October 30th, 1649

Born on October 30th, 1649

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 30th?

October 30th, 2010

American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.

October 30th, 2020

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths.

October 30th, 1995

Quebec citizens narrowly voted in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.

October 30th, 1985

Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off for mission STS-61-A, its final mission before breaking apart mid-air months later.

October 30th, 1983

As the military dictatorship came to an end, Argentina's first democratic election in a decade resulted in Raúl Alfonsín being elected president.

October 30th, 1968

A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos landed in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and reunify Korea.

October 30th, 2002

After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, 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, 1966

Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for preventive detention, and held for 32 years.

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

October 30th, 2001

Michael Jackson released Invincible, his final studio album and the most expensive album ever produced.

October 30th, 1888

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

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

Same year
Born in 1649

71

Clement XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome

81

Benedict XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730

*February 2nd, 1649, Gravina in Puglia †February 21st, 1730, Rome

36

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685)

*April 9th, 1649, Rotterdam †July 15th, 1685, Tower Hill

70

Bernhard von Zech

German author

*August 31st, 1649, Weimar †March 21st, 1720, Dresden

82

Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg

Austrian archbishop

*February 5th, 1649, Mossa †August 7th, 1731, Prague

72

Elihu Yale

Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist

*April 5th, 1649, Boston †July 8th, 1721, London

48

Simon Henry, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*March 13th, 1649, Sternberg †May 2nd, 1697, Detmold

63

Giuseppe Maria Tomasi

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*September 12th, 1649, Sicily †January 1st, 1713, Rome

77

Andreas Gottlieb von Bernstorff

German politician (1649-1726)

*March 2nd, 1649, Ratzeburg †July 6th, 1726, Gartow

56

Adrien Baillet

French scholar

*June 13th, 1649, La Neuville-en-Hez †January 21st, 1706, Paris

55

Titus Oates

English perjurer (1649-1705)

*September 15th, 1649, Oakham †July 12th, 1705, London

68

Bon Boullogne

French painter and engraver (1649-1717)

*February 22nd, 1649, Paris †May 17th, 1717, Paris

59

John Blow

English composer

*January 1st, 1649, Nottinghamshire †October 1st, 1708, City of Westminster

33

Engel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral

*May 2nd, 1649, Vlissingen †February 27th, 1683, Amsterdam

81

James Grahme

English politician

*January 1st, 1649, Norton Conyers †January 1st, 1730, Charlton

85

Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth

English and French noble (1649-1734)

*September 6th, 1649, Manoir de Keroual †November 14th, 1734, Paris

41

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Prince of Nassau-Siegen

*January 28th, 1649, Huis Wisch †January 23rd, 1691, Unteres Schloss

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1649 is a normal year and no leap year.

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