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Through history51 events, 259 births and 100 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of October 30, 1926

What 40 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise, Pocomoke City, Md., October 30, 1926Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprisePocomoke City, Md.Read it, zoom in, mark it →
31 more front pages that day

All 40 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

What happened

On October 30

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first.

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  1. 1806220 years ago

    War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force without a fight. · Szczecin · Capitulation of Stettin

    Photo: Ruedi33aCC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 1863163 years ago

    Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in Athens to become King George I of Greece (pictured). · George I of Greece

    Photo: Andrew ParletteCC BY 4.0
  3. 1888138 years ago

    Lobengula, King of Matabeleland, granted the Rudd Concession (pictured) to agents of Cecil Rhodes, leading to the creation of the British South Africa Company.

    Photo: The original uploader was Humansdorpie at English Wikipedia .Public domain
  4. 193888 years ago

    CBS Radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds", a radio drama that newspapers accused of tricking Americans into believing there was an actual Martian invasion.

  5. 194878 years ago

    A luzzu (Maltese fishing boat) overloaded with passengers capsized and sank in the Gozo Channel off Qala, killing 23 of the 27 people on board (monument pictured). · 1948 Gozo luzzu disaster · Qala, Malta

    Photo: -jkb-CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 196066 years ago

    At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.

    Photo: Lisa JarvisCC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 196561 years ago

    English model Jean Shrimpton wore a controversially short minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia – a pivotal moment of the introduction of the miniskirt to women's fashion. · White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton · Victoria Derby

    Photo: Joost Evers / AnefoCC BY-SA 3.0 nl
  8. 196660 years ago

    Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for preventive detention, and held for 32 years.

  9. 196858 years ago

    A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos landed in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and reunify Korea. · Korean People's Army · Uljin–Samcheok Landings

  10. 198343 years ago

    As the military dictatorship came to an end, Argentina's first democratic election in a decade resulted in Raúl Alfonsín being elected president. · National Reorganization Process · 1983 Argentine general election

  11. 199135 years ago

    The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through negotiations, convened. · Madrid Conference of 1991

    Photo: David ValdezPublic domain
  12. 199333 years ago

    The Troubles: Three members of the Ulster Defence Association opened fire in a crowded pub during a Halloween party, killing eight people and wounding nineteen others. · Greysteel massacre

    Photo: louise priceCC BY-SA 2.0
  13. 200125 years ago

    Michael Jackson released Invincible, his final studio album and the most expensive album ever produced. · List of most expensive albums

    Photo: Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic RecordsPublic domain
  14. 200224 years ago

    After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, Warren Zevon made his last public appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich". · Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  15. 201016 years ago

    American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.

    Photo: PhilipRomanoPhotoCC BY-SA 4.0
  16. 20206 years ago

    A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths. · 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake

    Photo: Voice of AmericaPublic domain
All 51 events Wikipedia lists for October 30, by year

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Born

On October 30

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1735John AdamsAmerican lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (died 1826)187 languagesPhoto: Gilbert StuartCC0
  2. 1960Diego MaradonaArgentinian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2020)175 languages
  3. 1885Ezra PoundAmerican poet and critic (died 1972)110 languagesPhoto: Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)Public domain
  1. 1871Paul Valéry, French poet and philosopher (died 1945)95
  2. 1632Christopher Wren, English physicist, mathematician, and architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (died 1723)86
  3. 1981Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman85
  4. 1839Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (died 1899)79
  5. 1895Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)69
  6. 1941Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate68
  7. 1762André Chénier, Turkish-French poet and playwright (died 1794)67
  8. 1873Francisco I. Madero, Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico (died 1913)64
  9. 1906Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver (died 1966)58
  10. 1900Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)57
  11. 1937Claude Lelouch, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter57
  12. 1741Angelica Kauffman, painter (died 1807)55
  13. 1932Louis Malle, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)54
  14. 1751Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish-English poet, playwright, and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1816)53
  15. 1896Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (died 1985)53
  16. 1908Dmitry Ustinov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (died 1984)53
  17. 1928Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)53
  18. 1909Homi J. Bhabha, Indian-French physicist and academic (died 1966)52
  19. 1935Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian-Swiss author (died 2011)52
  20. 1939Leland H. Hartwell, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate50
  21. 1895Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)49
Everyone else born on October 30: 235 more, by year

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Died

On October 30

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1910Henry DunantSwiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1828)107 languagesPhoto: Frédéric BoissonnasPublic domain
  2. 2009Claude Lévi-StraussFrench anthropologist and ethnologist (born 1908)100 languagesPhoto: UNESCO/Michel RavassardCC BY 3.0
  3. 1975Gustav Ludwig HertzGerman physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)89 languages
  1. 2010Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1927)75
  2. 1923Bonar Law, Canadian-English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1858)67
  3. 1757Osman III, Ottoman sultan (born 1699)66
  4. 1987Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, scholar, and author (born 1904)65
  5. 1611Charles IX of Sweden (born 1550)62
  6. 1961Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (born 1874)61
  7. 1883Dayananda Saraswati, Indian philosopher and scholar (born 1824)52
  8. 1912James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (born 1855)50
  9. 2006Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and author (born 1926)50
  10. 1459Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (born 1380)48
  11. 1626Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1580)48
  12. 1809William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1738)46
  13. 1943Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American actor and director (born 1873)44
  14. 1893John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)42
  15. 1816Frederick I of Württemberg (born 1754)39
  16. 1997Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)36
  17. 2002Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1922)35
  18. 1654Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (born 1633)34
  19. 1915Charles Tupper, Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)34
  20. 1968Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (born 1899)33
  21. 2000Steve Allen, American actor, television personality, game show panelist, and talk show host (born 1921)33
Everyone else died on October 30: 76 more, by year

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Observed

On October 30

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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  • Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)

Christian feast day

Events, births, deaths and observances are Wikipedia's On this day for October 30, in its editors' words (CC BY-SA 4.0); the counts of languages are Wikidata's (CC0). Dates are the UTC day, as Wikipedia keeps them. Discover brings one of these at a time.