Every yearOctober 30
Everything October 30 celebrates
9 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for October 30 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Frankenstein FridayLead | Halloween | |
| 02 | Haunted Refrigerator Night | Halloween | |
| 03 | National Candy Corn Day | Halloween | |
| 04 | Mischief Night | Halloween | |
| 05 | National Breadstick Day | Celebration |
| 06 | National Text Your Ex Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | National Publicist Day | Celebration | |
| 08 | National Checklist Day | Celebration | |
| 09 | World Lemur Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on October 30 in some years.
Diwali — 2035
Born on October 30
Historic figures
- Ezra Pound1885–1972American poet and critic
- Paul Valéry1871–1945French poet and philosopher
- Alfred Sisley1839–1899French-English painter
- Gerhard Domagk1895–1964German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- André Chénier1762–1794Turkish-French poet and playwright
- Francisco I. Madero1873–1913Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico
- Giuseppe Farina1906–1966Italian race car driver
- Ragnar Granit1900–1991Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Angelica Kauffman1741–1807painter
- Louis Malle1932–1995French director, producer, and screenwriter
Celebrities & public figures
- Ivanka Trumpb. 1981American model and businesswoman
- Henry Winklerb. 1945American actor
- Grace Slickb. 1939American singer-songwriter and model
- Jun Ji-hyunb. 1981South Korean model and actress
- Nia Longb. 1970American actress
- Edgeb. 1973Canadian wrestler and actor
- Devin Bookerb. 1996American basketball player
- Clémence Poésyb. 1982French actress and model
- Matthew Morrisonb. 1978American singer-songwriter and actor
- Harry Hamlinb. 1951American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers October 30 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see October 30, 2026 and October 30, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.