Birthday October 30, 1632 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (Rivals, School for Scandal)
Birthday October 30, 1735 John Adams is born
Birthday October 30, 1735 John Adams, (F), 2nd pres (1797-1801) in Braintree, Mass
Birthday October 30, 1871 Paul Valery, French poet, essayist, critic
Birthday October 30, 1873 Francisco Madero, Mexican revolutionary, president (1911-13)
Birthday October 30, 1885 Ezra Pound, in Hailey, Idaho
Birthday October 30, 1896 Ruth Gordon, Mass (Rosemary's Baby, Harold & Maude)
Birthday October 30, 1919 Jane Randolph, Sung backup for Tony Orlando
Birthday October 30, 1932 Louis Malle, film director
Birthday October 30, 1937 Claude Lelouch, Movie director
Birthday October 30, 1939 Grace Slick, rock singer (Jefferson Starship), Chic
Birthday October 30, 1943 Talia Shire, (Adrianne-Rocky)
Birthday October 30, 1945 Henry Winkler, TV Actor (Fonz)
Birthday October 30, 1945 Henry The Fonz Winkler is born
History October 30, 1270 8th & last crusade is launched.
History October 30, 1775 US Navy founded
History October 30, 1775 Naval committee established by Congress
History October 30, 1811 Sense and Sensibility is published
History October 30, 1862 Ormsby MacKnight Mitchell dies
History October 30, 1864 The city of Helena, Montana, is founded after miners discover gold
History October 30, 1864 Helena Montana's capital founded.
History October 30, 1890 Oakland, California, enacts anti-drug law
History October 30, 1893 The World's Columbian Exposition closes in Chicago
History October 30, 1905 Tsar Nicholas II grants Russia a constitution.
History October 30, 1908 Queen of American high society dies
History October 30, 1918 Ottoman Empire signs treaty with Allies
History October 30, 1922 Mussolini forms cabinet in Italy
History October 30, 1938 Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of War of the Worlds.
History October 30, 1941 FDR approves Lend-Lease aid to the USSR
History October 30, 1941 US Navy destroyer Reuben James torpedoed by Germany
History October 30, 1944 Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring premieres at the Library of Congress
History October 30, 1945 US govt announces end of shoe rationing.
History October 30, 1953 Gen. George C. Marshall awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
History October 30, 1953 Eisenhower approves NSC 162/2
History October 30, 1953 Dr. Albert Schweitzer received Nobel Peace Prize for 1952.
History October 30, 1961 Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb
History October 30, 1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square.
History October 30, 1965 Marines repel attack near Da Nang.
History October 30, 1967 USSR Kosmos 186 & 188 make 1st automatic docking & Venmera 13 launch
History October 30, 1970 Heavy monsoon rains hit Vietnam
History October 30, 1972 Worst US rail accident in 14 years occurred
History October 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle
History October 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire
History October 30, 1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain
History October 30, 1975 NY Daily News ran headline `Ford to City: Drop Dead'
History October 30, 1978 Laura Nickel & Curt Noll find 25th Mersenne prime 2 ^ 21701 - 1.
History October 30, 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 9 is launched
History October 30, 1985 space shuttle Challenger carries 8 crewmen (2 Germans 1 Dutch).
History October 30, 1991 Perfect storm hits North Atlantic
History October 30, 1995 Quebec separatists narrowly defeated
October 30, 1632 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (Rivals, School for Scandal)
October 30, 1735 John Adams is born
October 30, 1735 John Adams, (F), 2nd pres (1797-1801) in Braintree, Mass
October 30, 1871 Paul Valery, French poet, essayist, critic
October 30, 1873 Francisco Madero, Mexican revolutionary, president (1911-13)
October 30, 1885 Ezra Pound, in Hailey, Idaho
October 30, 1896 Ruth Gordon, Mass (Rosemary's Baby, Harold & Maude)
October 30, 1919 Jane Randolph, Sung backup for Tony Orlando
October 30, 1932 Louis Malle, film director
October 30, 1937 Claude Lelouch, Movie director
October 30, 1939 Grace Slick, rock singer (Jefferson Starship), Chic
October 30, 1943 Talia Shire, (Adrianne-Rocky)
October 30, 1945 Henry Winkler, TV Actor (Fonz)
October 30, 1945 Henry The Fonz Winkler is born
October 30, 1270 8th & last crusade is launched.
October 30, 1775 US Navy founded
October 30, 1775 Naval committee established by Congress
October 30, 1811 Sense and Sensibility is published
October 30, 1862 Ormsby MacKnight Mitchell dies
October 30, 1864 The city of Helena, Montana, is founded after miners discover gold
October 30, 1864 Helena Montana's capital founded.
October 30, 1890 Oakland, California, enacts anti-drug law
October 30, 1893 The World's Columbian Exposition closes in Chicago
October 30, 1905 Tsar Nicholas II grants Russia a constitution.
October 30, 1908 Queen of American high society dies
October 30, 1918 Ottoman Empire signs treaty with Allies
October 30, 1922 Mussolini forms cabinet in Italy
October 30, 1938 Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of War of the Worlds.
October 30, 1941 FDR approves Lend-Lease aid to the USSR
October 30, 1941 US Navy destroyer Reuben James torpedoed by Germany
October 30, 1944 Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring premieres at the Library of Congress
October 30, 1945 US govt announces end of shoe rationing.
October 30, 1953 Gen. George C. Marshall awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
October 30, 1953 Eisenhower approves NSC 162/2
October 30, 1953 Dr. Albert Schweitzer received Nobel Peace Prize for 1952.
October 30, 1961 Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb
October 30, 1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square.
October 30, 1965 Marines repel attack near Da Nang.
October 30, 1967 USSR Kosmos 186 & 188 make 1st automatic docking & Venmera 13 launch
October 30, 1970 Heavy monsoon rains hit Vietnam
October 30, 1972 Worst US rail accident in 14 years occurred
October 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle
October 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire
October 30, 1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain
October 30, 1975 NY Daily News ran headline `Ford to City: Drop Dead'
October 30, 1978 Laura Nickel & Curt Noll find 25th Mersenne prime 2 ^ 21701 - 1.
October 30, 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 9 is launched
October 30, 1985 space shuttle Challenger carries 8 crewmen (2 Germans 1 Dutch).
October 30, 1991 Perfect storm hits North Atlantic
October 30, 1995 Quebec separatists narrowly defeated