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Helens awoke from dormancy in March 1980, Truman became a folk hero in the weeks leading to the volcano's May eruption, refusing to evacuate his home despite repeated orders from authorities.
Famous Birthdays on October 30
1896 — Harry R. Truman
American soldier and inn keeper on Mount St. Helens, killed in the eruption (died 1980)
October 30 has 258 recorded notable births across history, from 39 BC to 2000. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on October 30
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- 1918 World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments. Source
- 1831 Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. Source
- 1983 The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held. Source
- 1864 Second War of Schleswig: The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria. Source
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Homi J. Bhabha was the first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
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Courtney Walsh held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev.
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Liukin also tied Miller's record as the American gymnast having won the most medals in a single non-boycotted Olympic Games.
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Vermeil's NFL tenure would see him improve the fortunes of teams that had a losing record before he arrived and bring them all to the playoffs by his third season, which included a Super Bowl title with the Rams.
More major people born on October 30
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1909
Homi J. Bhabha
Indian-French physicist and academic (died 1966)
Homi Jehangir Bhabha was an Indian nuclear theoretical physicist who is widely credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme".
1962
Courtney Walsh
Jamaican cricketer
Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the team in 22 Test matches.
1989
Nastia Liukin
Russian-American gymnast and actress
Anastasia "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian-American former artistic gymnast.
1936
Dick Vermeil
American football player and coach
Richard Albert Vermeil is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons, the St.
1751
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Irish-English poet, playwright, and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1816)
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and…
1898
Bill Terry
American baseball player and manager (died 1989)
William Harold Terry was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 and managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941.
1925
Tommy Ridgley
American singer and bandleader (died 1999)
Thomas Herman Ridgley was an American R&B singer, pianist, songwriter and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1991
Jarell Eddie
American basketball player
Jarell Alexander Eddie is an American professional basketball player for the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).
1910
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet and playwright (died 1942)
Miguel Hernández Gilabert was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements.
1958
Pétur Guðmundsson
Icelandic basketball player and coach
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach.
1881
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
American poet and author (died 1941)
Elizabeth Madox Roberts was a Kentucky novelist and poet, primarily known for her novels and stories set in central Kentucky's Washington County, including The Time of Man (1926), My Heart and My Flesh, The Great Meadow…
1735
John Adams
American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (died 1826)
John Adams was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
1929
Olga Zubarry
Argentinian actress (died 2012)
Olga Zubarry was an Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997.
1937
Claude Lelouch
French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s.
1961
Larry Wilmore
American comedian and television host
Elister Larry Wilmore III is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor.
1897
Agustín Lara
Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 1970)
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino, known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros.
1935
Jim Perry
American baseball player
James Evan Perry Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1959 to 1975 for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics.
1916
Leon Day
American baseball player (died 1995)
Leon Day was an American professional baseball pitcher, center fielder, and second baseman who spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues.
1873
Francisco I. Madero
Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico (died 1913)
Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer, politician and statesman who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed and assassinated in a coup d'état in…