October 30th (1961) was a Monday. It's the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 62 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 30th October, 1961
» Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates the hydrogen bomb Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya; at 50 megatons of yield, it is still the largest explosive device ever detonated, nuclear or otherwise.
Famous Birthdays on October 30 in 1961
» Scott Garrelts, American baseball player
» Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Greek economist and politician, Ministry of Finance (Greece) known as Greek Minister of Finance
October 30th Famous Deaths for 1961
» Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)
October 30th Holidays in History
» Remembrance days in Slovakia or Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Alphonsus Rodriguez or Alonso RodrÃguez
» Saint Herbert e.g Herbert
» Marcellus of Tangier
» Saturninus of Cagliari
» Serapion of Antioch
» John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine)
» Orthopaedic nursing called International Orthopaedic Nurses Day