October 30th, 1961

Born on October 30th, 1961

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What happened on October 30th, 1961?

October 30th, 1961

Due to "violations of Vladimir Lenin's precepts", it is decreed that Joseph Stalin's body be removed from its place of honour inside Lenin's tomb and buried near the Kremlin Wall with a plain granite marker.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin

What else 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.

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

Born on October 30th, 1961

62

Dmitry Muratov

Russian journalist and television presenter

*October 30th, 1961, Samara

62

Larry Wilmore

American comedian

*October 30th, 1961, Los Angeles

62

Joe Berlinger

American documentary filmmaker

*October 30th, 1961, Bridgeport

62

Giorgos Papakonstantinou

Greek politician

*October 30th, 1961, Athens

62

Emmanuel Finkiel

French film director and actor

*October 30th, 1961, Boulogne-Billancourt

62

Scott Garrelts

American baseball player

*October 30th, 1961, Urbana

57

Leo Yankevich

Poet from the United States

*October 30th, 1961, Sharon †December 11th, 2018

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

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

61

Caroline Casadesus

French opera singer

*October 30th, 1962, Paris

64

Glenn Hysén

Swedish footballer

*October 30th, 1959, Gothenburg

68

Bernd Riexinger

German politician and trade union official

*October 30th, 1955, Leonberg

51

Jessica Hynes

English actress and writer

*October 30th, 1972, Lewisham

42

Ivanka Trump

Senior Advisor to the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*October 30th, 1981, Manhattan

61

Arnaud Montebourg

French politician, lawyer and entrepreneur

*October 30th, 1962, Clamecy

63

Grayson Hugh

American musician

*October 30th, 1960, Hartford

59

Mark Steven Johnson

American film director and writer

*October 30th, 1964, Hastings

48

Steve Kazee

American actor

*October 30th, 1975, Ashland

67

Juliet Stevenson

English actor (born 1956)

*October 30th, 1956, Kelvedon

42

Steve Peacocke

Australian actor

*October 30th, 1981, Dubbo

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

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

55

Jack Plotnick

American actor

*October 30th, 1968, Worthington

52

Peter New

Canadian voice actor

*October 30th, 1971, Vancouver

59

Tabitha St. Germain

Canadian actress

*October 30th, 1964, Boston

64

Jan Szpunar

Polish sportsperson

*October 30th, 1952, Kościelisko †March 17th, 2017

64

Zabou Breitman

French actress and film director

*October 30th, 1959, Paris

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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