October 30th, 1978

Born on October 30th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 388 days, exactly on May 16th, 2025, people who were born on October 30th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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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

Born on October 30th, 1978

45

Matthew Morrison

American actor, dancer, and singer

*October 30th, 1978, Fort Ord

45

Dan Poulter

British politician (born 1978)

*October 30th, 1978, Beckenham

45

Cristina Castaño

Actress

*October 30th, 1978, Vilalba

45

Thomas N'Gijol

French actor and comedian

*October 30th, 1978, Paris

45

Michelle Borth

American actress

*October 30th, 1978, New York City

45

Doğa Rutkay

Turkish actress

*October 30th, 1978, Ankara

45

Claire Bardainne

French artist

*October 30th, 1978, Grenoble

45

Derren Witcombe

New Zealand rugby union player

*October 30th, 1978, Hobart

45

Martin Dossett

American football player

*October 30th, 1978, Portland

34

Eigo Satō

Pembalap motocross asal Jepang (1978-2013)

*October 30th, 1978, Iwaki †February 28th, 2013, Iwaki

42

Paulo Gustavo

Brazilian actor

*October 30th, 1978, Niterói †May 4th, 2021, Rio de Janeiro

45

Andreea Grămoșteanu

Romanian actress

*October 30th, 1978, Constanța

45

Rodica Lazăr

Romanian actress

*October 30th, 1978, Onești

45

Natália Lage

Brazilian actress

*October 30th, 1978, Niterói

45

Amanda Swafford

Fashion model from the USA

*October 30th, 1978, Hendersonville

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48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

42

Ivanka Trump

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

*October 30th, 1981, Manhattan

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

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

51

Jessica Hynes

English actress and writer

*October 30th, 1972, Lewisham

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

48

Steve Kazee

American actor

*October 30th, 1975, Ashland

44

Manuel Quinziato

Road racing cyclist

*October 30th, 1979, Bolzano

43

Sarah Carter

Canadian actress

*October 30th, 1980, Toronto

68

Bernd Riexinger

German politician and trade union official

*October 30th, 1955, Leonberg

41

Clémence Poésy

French actress

*October 30th, 1982, L'Haÿ-les-Roses

44

Jason Bartlett

American baseball player

*October 30th, 1979, Mountain View

52

Peter New

Canadian voice actor

*October 30th, 1971, Vancouver

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

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

42

Jun Ji-hyun

South Korean actress

*October 30th, 1981, Seoul

55

Jack Plotnick

American actor

*October 30th, 1968, Worthington

36

Ashley Graham

American plus-size model

*October 30th, 1987, Lincoln

64

Glenn Hysén

Swedish footballer

*October 30th, 1959, Gothenburg

49

Stipe Erceg

German-Croatian actor

*October 30th, 1974, Split

36

Emilie Andéol

French judoka

*October 30th, 1987, Bordeaux

61

Caroline Casadesus

French opera singer

*October 30th, 1962, Paris

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45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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