On this day: 30 October

Selected events and births on 30 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1863 – Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in Athens to become King George I of Greece. Read more: Athens George I of Greece
• 1888 – Lobengula, King of Matabeleland, granted the Rudd Concession to agents of Cecil Rhodes, leading to the creation of the British South Africa Company. Read more: Lobengula Matabeleland Rudd Concession
• 1960 – At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom. Read more: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Michael Woodruff Kidney transplantation
• 1965 – English model Jean Shrimpton wore a controversially short minidress to Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia – a pivotal moment of the introduction of the miniskirt to women's fashion. Read more: Jean Shrimpton White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton Victoria Derby
• 1966 – Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for preventive detention, and held for 32 years. Read more: Chia Thye Poh Internal Security Act (Singapore) Preventive detention
• 2001 – Michael Jackson released Invincible, his final studio album and the most expensive album ever produced. Read more: Michael Jackson Invincible (Michael Jackson album) List of most expensive albums
• 2002 – After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, Warren Zevon made his last public appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich". Read more: Warren Zevon Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 Late Show with David Letterman
• 2010 – American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C. Read more: Jon Stewart Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Born on this day

• 1939 – Leland H. Hartwell, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Leland H. Hartwell Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1941 – Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Theodor W. Hänsch Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1951 – Poncho Sanchez, American singer and conga player Read more: Poncho Sanchez Conga
• 1955 – Heidi Heitkamp, American lawyer and politician, 28th Attorney General of North Dakota Read more: Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota Attorney General
• 1961 – Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Read more: Giorgos Papakonstantinou Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
• 1987 – Danielle Fong, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and chief scientist of LightSail Energy Read more: Danielle Fong LightSail Energy
• 1989 – Vanessa White, English singer, former member of The Saturdays Read more: Vanessa White The Saturdays
• 1996 – Devin Booker, American basketball player Read more: Devin Booker
• 1996 – Dennis Gilbert, American ice hockey player Read more: Dennis Gilbert (ice hockey)
• 1997 – Tage Thompson, American ice hockey player Read more: Tage Thompson
• 1998 – Cale Makar, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Cale Makar
• 2000 – Giselle, Japanese singer Read more: Giselle (singer)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 30 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.