On This Day: 30 October

30 October in Indian history

• 2022A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people.India
• 2013Forty-five people are killed and seven injured after a bus catches fire in Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India.India

30 October in world history

• 2020A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths.
• 2015A fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest kills sixty-four people and leaves more than 147 injured.
• 2002After 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".
• 1993The Troubles: Three members of the Ulster Defence Association opened fire in a crowded pub during a Halloween party, killing eight people and wounding nineteen others.
• 1991The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
• 1983As the military dictatorship came to an end, Argentina's first democratic election in a decade resulted in Raúl Alfonsín being elected president.
• 1975Forty-five people are killed when Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450 crashes into Suchdol, Prague, while on approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport (now Václav Havel Airport Prague) in Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic).
• 1968A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos landed in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and reunify Korea.
• 1965English 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.
• 1960At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.
• 1956Hungarian Revolution: The government of Imre Nagy recognizes newly established revolutionary workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads anti-Soviet militias in an attack on the headquarters of the Hungarian Working People's Party.
• 1942World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559.
• 1941Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.
• 1888The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
• 1858Approximately 20 people die in Bradford, England, UK, after being poisoned from ingesting sweets that had been accidentally adulterated with arsenic trioxide.
• 1806War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force without a fight.

Born on 30 October

• 1989Vanessa White, English singer, former member of The Saturdays
• 1962Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer
• 1932Barun De, Indian historian and author (died 2013)India
• 1909Homi J. Bhabha, Indian-French physicist and academic (died 1966)India
• 1896Harry R. Truman, American soldier and inn keeper on Mount St. Helens, killed in the eruption (died 1980)
• 1887Sukumar Ray, Indian-Bangladeshi author, poet, and playwright (died 1923)India

Died on 30 October

• 2014Elijah Malok Aleng, Sudanese general and politician (born 1937)
• 1990V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1901)India
• 1915Charles Tupper, Canadian physician, lawyer, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1821)
• 1883Dayananda Saraswati, Indian philosopher and scholar (born 1824)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 30 October in history?

2022: A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people. 2020: A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami and causing 119 deaths. 2015: A fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest kills sixty-four people and leaves more than 147 injured. 2013: Forty-five people are killed and seven injured after a bus catches fire in Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India.

What happened on 30 October in Indian history?

2022: A pedestrian suspension bridge collapses in the city of Morbi, Gujarat, leading to the deaths of at least 135 people. 2013: Forty-five people are killed and seven injured after a bus catches fire in Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India.

Which famous people were born on 30 October?

Vanessa White, English singer, former member of The Saturdays (1989); Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer (1962); Barun De, Indian historian and author (died 2013) (1932); Homi J. Bhabha, Indian-French physicist and academic (died 1966) (1909).

Which day is observed on 30 October?

Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia); Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine); Thevar Jayanthi (Thevar community, India); Mischief Night (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places).