Who was born on August 30

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.

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.