At A Glance

30 October 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
30 October 2014 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 October 2014 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 October

  • 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
  • 1991 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
  • 1995 Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.
  • 2014 Sweden becomes the first European Union member state to officially recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
  • 2023 First rescue of a prisoner during the Israeli invasion of Gaza.

Famous people born on October 30

  • 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 2014 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
  • July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
  • August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Life in the US in 2014

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$3.37

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$285,900

Weekly Wage

$796

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