August 30th, 1705

Born on August 30th, 1705

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 544 days, exactly on December 30th, 2025, people who were born on August 30th, 1705 will be 117,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 30th?

August 30th, 2007

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

August 30th, 1992

German racing driver Michael Schumacher 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

An express train carrying foreign workers from Yugoslavia to West Germany derailed in Zagreb, killing 153 people.

August 30th, 1959

South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed in to vote multiple times for President Ngô Đình Diệm's candidate.

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

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, 2023

Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.

August 30th, 2021

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

August 30th, 2014

Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.

August 30th, 2002

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.

August 30th, 1998

Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.

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

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

47

Nikolai Astrup

Norwegian painter (1880-1928)

*August 30th, 1880, Bremanger Municipality †January 21st, 1928, Førde

77

Jacques-Louis David

French painter (1748–1825)

*August 30th, 1748, Paris †December 29th, 1825, City of Brussels

66

Ernest Rutherford

British physicist of New Zealand origin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1908) (1871–1937)

*August 30th, 1871, Nelson †October 19th, 1937, Cambridge

39

Jinjin Harder

German singer

*August 30th, 1984, Wuhan

52

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

53

Mary Shelley

British writer (1797–1851)

*August 30th, 1797, Somers Town †February 1st, 1851, Chester Square

40

Simone Pepe

Italian association football player

*August 30th, 1983, Albano Laziale

94

Shirley Booth

American actress (1898–1992)

*August 30th, 1898, Brooklyn †October 16th, 1992, Chatham

58

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852-1911)

*August 30th, 1852, Rotterdam †March 1st, 1911, Steglitz

93

Warren Buffett

American investor, entrepreneur and businessman

*August 30th, 1930, Omaha

82

Frobenius Forster

Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey St. Emmeram, Regensburg

*August 30th, 1709, Königsfeld (Wolnzach) †October 1st, 1791, Regensburg

51

Cameron Diaz

American actress and model

*August 30th, 1972, San Diego

65

John Phillips

American musician (1935–2001)

*August 30th, 1935, Parris Island †March 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Kani

South African actor and author (born 1942)

*August 30th, 1942, New Brighton

56

Barbara Kendall

New Zealand windsurfer

*August 30th, 1967, Papakura District

63

Gustave Le Gray

French photographer

*August 30th, 1820, Villiers-le-Bel †July 29th, 1884, Cairo

42

Caspar Wilhelm von Borck

German translator

*August 30th, 1704, Gawroniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †March 8th, 1747, Berlin

80

Jean-Claude Killy

French alpine skier

*August 30th, 1943, Saint-Cloud

Same year
Born in 1705

68

Clement XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

*October 31st, 1705, Santarcangelo di Romagna †September 22nd, 1774, Rome

77

Farinelli

Italian opera singer

*January 24th, 1705, Andria †July 15th, 1782, Bologna

75

William Cookworthy

British pharmacist

*April 12th, 1705, Kingsbridge †October 17th, 1780, Plymouth

83

Matthäus Günther

German artist (1705-1788)

*September 7th, 1705, Peißenberg †September 30th, 1788, Wessobrunn

33

Dick Turpin

English highwayman (1705–1739)

*September 21st, 1705, Hempstead †April 7th, 1739, Knavesmire

54

Giovanni Carestini

Italian sopera singer

*December 13th, 1705, Filottrano †January 1st, 1760, Filottrano

69

Jacques-François Blondel

French architect

*January 8th, 1705, Rouen †January 9th, 1774, Paris

76

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Royal Navy admiral (1705-1781)

*February 21st, 1705, London †October 17th, 1781, Sunbury-on-Thames

83

Noël Jourda de Vaux

Marshal of France

*March 12th, 1705, Castle of Vaux †September 14th, 1788, Grenoble

46

Francis Blomefield

British antiquarian

*July 23rd, 1705, Fersfield †January 16th, 1752, Fersfield

51

Maximilian Ulysses Browne

Austrian field marshal

*October 23rd, 1705, Basel †June 26th, 1757, Prague

88

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

British barrister, politician and judge (1705–1793)

*March 2nd, 1705, Scone †March 20th, 1793, Highgate

73

Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

French sculptor

*March 22nd, 1705, Nancy †March 27th, 1778, Paris

60

Leopold Joseph von Daun

Austrian marshal

*September 24th, 1705, Vienna †February 5th, 1766, Vienna

60

Johann Gottfried Biedermann

German author

*August 19th, 1705, Plauen †July 11th, 1766, Untersteinach

45

Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

Dutch aristocrats

*August 8th, 1705, Leer †November 1st, 1750, Batavia

50

Johann Elias Bach

German composer

*February 17th, 1705, Schweinfurt †November 30th, 1755, Schweinfurt

58

Lorenz Natter

Gem-engraver and medallist (1705-1763)

*March 21st, 1705, Biberach an der Riss †October 27th, 1763, Saint Petersburg

53

August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof

German miniature painter, naturalist and entomologist (1705-1759)

*March 30th, 1705, Arnstadt †March 27th, 1759, Nuremberg

80

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

French explorer

*January 14th, 1705, Pleudihen-sur-Rance †January 1st, 1786, Saint-Malo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1705 is a normal year and no leap year.

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