Born on 30 August 1960

At A Glance

30 August 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

30 August 1960 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Clap Your Hands” by The Beau Marks was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1960

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.

Star sign

The star sign for 30 August is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 30 August 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 30 August 1960 was First Quarter.

On this day: 30 August

• 1959 South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan is elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate.
• 1962 Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
• 1963 The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
• 1967 Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 1974 The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated.

Famous people born on 30 August

• Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer (born 1972)
• Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1930)
• Jessica Henwick, British actress (born 1992)
• Andy Roddick, American tennis player (born 1982)

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