August 30th, 1925

Born on August 30th, 1925

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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

Born on August 30th, 1925

98

Laurent de Brunhoff

French author (1925–2024)

*August 30th, 1925, 16th arrondissement of Paris †March 22nd, 2024, Key West

87

Donald Symington

American actor (1925-2013)

*August 30th, 1925, Baltimore †July 24th, 2013, Baltimore

81

Julien Schoenaerts

Belgian actor (1925–2006)

*August 30th, 1925, Bilzen †September 7th, 2006, Antwerp

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Born in 1925

73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

100

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

96

Angela Lansbury

British actress (1925–2022)

*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

64

Sammy Davis Jr.

American entertainer (1925–1990)

*December 8th, 1925, New York City †May 16th, 1990, Beverly Hills

45

Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925–1970)

*January 14th, 1925, Tokyo †November 25th, 1970, Tokyo

100

Dick Van Dyke

American actor and comedian (born 1925)

*December 13th, 1925, West Plains

76

Kim Stanley

American actress (1925–2001)

*February 11th, 1925, Tularosa †August 20th, 2001, Santa Fe

98

Giorgio Napolitano

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

*June 29th, 1925, Naples †September 22nd, 2023, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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