October 30th, 1508

Born on October 30th, 1508

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 188,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 653 days, exactly on April 17th, 2026, people who were born on October 30th, 1508 will be 189,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 30th?

October 30th, 2002

Warren Zevon made his last public appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich".

October 30th, 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.

October 30th, 1991

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

October 30th, 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.

October 30th, 1960

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

October 30th, 1948

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

October 30th, 1888

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

October 30th, 1863

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

October 30th, 1806

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.

October 30th, 2022

A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people.

October 30th, 2020

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami. At least 119 people die mainly due to collapsed buildings.

October 30th, 2015

A fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest kills sixty-four people and leaves more than 147 injured.

October 30th, 2014

Four people are killed when a Beechcraft Super King Air crashes at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas.

October 30th, 2013

Forty-five people are killed and seven injured after a bus catches fire in Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India.

October 30th, 2005

The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 30th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 30th?

79

Jacques Amyot

French writer

*October 30th, 1513, Melun †February 6th, 1593, Auxerre

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*October 30th, 1735, Braintree †July 4th, 1826, Quincy

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

42

Ivanka Trump

Senior Advisor to the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*October 30th, 1981, Manhattan

51

Jessica Hynes

English actress and writer

*October 30th, 1972, Lewisham

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

68

Bernd Riexinger

German politician and trade union official

*October 30th, 1955, Leonberg

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

48

Steve Kazee

American actor

*October 30th, 1975, Ashland

42

Steve Peacocke

Australian actor

*October 30th, 1981, Dubbo

36

Emilie Andéol

French judoka

*October 30th, 1987, Bordeaux

62

Herschel Bernardi

American actor

*October 30th, 1923, New York City †May 9th, 1986, Los Angeles

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

*October 30th, 1751, Dublin †July 7th, 1816, Seoul

73

Paul Valéry

French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)

*October 30th, 1871, Sète †July 20th, 1945, Paris

64

Glenn Hysén

Swedish association football player

*October 30th, 1959, Gothenburg

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

*October 30th, 1895, Łagów †April 24th, 1964, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

88

Ruth Gordon

American actress and writer (1896–1985)

*October 30th, 1896, Quincy †August 28th, 1985, Edgartown

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Born in 1508

71

Andrea Palladio

Italian architect (1508–1580)

*October 31st, 1508, Padua †August 19th, 1580, Vicenza

47

Humayun

Mughal Emperor from 1530 to 1540 and 1555 to 1556

*March 6th, 1508, Kabul †January 27th, 1556, Delhi

78

Primož Trubar

Carniolan writer, Protestant reformer (1508-1586)

*June 19th, 1508, Rašica †June 28th, 1586, Tübingen

58

Pietro Carnesecchi

Italian humanist (1509-1567)

*December 24th, 1508, Florence †October 1st, 1567, Rome

70

Alessandro Piccolomini

Italian writer and philosopher, titular archbishop of Patrae

*June 13th, 1508, Siena †March 12th, 1579, Siena

47

Sebastian von Heusenstamm

Archbishop of Mainz

*March 16th, 1508, Frankfurt †March 18th, 1555, Eltville am Rhein

51

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Italian noble (1508-1559)

*April 5th, 1508, Ferrara †October 3rd, 1559, Ferrara

52

Georg Sabinus

German writer and diplomat (1508-1560)

*May 3rd, 1508, Brandenburg an der Havel †December 2nd, 1560, Frankfurt (Oder)

51

Andreas von Barby

German university teacher (1508-1559)

*July 24th, 1508, Loburg †August 3rd, 1559, Roskilde

71

Franz Joe͏̈l

Hungarian pharmacologist

*September 1st, 1508, Sopron †October 20th, 1579, Greifswald

46

Gemma Frisius

Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)

*December 8th, 1508, Dokkum †May 25th, 1555, Leuven

41

Francis, Duke of Gifhorn

German prince

*November 23rd, 1508, Uelzen †November 23rd, 1549, Gifhorn

55

Thomas Naogeorgus

Playwright

*December 21st, 1508, Straubing †December 29th, 1563, Wiesloch

76

Simon Sulzer

Swiss theologian (1508-1585)

*September 23rd, 1508, Schattenhalb †June 22nd, 1585, Basel

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Public holidays on October 30th

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Leap year

Yes: 1508 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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