What happened on October 30

48 documented historical events happened on October 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of the Fourth Coalition: Believing that they were outnumbered, the German garrison at Stettin surrendered to a much smaller French force without a fight. On the same day, in another year: Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in Athens to become King George I of Greece (pictured). 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 October 30, including Robert Caro, Ágota Kristóf, Jim Perry (baseball). 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.

100 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 30, including Sergius VII of Naples, Poggio Bracciolini, Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck. 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.

16 observances are celebrated on October 30 around the world: Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia), Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good, Christian feast day: Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus), Christian feast day: Gerard of Potenza, Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph, Christian feast day: John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA)). 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.