and Zhu went on to defeat other contenders and captured the Yuan capital in 1368, establishing the Ming Dynasty as its first Hongwu Emperor from 1368 until his death in 1398. He was also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang.

August 23 - 30

The WW1 battle of Tannenberg between the Germans and the Russians ends. The German forces, led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, handed Russia a crushing defeat resulting in the destruction of the Russian Second Army, with 120,000-170,000 soldiers killed, injured, or captured by the German 8th Army. More

1918 CE, August 30

Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin is shot by Fanya Kaplan, a member of the Social Revolutionary party. Lenin was seriously wounded but survived the attack which was the third assassination attempt on his life. More

1922 CE, August 30

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, Victory Day. It is also known as Turkish Armed Forces Day and commemorates the decisive victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922, the last battle in the Greco-Turkish War. It is also observed by Northern Cyprus. The victory also marks the end of Greek military presence in Anatolia.

1951 CE, August 30

The United States and the Philippines sign a Mutual Defense Treaty which is still in effect as of 2025. More

1963 CE, August 30

The hotline between Washington and Moscow came into operation 10 months after the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first implementation used Teletype equipment. It changed to fax machines in 1986 and in 2008 to a secure computer link over which secured messages are exchanged. More

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1967 CE, August 30

The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. More

1969 CE, August 30

North Vietnam's president, Ho Chi Minh response to President Nixon's letter is received at the White House three days before Ho Chi Minh death in Hanoi from a heart attack on September 2, 1969 at the age of 79. More

2021 CE, August 30

The final U.S. military plane takes off from Afghanistan's Kabul International airport, just before the midnight deadline, officially marking the end to a nearly 20-year U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

On August 15, the Taliban had seized control of the capital, Kabul, after a rapid offensive that advanced much faster than U.S. intelligence had predicted. This caused the U.S.-backed government to collapse and triggered a chaotic evacuation of thousands of U.S. personnel, allied nationals, and at-risk Afghans. On August 26, 2021, a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 170 Afghan civilians. The attack was claimed by ISIS-K, a rival to the Taliban.