October 30th, 1777

Born on October 30th, 1777

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

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... 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?

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*October 30th, 1735, Braintree †July 4th, 1826, Quincy

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

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

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

51

Jessica Hynes

English actress and writer

*October 30th, 1972, Lewisham

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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

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

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

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

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

68

Bernd Riexinger

German politician and trade union official

*October 30th, 1955, Leonberg

82

George M. Bibb

American politician (1776-1859)

*October 30th, 1776, Prince Edward County †April 14th, 1859, Georgetown

73

Paul Valéry

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

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

48

Steve Kazee

American actor

*October 30th, 1975, Ashland

42

Steve Peacocke

Australian actor

*October 30th, 1981, Dubbo

79

Jacques Amyot

French writer

*October 30th, 1513, Melun †February 6th, 1593, Auxerre

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss artist (1741–1807)

*October 30th, 1741, Chur †November 5th, 1807, Rome

62

Herschel Bernardi

American actor

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

64

Catterino Cavos

Russian composer

*October 30th, 1775, Venice †May 10th, 1840, Saint Petersburg

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

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

Same year
Born in 1777

77

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

*April 30th, 1777, Brunswick †February 23rd, 1855, Göttingen

34

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

*October 18th, 1777, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 21st, 1811, Kleiner Wannsee

47

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

79

John Ross

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

58

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

German-born British financier (1777–1836)

*September 16th, 1777, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1836, Frankfurt

73

Hans Christian Ørsted

Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)

*August 14th, 1777, Rudkøbing †March 9th, 1851, Copenhagen

76

August Kestner

German diplomat and collector of art

*January 1st, 1777, Hanover †January 1st, 1853, Rome

75

Henry Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)

*April 12th, 1777, Hanover County †June 29th, 1852, Washington, D.C.

77

Matija Nenadović

Serbian historian and politician

*February 26th, 1777, Brankovina †December 11th, 1854, Valjevo

71

Juliette Récamier

French salon-holder

*December 4th, 1777, Lyon †May 11th, 1849, Paris

79

Agostino Aglio

Italian painter, decorator, and engraver (1777-1857)

*December 15th, 1777, Cremona †January 30th, 1857, London

70

Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse

Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1777-1848)

*December 26th, 1777, Darmstadt †June 16th, 1848, Darmstadt

66

Thomas Campbell

Scottish poet

*July 27th, 1777, Glasgow †June 15th, 1844, Boulogne-sur-Mer

78

Joseph Hume

Scottish surgeon and Radical politician (1777-1855)

*January 22nd, 1777, Montrose †February 20th, 1855, Norfolk

53

Dinicu Golescu

Romanian writer (1777-1830)

*February 7th, 1777, Muntenia †October 5th, 1830, Bucharest

61

Ludwig Berger

German pianist and composer

*April 18th, 1777, Berlin †February 16th, 1839, Berlin

60

Vincenzo Borg

Maltese cotton merchant and insurgent leader against the French from 1798-1800

*January 11th, 1777, Birkirkara †July 18th, 1837, Crown Colony of Malta

79

Severin Løvenskiold

Norwegian politician (1777–1856)

*February 7th, 1777, Porsgrunn †September 15th, 1856, Fossum Ironwork

71

Heinrich Schmelen

Missionary and Bible translator

*January 1st, 1777, Hagen im Bremischen †January 1st, 1848, South Africa

65

Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Russian Army general (1777-1842)

*April 19th, 1777, Tallinn †May 5th, 1842, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1777 is a normal year and no leap year.

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