30 October

John Adams
30 October 1735 – 4 July 1826
American advocate of independence for the American colonies. » more

Andrew Downing
30 October 1815 – 28 July 1852
American architect and horticulturist who pioneered Landscape Gardens. » more

Hermann Kopp
30 October 1817 – 20 February 1892
German scientist whose research ushered in organic chemistry. » more

Alfred Sisley
30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899
English artist (Impressionist) whose paintings can be seen in the Birmingham Art Gallery, England; Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Gallery, London; Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris; Tate Gallery, London. » more

Galileo Ferraris
30 October 1847 – 7 February 1897
Italian electrical engineer whose research led to the development of the alternating current electric motor. » more

Antoine Bourdelle
30 October 1861 – 1 October 1929
French Expressionist sculptor – work can be seen in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Courtauld Institute of Art, London. » more

Gerhard Domagk
30 October 1895 – 24 April 1964
German scientist who developed the first antibiotic. Nobel laureate (1939). » more

Ragnar Granit
30 October 1900 – 12 March 1991
Finnish neuroscientist awarded the Nobel Prize for his work. » more

Robert Seamans
30 October 1918 – 28 June 2008
American engineer who research resulted in major safety advances in aircraft. » more

Louis Malle
30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995
French film director, awarded the Oscar and Palme d’Or. » more

Theodor W. Hänsch
30 October 1941
German scientist awarded the Nobel Prize for his research into laser technology. » more

Masanori Hikichi
30 October 1969
Japanese composer of music for video games. » more

Today’s Quote
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
 … John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963)

Today’s No. 1 Hit
1956 – Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley

Today’s events
30 October 1888 – John Loud invents the ball point pen.
30 October 1900 – The first auto(car) show, held in New York.
30 October 1925 – The first TV transmitter built by John Logie Baird in England.
30 October 1938 – Orson Welles creates panic in America when he broadcasts his radio play of ‘The War of the Worlds‘.
30 October 1973 – The Bosphorus Bridge completed, linking Europe and Asia.