What happened on August 30

57 documented historical events happened on August 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: First Jewish–Roman War: Roman forces led by Titus set fire to the Second Temple during the siege of Jerusalem. On the same day, in another year: Guru Ram Das (pictured) became the fourth of the Sikh gurus, the spiritual masters of Sikhism. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 30, including Daryl Gates, Bill Daily, Ian McNaught-Davis. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

102 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 30, including Theodoric the Great, Hervey le Breton, Pope Alexander III. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

22 observances are celebrated on August 30 around the world: Christian feast day: Alexander of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodoxy), Christian feast day: Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Christian feast day: Blessed Eustáquio van Lieshout, Christian feast day: Blessed Stephen Nehmé (Maronite Church / Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Charles Chapman Grafton (Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: Fantinus. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.