October 30th, 1516

Born on October 30th, 1516

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 185,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 640 days, exactly on January 29th, 2026, people who were born on October 30th, 1516 will be 186,000 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

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

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

51

Jessica Hynes

English actress and writer

*October 30th, 1972, Lewisham

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

62

Herschel Bernardi

American actor

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

73

Paul Valéry

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

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

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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

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

64

Glenn Hysén

Swedish footballer

*October 30th, 1959, Gothenburg

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

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

88

Ruth Gordon

American actress and writer (1896–1985)

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

22

Bella Paige

Australian singer

*October 30th, 2001, Melbourne

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Born in 1516

42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

34

Elkas Mirza

Iranian poet (1516-1550)

*March 15th, 1516, Karabakh †April 9th, 1550, Qahqaheh Castle

48

Modestinus Pistoris

German politician

*December 9th, 1516, Leipzig †September 15th, 1565, Leipzig

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

55

Agostino Barbarigo

Italian admiral

*January 22nd, 1516, Venice †October 9th, 1571, Nafpaktos

35

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Queen consort of Sweden

*January 1st, 1516, Gräfsnäs †August 26th, 1551, Överselö församling

49

Conrad Gessner

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

*March 26th, 1516, Zürich †December 13th, 1565, Zürich

62

Adriaen Pauw

Dutch merchant and politician of the Netherlands

*January 13th, 1516, Gouda †October 8th, 1578, Amsterdam

58

Johann Jakob Fugger

German banker and merchant (1517-1575)

*December 23rd, 1516, Augsburg †July 14th, 1575, Munich

68

Adam Siber

German humanist and teacher

*September 8th, 1516, Wildenfels †September 24th, 1584, Grimma

74

Emilie of Saxony

Third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*July 27th, 1516, Freiberg †April 9th, 1591, Ansbach

55

Georg Fabricius

German poet, historian, and archaeologist, 1516-1571

*April 23rd, 1516, Chemnitz †July 17th, 1571, Meissen

64

Hieronymus Wolf

German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580)

*August 13th, 1516, Oettingen in Bayern †October 8th, 1580, Augsburg

51

Guglielmo Grataroli

Italian physician and philosopher

*May 16th, 1516, Bergamo †April 16th, 1568, Basel

54

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Grandfather of James VI and I, Regent of Scotland

*September 21st, 1516, Dumbarton †September 4th, 1571, Stirling

57

Martin Helwig

German cartographer of Silesia

*November 15th, 1516, Nysa †February 5th, 1574, Wrocław

60

Hartmann Beyer

German theologian

*September 30th, 1516, Frankfurt †August 11th, 1577, Frankfurt

67

Maximilian Mörlin

German theologian (1516-1584)

*October 14th, 1516, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 20th, 1584, Coburg

74

Girolamo Zanchi

Italian theologian (1516-1590)

*February 2nd, 1516, Alzano Lombardo †November 19th, 1590, Heidelberg

75

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516-1592)

*July 28th, 1516, Düsseldorf †January 5th, 1592, Düsseldorf

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Leap year

Yes: 1516 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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