August 30th, 1551

Born on August 30th, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 544 days, exactly on January 21st, 2028, people who were born on August 30th, 1551 will be 174,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 30th?

August 30th, 2007

A heavy bomber that had been unintentionally loaded with nuclear missiles flew them from North Dakota to Louisiana before they were recognized.

August 30th, 1992

German racing driver Michael Schumacher (pictured) won the Belgian Grand Prix, the first of his 91 Formula One Grand Prix wins.

August 30th, 1990

Gulf War: US General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. issued General Order No. 1 prohibiting US troops from consuming alcohol or possessing pornographic material.

August 30th, 1984

Discovery, the third orbiter of NASA's Space Shuttle program, lifted off on its maiden voyage from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

August 30th, 1974

A powerful bomb exploded at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, killing eight people.

August 30th, 1959

Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of Indonesia.

August 30th, 1942

Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert campaign, attacking British positions near El Alamein, Egypt.

August 30th, 1914

World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the German 8th Army.

August 30th, 1594

King James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, his first child.

August 30th, 1574

Guru Ram Das (pictured) became the fourth of the Sikh gurus, the spiritual masters of Sikhism.

August 30th, 1981

Iranian president Mohammad-Ali Rajai and prime minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar were assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.

August 30th, 2025

Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy was assassinated in Lviv, Ukraine.

August 30th, 2021

The last remaining American troops left Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.

August 30th, 1967

Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

August 30th, 1835

European settlers landing on the north banks of the Yarra River in Southeastern Australia founded the city of Melbourne (Parliament House pictured).

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

Same year
Born in 1551

72

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

72

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

62

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

71

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

78

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 30th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

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