- 1905 30 Oct Tsar Nicholas II grants Russia's first ever constitution and parliament after protests and revolution.
- 1918 30 Oct The Ottoman empire signs an armistice with the Allies, ending World War One in the Middle East.
- 1961 30 Oct The Soviet Union tests a thermo-nuclear device - at 58 megatons the largest explosion ever recorded.
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