Famous people born on August 30 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is August 30, you share it with Mary Shelley, Ted Williams, Cameron Diaz — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for August 30
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Peridot
Birthstone
Gladiolus
Birth flower
242nd
Day of the year
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years), with 123 days still to come.
Famous people born on August 30
Mary Shelley — English novelist who wrote Frankenstein at age 18 (born 1797).
Ted Williams — Boston Red Sox slugger and the last MLB player to bat .400 over a full season (born 1918).
Cameron Diaz — Actor known for There's Something About Mary and Charlie's Angels (born 1972).
Also sharing the day:
Warren Buffett (b. 1930) — Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's most successful investors.
Andy Roddick (b. 1982) — American tennis pro and 2003 U.S. Open champion.
Bebe Rexha (b. 1989) — American singer and songwriter behind "Meant to Be" and "I'm a Mess."
Jean-Claude Killy (b. 1943) — French alpine ski racer and triple Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Grenoble Games.
Robert Crumb (b. 1943) — American underground cartoonist (Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural).
August 30 in history
1967 — Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
1862 — The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) took place in Virginia during the American Civil War.
1963 — The Moscow–Washington "hotline" became operational following the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1983 — Guion Bluford became the first African American to travel to space, aboard Space Shuttle Challenger's STS-8 mission.
1991 — Azerbaijan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
1945 — General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to oversee the Allied occupation following Japan's WWII surrender.
1146 — European leaders banned the crossbow as too inhumane for use against fellow Christians.
1574 — Guru Ram Das became the fourth Sikh Guru and founded the city of Amritsar.
August 30 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is August 30?
Anyone born on August 30 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for August 30?
The birthstone for a August 30 birthday is Peridot, and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
Who is the most famous person born on August 30?
Mary Shelley is among the best known — English novelist who wrote Frankenstein at age 18 (born 1797).
What happened on August 30?
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
What day of the year is August 30?
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years), with 123 days still to come.
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