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October 30: Day of the Week
October 30, 2024 is the 304th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 62 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 30 Historical Event(s)
1470
Henry VI of England returns to the English throne after Earl of Warwick defeats the Yorkists in battle.
1831
In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
1894
Domenico Melegatti obtains a patent for a procedure to be applied in producing pandoro industrially.
1905
Czar Nicholas II of Russia grants Russia’s first constitution, creating a legislative assembly.
1944
Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
1945
Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.
1950
Pope Pius XII witnesses “The Miracle of the Sun” while at the Vatican.
1960
Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
1973
The Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time.
2005
The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.
Who were born on October 30?
1786
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer (d. 1871)
1799
Ignace Bourget, bishop of Montreal (d. 1885)
1857
Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French neurologist (d. 1904)
1897
Agustín Lara, Mexican composer (d. 1970)
1911
Ruth Hussey, American actress (d. 2005)
1925
Tommy Ridgley, American R&B singer (d. 1999)
1972
Jessica Hynes, English actress and writer
1973
Adam “Edge” Copeland, Canadian wrestler
1976
Stern John, Trinidadian footballer
1980
Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters CEBOXYMKKLU? Check your answers here: Word search CEBOXYMKKLU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.