On This Day — August 30

🕰️ Notable Events on August 30

• 2014 — Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — A Belgrade-Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The Moscow-Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Hong Kong is liberated from Japan by British Armed Forces.
• 1945 — The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The August Revolution ends as Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence"). Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Fanni Kaplan shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, which along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official Moisei Uritsky days earlier, prompts the decree for Red Terror. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — Australia: Melbourne, Victoria is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama. Wikipedia ↗
• 1800 — Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1799 — The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1791 — HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1727 — Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) Wikipedia ↗
• 1574 — Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master. Wikipedia ↗
• 1464 — Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope. Wikipedia ↗
• 1363 — 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1282 — Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Wikipedia ↗
• 526 — King Theoderic the Great dies of dysentery at Ravenna; his daughter Amalasuntha takes power as regent for her 10-year-old son Athalaric. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 30

• 1994 — Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jessica Henwick, British actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Simone Guerra, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Theo Hutchcraft, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Steven Smith, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Holly Weston, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Simone Pepe, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Tian Qin, Chinese canoe racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Marco Vianello, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Will Davison, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Andy Roddick, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Adam Wainwright, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Derrick Ward, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sinead Kerr, Scottish figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Cliff Lee, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Shaun Alexander, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marlon Byrd, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mike Koplove, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Lisa Ling, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Julian Smith, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Vladimir Jugović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Diran Adebayo, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Peter Cunnah, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Joann Fletcher, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ra Luhse, Estonian architect Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Sabine Oberhauser, Austrian physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ricky Sanders, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ben Bradshaw, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Karen Buck, Northern Irish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Fran Fraschilla, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Muriel Gray, Scottish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Martin Jackson, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — David Paymer, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ron George, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Horace Panter, English bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Robert Parish, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Don Boudria, Canadian public servant and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Peggy Lipton, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Robert Crumb, American illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Colin Dann, English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jean-Claude Killy, French skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Maslanka, American composer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ben Jones, American actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Elizabeth Ashley, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Peter North, English scholar and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Antonio Cabangon Chua, Filipino media mogul and businessman (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jack Swigert, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Harvey Hart, Canadian director and producer (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Bill Daily, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Donald Symington, American actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Barbara Ansell, English physician and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Charmian Clift, Australian journalist and author (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Vic Seixas, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist and vaccinologist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on August 30 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on August 30

🏛️ Public Holidays

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✡️ Religious Observances

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