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On This Day · The 303rd day of the year

October 30

As calendar dates go, October 30 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Scorpio is the sign for October 30 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 30?

October 30 is the 303rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1806 and 2020. Famous people born on October 30 include Giuseppe Farina, Julia the Elder and John Adams.

Released on October 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game ARC Raiders
  • Movie The Photographer
  • Movie Worldbreaker

2024

  • Game Karate Survivor

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1806

    War of the Fourth Coalition

  2. 1918

    World War I

  3. 1941

    The Holocaust

  4. 1942

    World War II

  5. 1948

    Luzzu

  6. 1968

    Korean People's Army

  7. 1980

    El Salvador

  8. 1995

    Quebec

  9. 2014

    European Union

  10. 2020

    2020 Aegean Sea earthquake

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 30

Giuseppe Farina

b. 1906

Julia the Elder

b. -39

John Adams

b. 1735

Diego Maradona

b. 1960

Alexander Gode

b. 1906

Danielle Fong

b. 1987

Edge (wrestler)

b. 1973

Dmitry Ustinov

b. 1908

Deaths

  • 2010Harry Mulisch
  • 1975Gustav Ludwig Hertz
  • 1961Luigi Einaudi
  • 1910Henry Dunant
  • 1611Charles IX of Sweden
  • 1466Johann Fust

Holidays & observances

  • —Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
  • —Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus)
  • —Christian feast day: Gerard of Potenza
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph
  • —Christian feast day: John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Marcellus of Tangier
  • —Christian feast day: Saturninus of Cagliari

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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