August 30

Events

 * - Beginning date of the ; the forces of two rebel leaders—  and —are pitted against each other in what was one of the, during the last decade of the ailing, -led.
 * - became the Fourth /.
 * - enters . (Traditional :, )
 * - Capture of the entire fleet by  forces under the command of   and    during the  of the.
 * - leads a  in ,
 * - : forces defeated by n-n-n alliance.
 * 1813  - :   carried out the.
 * -, is founded.
 * - The city of is founded by  and
 * - : : under  rout a  under.
 * 1862  - :  forces are defeated in.
 * - n explorers and  discover the  of  in the.
 * - The town of Ambiky is captured by from  in.
 * - Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of, , , as well as the nearby areas.
 * - fossils discovered by.
 * -, an , shoots and seriously injures leader . This, along with the assassination of  senior official  days earlier, prompts the decree for.
 * -, final battle in ("").
 * - : begins.
 * - : begins.
 * - is liberated from  by.
 * 1945  -  of the Allied Forces,  lands at.
 * - opens.
 * - conducts a test of the, its first aircraft since the  and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
 * - Hotline between and  leaders goes into operation.
 * - is confirmed as the first   of the.
 * - A - express train derails at the main train station in killing 153 passengers.
 * - : The  takes off on its maiden voyage.
 * - declares independence from the.
 * - ese vote for independence in a.
 * - ese vote for independence in a.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (d. )
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * -, English brewer (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * - d. 1862
 * -, Brazilian warrior; wife  (d. )
 * -, French Catholic prelate (d. )
 * -, Canadian railway contractor (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, Russian artist (d. )
 * -, -born laureate (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American civil rights leader
 * 1901  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * 1912 - AC GM, -born  secret agent
 * -, winner (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1918  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Australian politician (d. )
 * 1922 -, American mezzo-soprano
 * -, American tennis player
 * -, American fashion designer (d. )
 * -, French writer and illustrator
 * -, American racecar driver and owner (d. )
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * 1930  -, American basketball coach
 * -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, New Zealand car racer and manufacturer (d. )
 * -, English radio disc jockey (d. )
 * 1939  -, American actress
 * -, American actor and politician
 * -, American cartoonist
 * 1943  -, French skier
 * -, American political humorist (d. )
 * 1944  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1946  -
 * -, Canadian politician and diplomat
 * -, American comedian
 * 1948  -, Irish poker player and swimmer
 * -, German musician
 * 1949  -, American financier (d. )
 * 1949  -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * 1949  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1951  -, Irish singer and politician
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1953  -, British musician ( and )
 * 1953  -, American basketball player
 * 1953  -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1954  - ,
 * -, British drummer
 * 1958  -, Russian journalist (d. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer and actor
 * - Master Sgt., recipient (d. )
 * 1960  -, Quebec humorist, television host and producer
 * -, Russian officer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1963  -, British disc jockey
 * -, British engineer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Greek pianist
 * -, Chinese Malaysian singer
 * -, American guitarist ( and )
 * -, American actress
 * 1972  -, Czech footballer
 * 1973  -, American journalist
 * -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1974  -, American game designer and web columnist
 * 1974  -, Lead singer/guitarist of
 * -, Tunisian footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -,  American actor
 * 1977  -, Polish footballer
 * 1977  -, German guitarist
 * -, rapper/producer
 * -, Argentine tennis player
 * 1979  -, British actor
 * 1979  -, Hong Kong actress and singer
 * 1979  -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1982  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Japanese singer and actor
 * 1983  -, Vocalist of the Finnish Band
 * 1983  -, Argentine footballer (d. )
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * 1985  -, Scottish footballer
 * -, American guitarist and lyricist
 * -, Latvian tennis player

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Peruvian saint (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. )
 * -, Dutch tradesman and scientist (b. )
 * -, Swedish scientist and inventor (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Russian statesman (b. )
 * -, Swiss architect (b. )
 * -, American actor and manager (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, French novelist and journalist (b. )
 * -, make-up artist and cosmetic manufacturer (b. )
 * -, English physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Danish engineer and physicist (b. )
 * -, Dutch Catholic priest (b. )
 * -, Russian fascist (executed) (b. )
 * 1946  -, Russian counter-revolutionary (executed) (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English-born Soviet spy (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1981  -, Iranian statesman (b. )
 * -, English-born author (b. )
 * -, American journalist, essayist, and literary critic (b. )
 * -, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. )
 * -, American actor, (b. )
 * -, English film director (b. )
 * -, American economist (b. )
 * 1995  -, American guitarist  (b. )
 * -, French actress and director (b. )
 * -, French comics artist (b. )
 * -, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (b. )
 * -, English film director (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, American philosopher (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American motorcycle builder and stuntman (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Egyptian writer,  laureate (b. )
 * -, British beer and whiskey author/expert. (b. )
 * 2007  -, American politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - 's Day.
 * - (to commemorate the  in ).
 * Feast day of
 * Feast day of