Today's Holidays in August 30

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Mahmūd al-Anjir al-Faghnāwi ق major
• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Abu Ahmad as-Sughūri ق major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup. ↗
• 1998 — Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi... ↗
• 1995 — Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces. ↗
• 1992 — The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities. ↗
• 1991 — Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1994 — Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
• 1994 — Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1994 — Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
• 1992 — Jessica Henwick, British actress
• 1991 — Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)