Tukuk-OS📅 October 30
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 30? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2020 — A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths.
- 2010 — American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.
Jon StewartStephen ColbertRally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
- 2002 — 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 ZevonWarren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002Late Show with David Letterman
- 2001 — Michael Jackson released Invincible, his final studio album and the most expensive album ever produced.
Michael JacksonInvincible (Michael Jackson album)List of most expensive albums
- 1993 — 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.
- 1991 — The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through negotiations, convened.
- 1983 — 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 Process1983 Argentine general electionRaúl Alfonsín
- 1968 — 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.
- 1966 — Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for preventive detention; he was released only 32 years later.
Chia Thye PohInternal Security Act (Singapore)Preventive detention
- 1965 — 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.
Jean ShrimptonWhite shift dress of Jean ShrimptonVictoria Derby
- 1960 — At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.
Royal Infirmary of EdinburghMichael WoodruffKidney transplantation
- 1948 — 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).
- 1938 — 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.
CBS RadioThe War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)Radio drama
- 1888 — Lobengula, King of Matabeleland, granted the Rudd Concession (pictured) to agents of Cecil Rhodes, leading to the creation of the British South Africa Company.
- 1863 — Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in Athens to become King George I of Greece (pictured).
- 1806 — War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force (pictured) without a fight.
Births
- 2000 — Giselle, Japanese singer
- 1998 — Cale Makar, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1997 — Tage Thompson, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — Devin Booker, American basketball player
- 1996 — Dennis Gilbert, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — Kennedy McMann, American actress
- 1996 — Kim Ji-sung, South Korean actress
- 1994 — Mia Eklund, Finnish tennis player
- 1993 — Marcus Mariota, American football player
- 1992 — Matt Parcell, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 — Camila Silva, Chilean tennis player
- 1991 — Jarell Eddie, American basketball player
Deaths
- 2024 — Matt Peacock, Australian journalist and author (born 1952)
- 2017 — Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor (born 1972)
- 2015 — Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (born 1944)
- 2015 — Al Molinaro, American actor (born 1919)
- 2015 — Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (born 1974)
- 2015 — Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (born 1933)
- 2014 — Elijah Malok Aleng, Sudanese general and politician (born 1937)
- 2014 — Renée Asherson, English actress (born 1915)
- 2014 — Juan Flavier, Filipino physician and politician (born 1935)
- 2014 — Ida Elizabeth Osbourne, Australian actress and radio host (born 1916)
- 2014 — Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (born 1924)
- 2014 — Thomas Menino, American businessman and politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (born 1942)
Observances & holidays
- Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
- Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good
- Christian feast day: Blessed Benvenuta Bojani
- Christian feast day: Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus)
- Christian feast day: Gerard of Potenza
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph
- Christian feast day: John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Christian feast day: Marcellus of Tangier
- Christian feast day: Blessed Oleksiy Zaryckyy
- Christian feast day: Saturninus of Cagliari
- Christian feast day: Serapion of Antioch
- Christian feast day: Talarican (Tarkin)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Terence O'Brien
- Christian feast day: Zenobios and Zenobia
- Christian feast day: October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine)
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political RepressionsPost-Soviet statesUkraine
- Thevar Jayanthi (Thevar community, India)
- Mischief Night (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)
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