Monday

Horse lovers are stable people.



Horse lovers are stable people.is my saying for today (August 30th)!

Quote of the day: "Zsa Zsa Gabor is a excellent housekeeper. Every time she gets divorced, she keeps the house." by Henny Youngman

Word of the day: gride - verb: to scrape harshly; make a grating sound

August 30th is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in a leap year) and there are 123 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

Famous People who were born on August 30th

  • 1334, King Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
  • 1377, Ruler of Persia and Transoxonia, Shah Rukh (d. 1447)
  • 1705, English philosopher, David Hartley (d. 1757)
  • 1720, English brewer, Samuel Whitbread (d. 1796)
  • 1748, French painter, Jacques-Louis David (d. 1825)
  • 1768, American writer, Joseph Dennie (d. 1812)
  • 1797, English writer, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (d. 1851)
  • 1808, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
  • 1813, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (d. 1862)
  • 1818, 30th Governor of Massachusetts, Alexander H. Rice (d. 1895)
  • 1821, Brazilian revolutionary and wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Anita Garibaldi (d. 1849)
  • 1839, French Catholic prelate, Gulstan Ropert (d. 1903)
  • 1842, Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)
  • 1848, Andrew Onderdonk, Canadian railway contractor (d. 1905)
  • 1850, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, journalist and revolutionary (d. 1896)
  • 1852, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch physical and organic chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1911)
  • 1856, Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (d. 1927)
  • 1860, Isaac Levitan, Russian artist (d. 1900)
  • 1870, Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
  • 1871, Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-born British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)
  • 1884, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate, Theodor Svedberg (d. 1971)
  • 1890, British fighter ace, Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson (d. 1918)
  • 1893, American politician, Huey Long (d. 1935)
  • 1896, Canadian actor, Raymond Massey (d. 1983)
  • 1898, American actress, Shirley Booth (d. 1992)
  • 1901, American civil rights leader, Roy Wilkins (d. 1981)
  • 1901, American writer, John Gunther (d. 1970)
  • 1906, American actress, Joan Blondell (d. 1979)
  • 1908, American actor, Fred MacMurray (d. 1991)
  • 1912, American physicist, Nobel laureate, Edward Mills Purcell (d. 1997)
  • 1912, New Zealand-born British World War II secret agent, Nancy Wake AC GM
  • 1913, British economist, Nobel laureate, Richard Stone (d. 1991)
  • 1915, American composer, Robert Strassburg (d. 2003)
  • 1917, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey
  • 1917, Grand Duke of Russia, pretender to the Russian throne, Vladimir Kirillovich (d. 1992)
  • 1918, American baseball player, Ted Williams (d. 2002)
  • 1918, American baseball player, Billy Johnson (d. 2006)
  • 1919, American singer, Kitty Wells
  • 1919, German opera director, Wolfgang Wagner (d. 2010)
  • 1922, Australian politician, Lionel Murphy (d. 1986)
  • 1922, American mezzo-soprano, Regina Resnik
  • 1923, British physician, Founder of paediatric rheumatology, Barbara Ansell (d. 2001)
  • 1923, Australian writer and essayist, Charmian Clift (d. 1969)
  • 1923, American tennis player, Vic Seixas
  • 1924, American fashion designer, Geoffrey Beene (d. 2004)
  • 1925, French writer and illustrator, Laurent de Brunhoff
  • 1928, American racecar driver and owner, Lloyd Casner (d. 1965)
  • 1930, American entrepreneur, Warren Buffett
  • 1930, American basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian
  • 1930, New Zealand cricketer, Noel Harford (d. 1981)
  • 1931, American astronaut, Jack Swigert (d. 1982)
  • 1933, Canadian politician, Don Getty
  • 1934, Indian cricketer, Baloo Gupte (d. 2005)
  • 1935, American singer-songwriter, John Phillips (d. 2001)
  • 1937, New Zealand car racer and founder of McLaren racing team, Bruce McLaren (d. 1970)
  • 1939, English radio disc jockey, John Peel (d. 2004)
  • 1939, American actress, Elizabeth Ashley
  • 1941, American actor, politician and essayist, Ben L. Jones
  • 1942, Pakistani cricketer, Pervez Sajjad
  • 1943, American cartoonist, Robert Crumb
  • 1943, French skier, Jean-Claude Killy
  • 1944, American political humorist, Molly Ivins (d. 2007)
  • 1944, American baseball player, Tug McGraw (d. 2004)
  • 1946, American actress, Peggy Lipton
  • 1946, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
  • 1947, Canadian politician and diplomat, Allan Rock
  • 1948, American comedian, Lewis Black
  • 1948, American Black Panther Party leader, Fred Hampton (d. 1969)
  • 1948, Irish poker player and swimmer, Donnacha O'Dea
  • 1949, Romania-born German singer-songwriter, Peter Maffay
  • 1949, American financier, Ted Ammon (d. 2001)
  • 1949, American actor and comedian, Christopher Collins (d. 1994)
  • 1949, Canadian politician, Don Boudria
  • 1950, English sculptor, Antony Gormley
  • 1951, American actor, Timothy Bottoms
  • 1951, Irish singer and politician, Dana Rosemary Scallon
  • 1953, British bassist, Horace Panter
  • 1953, American basketball player, Robert Parish
  • 1953, American politician, Ron George
  • 1954, American actor, David Paymer
  • 1954, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko
  • 1956, American comedian, Frank Conniff
  • 1958, British drummer, Martin Jackson
  • 1958, Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya (d. 2006)
  • 1959, Australian rules footballer and actor, Mark "Jacko" Jackson
  • 1960, Mexican singer-songwriter, Chalino Sánchez (d. 1992)
  • 1960, American Medal of Honor recipient, Gary Gordon (d. 1993)
  • 1960, Quebec humorist, television host and producer, Guy A. Lepage
  • 1962, Russian KGB officer, Alexander Litvinenko (d. 2006)
  • 1963, American actor, Michael Chiklis
  • 1963, British disc jockey, Paul Oakenfold
  • 1963, American vocalist, Oderus Urungus
  • 1964, British engineer, Gavin Fisher
  • 1966, American actress, Michael Michele
  • 1967, New Zealand cricketer, Justin Vaughan
  • 1967, Dutch model, Frederique van der Wal
  • 1968, Russian hockey player, Vladimir Malakhov
  • 1969, Greek pianist, Dimitris Sgouros
  • 1970, Italian rugby player and manager, Carlo Checchinato
  • 1970, Malaysia-born Chinese singer, Michael Wong
  • 1971, American guitarist, Lars Frederiksen
  • 1972, American actress, Cameron Diaz
  • 1972, Czech footballer, Pavel Nedved
  • 1973, American journalist, Lisa Ling
  • 1974, Spanish cyclist, Javier Otxoa
  • 1974, American vocalist and guitarist, Aaron Barrett
  • 1975, Tunisian footballer, Radhi Jaidi
  • 1976, American actor, Lillo Brancato Jr.
  • 1976, American baseball player, Mike Koplove
  • 1976, English actress, Sarah-Jane Potts
  • 1977, American football player, Shaun Alexander
  • 1977, American baseball player, Marlon Byrd
  • 1977, American actor, Elden Henson
  • 1977, Polish footballer, Kamil Kosowski
  • 1977, German guitarist, Jens Ludwig
  • 1978, American record producer and rapper, Swizz Beatz
  • 1978, American baseball player, Cliff Lee
  • 1978, Irish Olympic figure skater and ice dancer, Sinead Kerr
  • 1979, Argentine tennis player, Juan Ignacio Chela
  • 1979, British actor, Leon Lopez
  • 1979, Hong Kong actress and singer, Niki Chow
  • 1979, Canadian baseball player, Scott Richmond
  • 1979, Hong Kong actress, Tavia Yeung
  • 1980, American football player, Derrick Ward
  • 1981, American actor, Germán Legarreta
  • 1982, American tennis player, Andy Roddick
  • 1982, Australian racing driver, Will Davison
  • 1983, Japanese singer and actor, Jun Matsumoto
  • 1983, Argentine footballer, Gustavo Eberto (d. 2007)
  • 1984, Zimbabwean cricketer, Anthony Ireland
  • 1985, Welsh footballer, Richard Duffy
  • 1985, Australian swimmer, Leisel Jones
  • 1985, Australian swimmer, Eamon Sullivan
  • 1985, Hungarian swimmer, Éva Risztov
  • 1985, Scottish footballer, Steven Smith
  • 1986, American guitarist, Ryan Ross
  • 1988, American professional gamer, Michael Cavanaugh
  • 1988, Latvian tennis player, Ernests Gulbis
  • 1988, Estonian singer, Laura Põldvere
  • 1989, Paraguayan footballer, Ronald Huth
  • 1991, Scottish footballer, Liam Cooper
  • 2001, American child pianist and composer, Emily Bear

    Famous People who died on August 30th

  • 526, King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great (b. 454)
  • 1158, King Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
  • 1329, Emperor Mingzong of Yuan, Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongol Empire, Khutughtu Khan (b. 1300)
  • 1428, Emperor Shoko of Japan (b. 1401)
  • 1483, King Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
  • 1580, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert (b. 1528)
  • 1619, Japanese samurai and warlord, Shimazu Yoshihiro (b. 1535)
  • 1723, Dutch tradesman and scientist, Anton van Leeuwenhoek (b. 1632)
  • 1751, Swedish scientist and inventor, Christopher Polhem (b. 1661)
  • 1856, English writer, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (b. 1811)
  • 1879, American Confederate general, John Bell Hood (b. 1831)
  • 1886, American politician, Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (b. 1836)
  • 1896, Russian statesman, Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky (b. 1824)
  • 1906, Swiss architect, Hans Auer (b. 1847)
  • 1907, American actor and manager, Richard Mansfield (b. 1857)
  • 1928, German physicist, Nobel laureate, Wilhelm Wien (b. 1864)
  • 1935, French novelist and journalist, Henri Barbusse (b. 1873)
  • 1938, Polish-born American make-up artist and cosmetic manufacturer, Max Factor, Sr. (b. 1877)
  • 1940, English physicist, Nobel laureate, J.J. Thomson (b. 1856)
  • 1941, Danish engineer and physicist, Peder Oluf Pedersen (b. 1874)
  • 1943, Dutch Catholic priest, Father Eustaquio van Lieshout (b. 1890)
  • 1946, Russian fascist, Konstantin Rodzaevsky (b. 1907)
  • 1949, English cricketer, Arthur Fielder (b. 1877)
  • 1961, American actor, Charles Coburn (b. 1877)
  • 1963, English-born Soviet spy, Guy Burgess (b. 1911)
  • 1968, American actor, William Talman (b. 1915)
  • 1970, American comedian, Del Moore (b. 1916)
  • 1981, American actress, Vera-Ellen (b. 1921)
  • 1981, Iranian statesman, Mohammad-Ali Rajai (b. 1933)
  • 1985, English-born American novelist, Taylor Caldwell (b. 1900)
  • 1989, American journalist, essayist and literary critic, Seymour Krim (b. 1922)
  • 1991, Swiss painter and sculptor, Jean Tinguely (b. 1925)
  • 1993, American actor, Richard Jordan (b. 1938)
  • 1994, English film director, Lindsay Anderson (b. 1923)
  • 1995, American economist, Fischer Black (b. 1938)
  • 1995, American guitarist, Sterling Morrison (b. 1942)
  • 1996, French actress and director, Christine Pascal (b. 1953)
  • 1999, French comics artist, Raymond Poïvet (b. 1910)
  • 2000, American actor, David Haskell (b. 1948)
  • 2001, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor, Ivor Spencer-Thomas (b. 1907)
  • 2002, English film director, J. Lee Thompson (b. 1914)
  • 2003, American actor, Charles Bronson (b. 1921)
  • 2003, American philosopher, Donald Davidson (b. 1917)
  • 2004, American astronomer, Fred Lawrence Whipple (b. 1906)
  • 2004, American motorcycle builder and stuntman, Indian Larry (b. 1949)
  • 2006, Canadian-born American actor, Glenn Ford (b. 1916)
  • 2006, Egyptian writer, Nobel laureate, Naguib Mahfouz (b. 1911)
  • 2006, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand jurist and member of the British House of Lords, Robin Cooke (b. 1926)
  • 2007, British beer and whiskey author and expert, Michael Jackson (b. 1942)
  • 2007, American politician, Charles Vanik (b. 1918)
  • 2008, Canadian professional wrestler, Killer Kowalski (b. 1926)
  • 2010, French filmmaker, Alain Corneau (b. 1943)

    Famous People who died on August 30th

  • 526, King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great (b. 454)
  • 1158, King Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
  • 1329, Emperor Mingzong of Yuan, Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongol Empire, Khutughtu Khan (b. 1300)
  • 1428, Emperor Shoko of Japan (b. 1401)
  • 1483, King Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
  • 1580, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert (b. 1528)
  • 1619, Japanese samurai and warlord, Shimazu Yoshihiro (b. 1535)
  • 1723, Dutch tradesman and scientist, Anton van Leeuwenhoek (b. 1632)
  • 1751, Swedish scientist and inventor, Christopher Polhem (b. 1661)
  • 1856, English writer, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (b. 1811)
  • 1879, American Confederate general, John Bell Hood (b. 1831)
  • 1886, American politician, Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (b. 1836)
  • 1896, Russian statesman, Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky (b. 1824)
  • 1906, Swiss architect, Hans Auer (b. 1847)
  • 1907, American actor and manager, Richard Mansfield (b. 1857)
  • 1928, German physicist, Nobel laureate, Wilhelm Wien (b. 1864)
  • 1935, French novelist and journalist, Henri Barbusse (b. 1873)
  • 1938, Polish-born American make-up artist and cosmetic manufacturer, Max Factor, Sr. (b. 1877)
  • 1940, English physicist, Nobel laureate, J.J. Thomson (b. 1856)
  • 1941, Danish engineer and physicist, Peder Oluf Pedersen (b. 1874)
  • 1943, Dutch Catholic priest, Father Eustaquio van Lieshout (b. 1890)
  • 1946, Russian fascist, Konstantin Rodzaevsky (b. 1907)
  • 1949, English cricketer, Arthur Fielder (b. 1877)
  • 1961, American actor, Charles Coburn (b. 1877)
  • 1963, English-born Soviet spy, Guy Burgess (b. 1911)
  • 1968, American actor, William Talman (b. 1915)
  • 1970, American comedian, Del Moore (b. 1916)
  • 1981, American actress, Vera-Ellen (b. 1921)
  • 1981, Iranian statesman, Mohammad-Ali Rajai (b. 1933)
  • 1985, English-born American novelist, Taylor Caldwell (b. 1900)
  • 1989, American journalist, essayist and literary critic, Seymour Krim (b. 1922)
  • 1991, Swiss painter and sculptor, Jean Tinguely (b. 1925)
  • 1993, American actor, Richard Jordan (b. 1938)
  • 1994, English film director, Lindsay Anderson (b. 1923)
  • 1995, American economist, Fischer Black (b. 1938)
  • 1995, American guitarist, Sterling Morrison (b. 1942)
  • 1996, French actress and director, Christine Pascal (b. 1953)
  • 1999, French comics artist, Raymond Poïvet (b. 1910)
  • 2000, American actor, David Haskell (b. 1948)
  • 2001, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor, Ivor Spencer-Thomas (b. 1907)
  • 2002, English film director, J. Lee Thompson (b. 1914)
  • 2003, American actor, Charles Bronson (b. 1921)
  • 2003, American philosopher, Donald Davidson (b. 1917)
  • 2004, American astronomer, Fred Lawrence Whipple (b. 1906)
  • 2004, American motorcycle builder and stuntman, Indian Larry (b. 1949)
  • 2006, Canadian-born American actor, Glenn Ford (b. 1916)
  • 2006, Egyptian writer, Nobel laureate, Naguib Mahfouz (b. 1911)
  • 2006, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand jurist and member of the British House of Lords, Robin Cooke (b. 1926)
  • 2007, British beer and whiskey author and expert, Michael Jackson (b. 1942)
  • 2007, American politician, Charles Vanik (b. 1918)
  • 2008, Canadian professional wrestler, Killer Kowalski (b. 1926)
  • 2010, French filmmaker, Alain Corneau (b. 1943)
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