What happened on August 30? There are more than 241 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About August 30
August 30 is the 243rd day of the year 2024. There are 123 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 35th week of the year 2024.
On this day in East Nassau, New York 12062 sunrise occured at 06:16 AM and sunset occured at 07:32 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Virgo. The modern birthstone for this month is Peridot while the mystical birthstone is Diamond.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 152 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For August 30
- 1363Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.
- 1574Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.
- 1590Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)
- 1791HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on a reef the previous day.
- 1799The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars.
- 1800Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
- 1813Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
- 1813Creek War – Fort Mims massacre: Creek “Red Sticks” kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama.
- 1835Melbourne, Australia is founded.
- 1836The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen
- 1862American Civil War – Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General Horatio Wright.
- 1873Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.
- 1896Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- 1897The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.
- 1909Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
- 1914World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg
- 1918Fanny Kaplan shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. This, along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official Moisei Uritsky days earlier, prompts the decree for Red Terror.
- 1922Battle of Dumlupinar: the final battle in the Greek-Turkish War (“Turkish War of Independence”).
- 1940The Second Vienna Award re-assigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
- 1942World War II: the Battle of Alam Halfa begins.
- 1945Hong Kong is liberated from Japan by British Armed Forces.
- 1945The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
- 1945The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base.
- 1956The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens.
- 1962Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
- 1963The Hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
- 1967Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1974A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
- 1974A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan. 8 are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
- 1981President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People’s Mujahedin of Iran.
- 1984STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
- 1995NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
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Who Were Born On August 30?
- 1334King Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
- 1377Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. 1447)
- 1705David Hartley, English philosopher (d. 1757)
- 1720Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)
- 1748Jacques-Louis David, French painter (d. 1825)
- 1768Joseph Dennie, American writer (d. 1812)
- 1797Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English writer (d. 1851)
- 1808Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
- 1812Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-born traveler and writer (d. 1869)
- 1813Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (d. 1862)
- 1818Alexander H. Rice, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
- 1821Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian revolutionary and wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi (d. 1849)
- 1839Gulstan Ropert, French Catholic prelate (d. 1903)
- 1842Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)
- 1848Andrew Onderdonk, Canadian railway contractor (d. 1905)
- 1850Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, journalist and revolutionary (d. 1896)
- 1852Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch physical and organic chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1911)
- 1856Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (d. 1927)
- 1860Isaac Levitan, Russian artist (d. 1900)
- 1870Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
- 1871Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-born British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)
- 1884Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
- 1890Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, British fighter ace (d. 1918)
- 1893Huey Long, American politician (d. 1935)
- 1896Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (d. 1983)
- 1898Shirley Booth, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1901John Gunther, American writer (d. 1970)
- 1901Roy Wilkins, American civil rights leader (d. 1981)
- 1906Joan Blondell, American actress (d. 1979)
- 1908Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1910Roger Bushell, South African RAF officer and prisoner of war (d. 1944)
- 1912Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
- 1912Nancy Wake, British war agent (d. 2011)
- 1913Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
- 1915Robert Strassburg, American composer (d. 2003)
- 1917Denis Healey, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
- 1917Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia, pretender to the Russian throne (d. 1992)
- 1918Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1918Ted Williams, American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1919Kitty Wells, American singer
- 1919Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director (d. 2010)
- 1922Lionel Murphy, Australian politician (d. 1986)
- 1922Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano
- 1923Barbara Ansell, British physician, founder of paediatric rheumatology (d. 2001)
- 1923Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist (d. 1969)
- 1923Nate Saint, American Evangelical Christian missionary (d. 1956)
- 1923Vic Seixas, American tennis player
- 1924Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)
- 1924Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemical engineer (d. 1988)
- 1925Laurent de Brunhoff, French writer and illustrator
- 1926Daryl Gates, American police chief (d. 2010)
- 1927Bill Daily, American actor
- 1928Lloyd Casner, American racecar driver and owner (d. 1965)
- 1930Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1981)
- 1930Warren Buffett, American entrepreneur
- 1931John Leonard “Jack” Swigert, Jr., American astronaut (d. 1982)
- 1933Don Getty, Canadian politician
- 1934Baloo Gupte, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
- 1935John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2001)
- 1937Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
- 1939Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
- 1939John Peel, English radio disc jockey (d. 2004)
- 1941Ben L. Jones, American actor, politician and essayist
- 1942Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
- 1943Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
- 1943Robert Crumb, American cartoonist
- 1943Tal Brody, American-born Israeli basketball player
- 1944Molly Ivins, American political humorist (d. 2007)
- 1944Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1946Peggy Lipton, American actress
- 1946Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
- 1947Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat
- 1948Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
- 1948Fred Hampton, American Black Panther Party leader (d. 1969)
- 1948Lewis Black, American comedian
- 1949Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian (d. 1994)
- 1949Don Boudria, Canadian politician
- 1949Peter Maffay, German singer-songwriter
- 1949Ted Ammon, American financier (d. 2001)
- 1950Antony Gormley, English sculptor
- 1951Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer (as Dana) and politician
- 1951Timothy Bottoms, American actor
- 1953Horace Panter, British bassist (The Specials, General Public)
- 1953Robert Parish, American basketball player
- 1953Ron George, American politician
- 1954Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus
- 1954David Paymer, American actor
- 1956Frank Conniff, American comedian (TV’s Frank)
- 1958Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist (d. 2006)
- 1958Martin Jackson, British drummer (Swing out Sister)
- 1959Mark “Jacko” Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor
- 1960Gary Gordon, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
- 1960Guy A. Lepage, Canadian humorist, television host and producer
- 1962Alexander Litvinenko, Russian KGB officer (d. 2006)
- 1963Mark Strong, English actor
- 1963Michael Chiklis, American actor
- 1963Oderus Urungus, American vocalist (GWAR)
- 1963Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey
- 1964Gavin Fisher, British engineer
- 1966Michael Michele, American actress
- 1967Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model
- 1967Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
- 1968Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1969Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
- 1970Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
- 1970Michael Wong, Malaysia-born Chinese singer
- 1971Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist (Rancid and UK Subs)
- 1972Cameron Diaz, American actress
- 1972Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
- 1973Lisa Ling, American journalist
- 1974Aaron Barrett, American vocalist and guitarist (Reel Big Fish)
- 1974Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
- 1975Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer
- 1976Mike Koplove, American baseball player
- 1976Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress
- 1977Elden Henson, American actor
- 1977Jens Ludwig, German guitarist (Edguy)
- 1977Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
- 1977Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
- 1977Shaun Alexander, American football player
- 1978Cliff Lee, American baseball player
- 1978Sinead Kerr, Irish figure skater
- 1978Swizz Beatz, American record producer and rapper
- 1979Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player
- 1979Leon Lopez, British actor
- 1979Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
- 1979Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
- 1979Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
- 1980Derrick Ward, American football player
- 1981Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
- 1981Germán Legarreta, American actor
- 1982Andy Roddick, American tennis player
- 1982Will Davison, Australian racing driver
- 1983Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer (d. 2007)
- 1983Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor
- 1983Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
- 1983Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
- 1984Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1985Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
- 1985Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
- 1985Joe Inoue, American singer
- 1985Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
- 1985Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
- 1985Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
- 1986Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
- 1986Ryan Ross, American guitarist (Panic! at the Disco)
- 1988Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
- 1988Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer
- 1988Michael Cavanaugh, American professional gamer
- 1989Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
- 1989Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
- 1991Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
- 2001Emily Bear, American pianist and composer
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Who Died On August 30?
- 526Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (b. 454)
- 1158King Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
- 1329Khutughtu Khan, Emperor Mingzong of Yuan, emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongol Empire (b. 1300)
- 1428Emperor Shōkō of Japan (b. 1401)
- 1483King Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
- 1580Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
- 1619Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
- 1751Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (b. 1661)
- 1856Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)
- 1879John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (b. 1831)
- 1886Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American politician (b. 1836)
- 1896Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian statesman (b. 1824)
- 1906Hans Auer, Swiss architect (b. 1847)
- 1907Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)
- 1928Wilhelm Wien, German physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1864)
- 1935Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
- 1938Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born American make-up artist and cosmetic manufacturer (b. 1877)
- 1940J.J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1856)
- 1941Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish engineer and physicist (b. 1874)
- 1943Father Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch Catholic priest (b. 1890)
- 1945Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer (b. 1893)
- 1946Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian fascist (executed) (b. 1907)
- 1949Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (b. 1877)
- 1961Charles Coburn, American actor (b. 1877)
- 1963Guy Burgess, English-born Soviet spy (b. 1911)
- 1968William Talman, American actor (b. 1915)
- 1970Del Moore, American comedian (b. 1916)
- 1979Jean Seberg, American actress (b. 1938)
- 1981Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian statesman (b. 1933)
- 1981Vera-Ellen, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1985Taylor Caldwell, English-born American novelist (b. 1900)
- 1989Seymour Krim, American journalist, essayist and literary critic (b. 1922)
- 1991Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1925)
- 1993Richard Jordan, American actor (b. 1938)
- 1994Lindsay Anderson, English film director (b. 1923)
- 1995Fischer Black, American economist (b. 1938)
- 1995Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (b. 1942)
- 1996Christine Pascal, French actress and director (b. 1953)
- 1999Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist (b. 1910
- 2000David Haskell, American actor (b. 1948)
- 2001Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (b. 1907)
- 2002J. Lee Thompson, English film director (b. 1914)
- 2003Charles Bronson, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2003Donald Davidson, American philosopher (b. 1917)
- 2004Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (b. 1906)
- 2004Indian Larry, American motorcycle builder and stuntman (b. 1949)
- 2006Glenn Ford, Canadian-born American actor (b. 1916)
- 2006Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
- 2006Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand jurist and member of the British House of Lords (b. 1926)
- 2007Charles Vanik, American politician (b. 1918)
- 2007Michael Jackson, British beer and whiskey author and expert (b. 1942)
- 2008Walter “Killer” Kowalski, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1926)
- 2009Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (b. 1952)
- 2010Alain Corneau, French filmmaker (b. 1943)
- 2010Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (b. 1910)
- 2010J. C. Bailey, American professional wrestler (b. 1983)
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