Historical Events on October 30.

1.  World Orthopaedic Nurses Day 

2.  1611, 30th October: Gustoff II Adolf became King of Sweden at the age of 17.

3.  1920, 30th October: The Communist Party of Australia was formed in Sydney.

4.  1925, 30th October: John Logie Baird creates Britain’s first Television transmitter.

5.  1928, 30th October: Lala Lajpat Rai, a protester of the Simon Commission in Lahore, was beaten by British police.

6.  1945, 30th October: India became a member of the United Nations.

7.  1960, 30th October: Successful transplant of a kidney to a living human was done for the first time.

8.  1966, 30th October: Shiv Sena’s first Dussehra rally was held at Shivaji Park.

9.  1973, 30th October: Completion of the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul connects Europe and Asia.

10.  2008, 30th October: Graded blasts in several parts of Assam including Guwahati. More than 66 people died in it.

11.  2013, 30th October: Sachin Tendulkar played his last Ranji Trophy match.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on October 30.

1.  1735: John Adams, the second president and first vice president of the United States.

2.  1887: Sukumar Roy, Indian writer, founder of Bengali literature and children’s magazine Sandesh.

3.  1909: Dr. Homi Bhabha, an Indian physicist.

4.  1932: Barun De, Indian historian, and author.

5.  1940: Vikram Gokhale, an Indian film, television and stage actor.

6.  1948: Ritu Nanda, an Indian businesswoman, and insurance advisor.

7.  1949: Pramod Mahajan, Indian Union Minister, and Rajya Sabha MP.

8.  1951: Trilok Gurtu, Indian drummer and lyricist.

9.  1952: Sangeetha Kalanidhi Aruna Sairam, an Indian classical vocalist.

10.  1958: Abhijeet Bhattacharya, an Indian playback singer.

11.  1960: Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer.

12.  1981: Ivanka Trump, an American businesswoman, Advisor to the President.

13.  1990: Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat, a female athlete from India.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on October 30.

1.  1883: Dayanand Saraswati, Indian philosopher, and scholar.

2.  1910: Henry Dunant, a Swiss humanitarian, businessman, and social activist.

3.  1974: Begum Akhtar, a ghazal, Dadra, and thumri singer from India.

4.  1979: Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, an English scientist, engineer, and inventor.

5.  1987: Joseph John Campbell, an American professor of literature.

6.  1990: V. Shantaram, Indian Filmmaker, director, and actor.

7.  1994: Sardar Swarna Singh, Indian Union Minister.

8.  2005: Shamsher Singh Sheri, Indian politician.

9.  2011: Arvind Mafatlal, Indian industrialist.

10.  2015: Sudhira Das, an Indian engineer.

30-October-1883

Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer.

30-October-1887

Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.

30-October-1889

Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P.

30-October-1908

Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.

30-October-1909

Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.

30-October-1924

World Savings Day.

30-October-1928

Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.

30-October-1933

Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai.

30-October-1947

The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.

30-October-1947

The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.

30-October-1949

Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).

30-October-1963

Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai.

30-October-1966

First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.

30-October-1976

Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.

30-October-1977

One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India.

30-October-1977

Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.

30-October-1990

Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.

30-October-1991

Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away.

30-October-1991

Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away.

30-October-1992

India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.

30-October-1994

Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.

30-October-1994

India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.

30-October-1996

CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.

30-October-1996

Former PM Narasimha Rao appears before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi, as an accused in the St. Kitts forgery case.

30-October-1996

ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.

30-October-1996

Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.

30-October-1997

Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.

30-October-1999

G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.

30-October-1999

The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone.

30-October-2000

The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.