On This Day: August 30th

King James VI of Scotland holds a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.

Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)

Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.

With the papal bull Eius qui immobilis, Pope Paul III excommunicates King Henry VIII of England from the Catholic Church for approving the Acts of Supremacy, although the bull is likely never published.

Paul II succeeds Pius II as pope of the Catholic Church.

The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty.

Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimids.

Elderly Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas abdicates after just one year on the throne.

Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.