August 30
People born on this day are Virgo.
- 1983
Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board.
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STS-8: The Space Shuttle Challenger takes off on the first night launch of the shuttle program. Guion Bluford becomes the first African-American in space on this mission.
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STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
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The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
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Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
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Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
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Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
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A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
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Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
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The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
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Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousts him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.
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2002Fábio Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
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2002Drake Maye, American football player
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1996Mikal Bridges, American basketball player
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1996Trevor Jackson, American actor and singer-songwriter
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1994Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
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1994Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
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1994Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
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1992Jessica Henwick, British actress
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1991Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (died 2014)
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1991Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
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1991Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
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1989Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
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