October 30th, 1527

Born on October 30th, 1527

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 659 days, exactly on February 15th, 2026, people who were born on October 30th, 1527 will be 182,000 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

Same year
Born in 1527

71

Philip II of Spain

16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598

*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

49

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1527-1576)

*July 31st, 1527, Vienna †October 12th, 1576, Regensburg

81

John Dee

16th-century English mathematician, astrologer, and alchemist

*July 13th, 1527, London †November 30th, 1608, Mortlake

71

Abraham Ortelius

Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)

*April 14th, 1527, Antwerp †June 28th, 1598, Antwerp

76

Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*March 5th, 1527, Schwerin †March 14th, 1603, Güstrow

69

Siegfried Sack

German author and theologian

*March 12th, 1527, Nordhausen †September 2nd, 1596, Magdeburg

58

Marcin Gerstmann

Polish bishop (1527-1585)

*March 8th, 1527, Bolesławiec †May 23rd, 1585, Nysa

57

Luca Cambiaso

Italian painter (1527-1585)

*October 18th, 1527, Moneglia †September 6th, 1585, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

28

Agnes of Hesse

German noblewoman, by marriage Electress consort of Saxony

*May 31st, 1527, Marburg †November 4th, 1555, Weimar

83

Pedro de Ribadeneira

Spanish hagiologist

*November 1st, 1527, Toledo †September 22nd, 1611, Madrid

63

Anna Sophie of Prussia

Duchess of Prussia and Duchess of Mecklenburg

*June 11th, 1527, Königsberg †February 6th, 1591, Lübz

35

Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe (1527-1563)

*December 6th, 1527, Detmold †April 15th, 1563, Detmold

68

John Lesley

Scottish bishop (1527–1596)

*September 29th, 1527, Scotland †May 31st, 1596, Brussels metropolitan area

17

Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal

Intanta of Portugal, Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Milan

*October 15th, 1527, Coimbra †July 12th, 1545, Valladolid

63

Hugues Doneau

French lawyer

*December 23rd, 1527, Chalon-sur-Saône †May 4th, 1591, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

52

Johannes Stadius

Astronomer, astrologer, mathematician

*May 1st, 1527, Loenhout †June 17th, 1579, Paris

52

William Drury

English politician, died 1579

*October 2nd, 1527, Hawstead †October 13th, 1579, Waterford

77

Johann Hermann

(1527-1605) German physician

*October 16th, 1527, Nördlingen †May 7th, 1605, Wrocław

59

Ludwig Lavater

Swiss theologian

*March 1st, 1527, Kyburg Castle †July 15th, 1586, Zürich

67

Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg

German princess

*August 10th, 1527, Berlin †January 2nd, 1595, Brzeg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1527 is a normal year and no leap year.

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