On This Day — October 30

🕰️ Notable Events on October 30

• 2015 — Sixty-four people are killed and more than 147 injuries after a fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — Sweden is the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Troubles: Loyalists carry out a mass shooting at a Halloween party in Greysteel, Northern Ireland, killing eight civilians, six Catholics and two Protestants. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit (fourth generation) video game console, the PC Engine, which is later sold in other markets under the name TurboGrafx-16. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The first democratic elections in Argentina after seven years of military rule are held. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Prince Juan Carlos becomes Spain's acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes severe floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — English model Jean Shrimpton causes a global sensation by wearing a daring white minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas near Da Nang. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya; equivalent to 57 megatons of TNT, it remains the largest explosive device ever detonated, nuclear or otherwise. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Due to "violations of Vladimir Lenin's precepts", it is decreed that Stalin's body be removed from its place of honour inside Lenin's tomb and buried near the Kremlin Wall with a plain granite marker instead. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dr.Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document National Security Council Paper No. 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Pope Pius XII witnesses the "Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color line. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Lt. Tony Fasson, Able Seaman Colin Grazier and canteen assistant Tommy Brown from HMS Petard board U-559, retrieving material which would lead to the decryption of the German Enigma code. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt approves U.S. $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — One thousand and five hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi (in western Ukraine) are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Stuttgart, Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Czar Nicholas II of Russia issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. This was October 17 in the Julian calendar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Domenico Melegatti obtains a patent for a procedure to be applied in producing pandoro industrially. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Rudd Concession granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes led by Charles Rudd. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Second Schleswig War ends. Denmark renounces all claim to Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, which come under Prussian and Austrian administration. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch". Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1817 — The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1657 — Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios during the Anglo-Spanish War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1501 — Ballet of Chestnuts: A banquet held by Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace where fifty prostitutes or courtesans are in attendance for the entertainment of the guests. Wikipedia ↗
• 1485 — King Henry VII of England is crowned. Wikipedia ↗
• 1340 — Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Marinid invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. Wikipedia ↗
• 1270 — The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1137 — Battle of Rignano between Ranulf of Apulia and Roger II of Sicily. Wikipedia ↗
• 758 — Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. Wikipedia ↗
• 637 — Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 30

• 1996 — Devin Booker, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Mia Eklund, Finnish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Marcus Mariota, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Matt Parcell, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Camila Silva, Chilean tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Suwaibou Sanneh, Gambian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ashley Barnes, Austrian-English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Nastia Liukin, Russian-American gymnast and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Janel Parrish, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ali Riley, New Zealand footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Danielle Fong, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Scientist of LightSail Energy Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Keisuke Sohma, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ragnar Klavan, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Eva Marcille, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Gedo, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — David Mooney, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Isaac Ross, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tyson Strachan, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Trent Edwards, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Iain Hume, Scottish-Canadian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Maor Melikson, Israeli footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Stalley, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Andy Greene, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Manny Parra, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Joshua Jay, American magician and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ayaka Kimura, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ian Snell, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Choi Hong-man, South Korean wrestler and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kareem Rush, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Rich Alvarez, Filipino-Japanese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jason Bartlett, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Martin Dossett, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Stephanie Izard, American chef Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Matthew Morrison, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dan Poulter, English physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Derren Witcombe, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Stern John, Trinidadian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ümit Özat, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Maurice Taylor, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ian D'Sa, English-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Marco Scutaro, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Michael Buettner, Australian rugby league player and official Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Silvia Corzo, Colombian lawyer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Edge, Canadian wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Michael Oakes, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Raci Şaşmaz, Turkish actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jessica Hynes, English actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Fredi Bobic, Slovenian-German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Peter New, Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriters Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Suzan van der Wielen, Dutch field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ben Bailey, American comedian and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tory Belleci, American visual effects designer and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Christine Bersola-Babao, Filipino journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Nia Long, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ekaterini Voggoli, Greek discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Masanori Hikichi, Japanese composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Snow, Canadian rapper and reggae singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Vangelis Vourtzoumis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Emmanuelle Claret, French biathlete (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jack Plotnick, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ken Stringfellow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Brad Aitken, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Leonidas Kavakos, Greek violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Gavin Rossdale, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Adnan Al Talyani, Emirati footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Humayun Kabir Dhali, Bangladeshi journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Howard Lederer, American poker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Michael Beach, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Rebecca Heineman, American video game designer and programmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Andrew Solomon, American-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mike Veletta, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Kristina Wagner, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Danny Tartabull, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Scott Garrelts, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Larry Wilmore, American comedian and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Charnele Brown, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Vincent Lagaf', French actor, singer, and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (Bergen Big Band) (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Joe Delaney, American football player (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Stefan Dennis, Australian actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Ramona d'Viola, American cyclist and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Shlomo Mintz, Israeli violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kevin Pollak, American actor, game show host, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Juliet Stevenson, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Heidi Heitkamp, American lawyer and politician, 28th Attorney General of North Dakota Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Mahmoud El Khatib, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — T. Graham Brown, American country singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jeannie Kendall, American country singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Mario Testino, Peruvian-English photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Pete Hoekstra, Dutch-American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Charles Martin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tony Bettenhausen, Jr., American race car driver and businessman (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Trilok Gurtu, Indian drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Harry Hamlin, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Poncho Sanchez, American singer and conga player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tim Sheens, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Larry Gene Bell, American murderer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Richard Alston, English dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Garry McDonald, Australian actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Glenn Andreotta, American soldier (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Timothy B. Schmit, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Herschel Weingrod, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Robert L. Gibson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Andrea Mitchell, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Anthony Shorrocks, English economist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Chris Slade, Welsh drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Paul Claes, Belgian poet and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Triesman, Baron Triesman, English union leader and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Marcel Berlins, French-English lawyer, journalist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Aleksandr Dulichenko, Russian-Estonian linguist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Otis Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Temptations) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bob Wilson, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jean Chapman, English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Harvey Goldstein, English statistician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Leland H. Hartwell, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Morris Lurie, Australian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Claude Lelouch, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Brian Price, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Polina Astakhova, Ukrainian gymnast and trainer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Dick Vermeil, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Robert Caro, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Agota Kristof, Hungarian-Swiss author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jim Perry, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Col Campbell, New Zealand gardener and television host (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Barun De, Indian historian and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Louis Malle, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Vince Callahan, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — David M. Wilson, Manx archaeologist, historian, and curator Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Néstor Almendros, Spanish-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Christopher Foster, English economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Don Meineke, American basketball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗

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