Today in History for 30th October 2025

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Historical Events

1953 - Dr Albert Schweitzer and US Army General George Marshall win the Nobel Peace Prize
1963 - Sandy Koufax wins the National League MVP award
1967 - USSR Kosmos 186 and 188 make the first automatic docking and Venera 13 launches
1970 - KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, Washington (ABC), begins broadcasting
2023 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire with Hamas, saying “this is a time for war” amid Israeli ground forces moving into the Gaza strip

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Famous Birthdays

1934 - Keith Barnes, Australian rugby league fullback (17 Tests, 10 as captain; Balmain RLFC), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2024)
1935 - Michael Winner, English film producer and director (Big Sleep, Death Wish), born in London, England (d. 2013)
1967 - Leonidas Kavakos, Greek concert violinist and conductor, born in Athens, Greece
1970 - James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
1975 - Maria Thayer, American actress (Accepted; Strangers With Candy), born in Portland, Oregon

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Famous Deaths

1883 - Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Austrian lawyer and composer, dies at 80
1914 - Ernst Stadler, German poet (Der Aufbruch), dies fighting in WWI at 31
1928 - Oscar Sonneck, American editor (The Musical Quarterly), musicologist, and librarian (Library of Congress, 1902-17), dies at 55
1996 - Leon Lewis, US radio talk show host (WMCA, 1970-80), dies at 81
2006 - Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (symbolic anthropology), dies at 80

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