Daily Calendar for Friday, October 30, 2026
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Friday, October 30, 2026
Born
- John Adams (2nd U.S. president) –
- Gertrude Atherton (author) –
- Ezra Pound (poet) –
- Charles Atlas (bodybuilder) –
- Ruth Gordon (actress) –
- Grace Slick (singer) –
- Joanna Shimkus (actress) –
- Henry Winkler (actor, director) –
- Andrea Mitchell (newscaster) –
Died
- Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) –
- Steve Allen (comedian) –
- Robert Goulet (singer & actor) –
- Al Molinaro (actor) –
- Bernard Slade (television writer and playwright) –
Events
- Patent granted to Daniel Cooper for “workman’s time recorder” –
- The broadcast of Orson Welles’ radio drama, War of the Worlds, caused a national panic –
- Toronto’s first street vacuum debuted –
- The 24-second shot clock made its NBA debut –
- First Lamborghini car debuted –
- The film The Lion in Winter debuted, starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole –
- Elton John appeared in a Royal Command Performance for the Queen of England –
- Mohammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 8 rounds for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship title –
- Spectacular Northern Lights display was seen as far south as Florida –
- The Boston Red Sox won the World Series vs the St. Louis Cardinals. It marked the first time since 1918 that the Red Sox won a World Series on home turf at Fenway Park. –
- The Washington Nationals won the World Series (against the Houston Astros) for the first time in the club’s history –
Weather
- Buffalo Barracks, New York, received 30 inches of snow in a three-day storm –
- The Perfect Storm reached maximum intensity –