October 30

What happened on October 30 in history

5 events fall on October 30, from 1905 to 1974. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on October 30

  1. 1905

    The October Manifesto

    Nicholas II concedes a parliament to end the general strike.

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  2. 1938

    The War of the Worlds broadcast

    Orson Welles's radio play alarms part of its audience.

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  3. 1961

    The Tsar Bomba is detonated

    The largest nuclear device ever tested explodes over Novaya Zemlya.

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  4. 1961

    Stalin leaves the mausoleum

    His body is removed from Lenin's tomb overnight.

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  5. 1974

    The Rumble in the Jungle

    Ali knocks out Foreman in Kinshasa in the eighth round.

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