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August 30
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August 30 Zodiac Sign
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Element: Earth
analyticaldiligentpracticalloyaldetail-oriented
Birthstone
Peridot
Birth Flower
Gladiolus
Season
Summer
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
August 30: This Day in History
- 1813— Creek warriors attacked Fort Mims in Alabama, killing over 500 American settlers in the Creek War.
- 1963— The Moscow-Washington hotline, the 'red phone,' became operational between the U.S. and Soviet governments.
- 1967— Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1999— East Timorese voters chose independence from Indonesia in a UN-sponsored referendum.
Famous Birthdays on August 30
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797) — author of Frankenstein
- Warren Buffett (1930) — billionaire investor known as the Oracle of Omaha
- Cameron Diaz (1972) — actress known for The Mask and Charlie's Angels
- Andy Roddick (1982) — tennis player and 2003 U.S. Open champion
- Johanna Konta (1990) — British tennis player
Did You Know? August 30 Fun Facts
- Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was just 18 years old.
- Warren Buffett pledged to donate over 99% of his wealth to philanthropy.
- The Moscow-Washington hotline was never an actual red telephone — it was originally a teletype machine.
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