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August 30 in recent years

August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 123 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901John Gunther, American journalist and author (d. 1970)
  • 1901 – Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (d. 1981)
  • 1903 – Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author (d. 1981)
  • 1906Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
  • 1906 – Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian mathematician (d. 1995)
  • 1907Leonor Fini, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and author (d. 1996)
  • 1907 – Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (d. 1978)
  • 1907 – John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (d. 1980)
  • 1908Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
  • 1909Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
  • 1910 – Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
  • 1912Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
  • 1912 – Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)
  • 1913Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
  • 1915Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (d. 2013)
  • 1915 – Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2003)
  • 1916 – Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968)
  • 1917Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015)
  • 1917 – Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
  • 1918 – Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017)
  • 1918 – Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
  • 1918 – Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)
  • 1919Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist and vaccinologist (d. 2005)
  • 1919 – Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (d. 2010)
  • 1919 – Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
  • 1920Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011)
  • 1922 – Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)
  • 1922 – Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)
  • 1923 – Barbara Ansell, English physician and author (d. 2001)
  • 1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian journalist and author (d. 1969)
  • 1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player
  • 1924Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972)
  • 1924 – Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (d. 1988)
  • 1925Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (d. 2024)
  • 1925 – Donald Symington, American actor (d. 2013)
  • 1926Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)
  • 1927Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)
  • 1927 – Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (d. 2018)
  • 1927 – Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer (d. 2018)
  • 1928Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965)
  • 1928 – Harvey Hart, Canadian director and producer (d. 1989)
  • 1928 – Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2014)
  • 1929 – Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001)
  • 1929 – Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host (d. 2014)
  • 1930Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist
  • 1930 – Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981)
  • 1931Jack Swigert, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1982)
  • 1933Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016)
  • 1934 – Antonio Cabangon Chua, Filipino media mogul and businessman (d. 2016)
  • 1935John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
  • 1935 – Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician
  • 1936 – Peter North, English scholar and academic
  • 1937Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
  • 1938 – Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia
  • 1939Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
  • 1939 – John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)
  • 1941 – Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
  • 1941 – Ben Jones, American actor and politician
  • 1941 – Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
  • 1941 – John McNally, English singer and guitarist
  • 1942 – Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement
  • 1942 – John Kani, South African actor
  • 1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1943 – Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach
  • 1943 – Robert Crumb, American illustrator
  • 1943 – Colin Dann, English author
  • 1943 – Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic
  • 1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
  • 1943 – David Maslanka, American composer and academic (d. 2017)
  • 1944 – Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic
  • 1944 – Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
  • 1944 – Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
  • 1944 – Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
  • 1944 – Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach
  • 1946Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
  • 1946 – Peggy Lipton, American model and actress (d. 2019)
  • 1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 1948Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author
  • 1948 – Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (d. 1969)
  • 1948 – Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic
  • 1949 – Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001)
  • 1949 – Don Boudria, Canadian public servant and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation
  • 1950Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic
  • 1951Timothy Bottoms, American actor
  • 1951 – Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania
  • 1951 – Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1951 – Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist
  • 1952Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator (d. 2021)
  • 1952 – Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player
  • 1953 – Ron George, American businessman and politician
  • 1953 – Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1953 – Horace Panter, English bass player
  • 1953 – Robert Parish, American basketball player
  • 1954Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus
  • 1954 – Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT
  • 1954 – David Paymer, American actor and director
  • 1955 – Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist
  • 1956 – Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1957Gerald Albright, American musician
  • 1958Karen Buck, Northern Irish politician
  • 1958 – Fran Fraschilla, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 1958 – Muriel Gray, Scottish journalist and author
  • 1958 – Martin Jackson, English drummer
  • 1958 – Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2006)
  • 1958 – Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
  • 1959 – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer
  • 1960Ben Bradshaw, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • 1960 – Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
  • 1960 – Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer
  • 1962 – Ricky Sanders, American football player
  • 1962 – Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician
  • 1963 – Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
  • 1963 – Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer
  • 1963 – Sabine Oberhauser, Austrian physician and politician (d. 2017)
  • 1963 – Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver
  • 1964 – Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer
  • 1964 – Ra Luhse, Estonian architect
  • 1966Peter Cunnah, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1966 – Joann Fletcher, English historian and academic
  • 1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
  • 1967 – Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress
  • 1967 – Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
  • 1968 – Diran Adebayo, English author and critic
  • 1968 – Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1969Vladimir Jugović, Serbian footballer
  • 1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist and composer
  • 1970 – Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
  • 1970 – Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer and manager
  • 1970 – Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter
  • 1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1971 – Julian Smith, Scottish politician
  • 1972Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer
  • 1972 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
  • 1972 – Hani Hanjour, Saudi terrorist, September 11 attacks
  • 1973 – Lisa Ling, American journalist and author
  • 1974Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist (d. 2018)
  • 1975Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach
  • 1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player
  • 1977Shaun Alexander, American football player
  • 1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
  • 1977 – Raúl Castillo, American actor
  • 1977 – Michael Gladis, American actor
  • 1977 – Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
  • 1977 – Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner and hurdler
  • 1978 – Sinead Kerr, Scottish figure skater
  • 1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player
  • 1979 – Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
  • 1980 – Roberto Hernández, Dominican baseball player
  • 1980 – Justin Mortelliti, American actor and singer-songwriter
  • 1981 – Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor
  • 1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
  • 1982Will Davison, Australian race car driver
  • 1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
  • 1983 – Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer
  • 1983 – Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007)
  • 1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor
  • 1983 – Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
  • 1983 – Tian Qin, Chinese canoe racer
  • 1983 – Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
  • 1984 – Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 1984 – Joe Staley, American football player
  • 1984 – Michael Grant Terry, American actor
  • 1985 – Duane Brown, American football player
  • 1985 – Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
  • 1985 – Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter
  • 1985 – Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
  • 1985 – Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
  • 1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
  • 1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
  • 1985 – Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player
  • 1985 – Holly Weston, English actress
  • 1986 – Theo Hutchcraft, English singer-songwriter
  • 1986 – Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1986 – Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1986 – Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
  • 1987 – Johanna Braddy, American actress
  • 1987 – Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
  • 1988 – Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
  • 1989 – Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
  • 1989 – Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
  • 1989 – Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
  • 1991 – Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
  • 1991 – Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
  • 1991 – Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
  • 1992Jessica Henwick, British actress
  • 1994 – Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
  • 1994 – Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
  • 1994 – Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1996Mikal Bridges, American basketball player
  • 1996 – Trevor Jackson, American actor and singer-songwriter
  • 2002 – Fábio Carvalho, Portuguese footballer

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1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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