On This Day in History October 30, 2023

Historical Events 1340  Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada, last Marīnids invasion of Iberian Peninsula 1899  Battle of Ladysmith, Natal: Boers defeat the British, leading to the Siege of Ladysmith 1905  "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties and accepts the first Duma (Parliament) 1917  British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1973  The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Dmitry Muratov 62nd Birthday Ezra Pound 1885 - 1972 Henry Winkler 78th Birthday John Adams 1735 - 1826 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Robert Goulet 1933 - 2007 Steve Allen 1921 - 2000 More Famous Deaths October 30: Panic Over War of the Worlds When Orson Welles decided to present the War of the Worlds story in a radio newscast format, his broadcast on this day apparently caused panic across the US. Read the Article