What Happened In October 1930 In History

Historical Events for October, 1930

• 5th » British Airship R101 crashes in France 'en route' to India on its maiden voyage.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1930

• 1st » Frank Gardner (racing driver) known as Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver (d. 2009)
• 1st » Richard Harris, Irish-English actor, singer, and producer (d. 2002)
• 1st » Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi
• 1st » Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
• 2nd » Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia
• 5th » Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2009)
• 5th » Reinhard Selten, German economist, Nobel Prize in Economics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 6th » Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (d. 2000)
• 6th » Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
• 7th » Curtis Crider, American race car driver (d. 2012)
• 8th » Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2013)
• 8th » Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (d. 1996)
• 9th » Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (d. 2014)
• 10th » Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)
• 10th » Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
• 10th » Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
• 10th » Al Ulbrickson, American rower (d. 2012)
• 10th » Konstantin Vyrupayev, Russian wrestler (d. 2012)
• 11th » LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach
• 11th » K. P. Ummer, Indian actor (d. 2001)
• 11th » Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician
• 12th » Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)
• 12th » Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian
• 13th » Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
• 14th » Robert Parker (singer) named Robert Parker, American singer and saxophonist
• 14th » Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (d. 1997)
• 15th » FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (d. 2000)
• 16th » Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress and singer
• 17th » Robert Atkins (nutritionist) called Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003)
• 17th » Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author
• 18th » Esther Hautzig, American author (d. 2009)
• 18th » Enrique Oltuski, Cuban politician (d. 2012)
• 21st » Ivan Silayev, Russian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia
• 24th » Jack Angel, American voice actor
• 24th » The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
• 24th » Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and mathematician
• 24th » Ahmad Shah of Pahang
• 28th » Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman
• 29th » Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (d. 2006)
• 29th » Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor and painter (d. 2002)
• 29th » Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (d. 1992)
• 30th » Néstor Almendros, Spanish-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992)
• 30th » Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1956)
• 30th » Don Meineke, American basketball player (d. 2013)
• 31st » Michael Collins (astronaut) known as Michael Collins, Italian-American general, pilot, and astronaut
• 31st » Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970)

Famous Deaths for October 1930

• 1st » Paul Wiesner, German sailor (b. 1855)
• 5th » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English military officer and politician (b. 1875)
• 10th » Adolf Engler, German botanist (b. 1844)
• 14th » Samuel van Houten, Dutch politician (b. 1837)
• 15th » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
• 26th » Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss bacteriologist (b. 1860)
• 26th » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)

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