At A Glance

30 October 1945 at a glance

Day of the week
30 October 1945 was a Tuesday.
Top Film of 1945
One of the highest-grossing films worldwide released in 1945 was The Bells of St. Mary's.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 October 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 October 1945 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 October

  • 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States.
  • 1941 President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
  • 1941 Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.
  • 1944 Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII.
  • 1947 The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.

Famous people born on 30 October

  • Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer (born 1945)
  • John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (1735–1826)
  • Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman (born 1981)
  • Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager (1960–2020)

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Events of 1945 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Most public transport came under the control of Córas Iompair Éireann.
  • 11 May – Government wartime censorship of the media was lifted.
  • 22 May – The Irish Legal Terms Act was signed into law, providing support for greater use of Irish in the legal system.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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