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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 30
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Hannelore Weygrand in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1956).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Hamilton Camp in London, England; actor (Andrew - He and She).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of JoAnne Russell in Miami, Florida, USA; tennis player (Wimbeldon Double 1977).
- 70th: 1954 - Defense Department announces elimination of all segregated regiments.
- 50th: 1974 - The "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali knocks out Foreman in the 8th round.
- 40th: 1984 - Mario Gallo, actor (Delvecchio), dies at age 61.
- 20th: 2004 - A 163-metre-high radio mast in Peterborough, United Kingdom collapses in a fire.
- 15th: 2009 - The American Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seizes nine failed banks, including Los Angeles-based California National Bank, the fourth-largest U.S. bank failure this year.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (born 1942).
- 5th: 2019 - An earthquake of 6.6 Mw rocks the Philippine island of Mindanao.
- 5th: 2019 - Social media website Twitter bans all political advertising worldwide.
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