August 30 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 30 Calendar
August 30th Daily Holidays include:
- Frankenstein Day
- International Cabernet Sauvignon Day
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
- International Whale Shark Day
- Muharram (Islamic New Year)
- National Beach Day
- National Grief Awareness Day
- National Holistic Pet Day
- National Toasted Marshmallow Day
- Raksha Bandhan – August 30, 2023 (Hindu Holiday)
- Slinky Day
- Tug of War Day – August 30, 2023 (Last Wednesday in August)
- Willing to Lend a Hand Wednesday – August 30, 2023 (Last Wednesday in August)
August 30: Famous Birthdays
- August 30, 1926 – Daryl Gates, American police officer who created the D.A.R.E. Program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (d. 2010)
- August 30, 1930 – Warren Buffett, American businessman, philanthropist, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, he is considered one of the most successful investors in the world
- August 30, 1944 – Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- August 30, 1946 – Peggy Lipton, American model and actress who starred in Mod Squad, Twin Peaks
- August 30, 1972 – Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer (My Best Friend’s Wedding, There’s Something About Mary, Charlies Angels)
- August 30, 1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
August 30: Historical Events
- August 30, AD 70 – After destroying Herod’s Temple, Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem
- August 30, 1727 – The title of Princess Royal is given to Anne, the eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain
- August 30, 1791 – The HMS Pandora sinks after it ran aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day
- August 30, 1813 – Creek “Red Sticks” kill over 500 settlers, including over 250 armed militia in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama
- August 30, 1835 – Melbourne, Victoria is founded in Australia
- August 30, 1914 – During World War I, the Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg
- August 30, 1945 – The British Armed Forces liberate Hong Kong from Japan
- August 30, 1945 – General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces lands at Atsugi Air Force Base in Japan
- August 30, 1963 – The Moscow-Washington hotline between the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union goes into operation
- August 30, 1967 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- August 30, 1984 – The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage
- August 30, 1991 – Azerbaijan declares their independence from the Soviet Union
- August 30, 1992 – Randy Weaver surrenders to federal authorities after the 11 day Ruby Ridge standoff ends
- August 30, 2014 – Tom Thabane, the Prime Minister of Lesotho flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup
August 30: Music Events
- August 30, 1959 – Bad Girl is released by The Miracles
- August 30, 1971 – Surf’s Up is released by The Beach Boys
- August 30, 1995 – James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon perform at a benefit concert at Martha’s Vineyard
- August 30, 2016 – The Go-Go’s play their last show on their final tour at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles
August 30: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 30 is Virgo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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