October 30 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | October 30 Calendar
October Daily Holidays that fall on October 30, include:
- Buy a Donut Day
- Checklist Day
- Create a Great Funeral Day
- Devil’s Night
- Haunted Refrigerator Night
- Mischief Night
- National Candy Corn Day
- National Publicist Day
- National Text Your Ex Day
- Pumpkin Bread Day
- Speak Up For Service Day
- Sugar Addiction Awareness Day
- World Audio Drama Day
October Weekly Holidays that include October 30, are:
- Disarmament Week – October 24-30
- International Magic Week – October 25-31
- National Red Ribbon Week – October 23-31 (Last 9 days of October)
- Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week – October 24-31
- World Origami Days – October 24 – November 11
October 30: Famous Birthdays
- Oct 30, 39 BC – Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus (d. 14)
- Oct 30, 1735 – John Adams, American lawyer and politician who became the 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826)
- Oct 30, 1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer (Fonzie on Happy Days)
- Oct 30, 1981 – Ivanka Trump, American model, businesswoman, former senior advisor to the President of the United States as well as first daughter when her father Donald J. Trump was President
October 30: Historical Events
- Oct 30, 1831 – Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in the history of the U.S.
- Oct 30, 1920 – The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney
- Oct 30, 1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations
- Oct 30, 1947 – The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is founded
- Oct 30, 1953 – U.S. President Eisenhower approves NSC 162/2, a top secret document concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union
- Oct 30, 1961 – The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, which is the most powerful explosive device ever detonated
- Oct 30, 1985 – The Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for it’s mission STS-61-A which is it’s final successful mission
- Oct 30, 2020 – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey that triggers a tsunami that kills 119 people primarily due to collapsed buildings
October 30: Music Events
- Oct 30, 1987 – Faith, George Michael’s first solo album is released and goes to #1 in the UK and the U.S., as well as winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- Oct 30, 1999 – Supernatural, an album by Santana goes to #1 in the U.S.
- Oct 30, 2001 – Lenny is the sixth studio album released by Lenny Kravitz with a fourth Grammy Award winning hit, Dig In (video below)
- Oct 30, 2007 – Long Road Out of Eden is released by The Eagles
- Oct 30, 2021 – Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, LL Cool J, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, Jay-Z and the Go-Go’s are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- More October 30 Music Events
October 30: Astrological Sign
October 30th is the astrological sign of Scorpio. Scorpios are known for their passionate, intense, and mysterious personalities. They are also known for their loyalty, ambition, and determination. Scorpios are driven to succeed and will do whatever it takes to get what they want.
Scorpios are also known for their strong intuition and ability to read people. They are often seen as mysterious and intense, but they are also incredibly loyal and passionate. Scorpios are often seen as strong-willed and independent, but they are also incredibly caring and compassionate. Being a Scorpio is cool because you have the ability to be passionate, intense, and mysterious, while also being loyal, ambitious, and determined.
October Birthstone:
What is the October Birthstone? Pink Tourmaline and Opal
October’s birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal. Tourmaline, the primary birthstone, is rare because it is one of the few gems that can be found in almost every color. Some pink tourmalines have clarity as transparent as diamonds! Opals, on the other hand, are in a class by themselves.
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