August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years); 123 days remain until the end of the year.
"Will the mountains remain unmoved, and streams still keep a downward course towards the vast abyss; will the tides rise and fall, and the winds fan universal nature; will beasts pasture, birds fly, and fishes swim, when man, the lord, possessor, perceiver, and recorder of all these things, has passed away, as though he had never been?”
Born today
Mary Shelley, 1797, English author
Warren Buffett, 1930, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.
“A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends.”
Observances
Constitution Day (Kazakhstan)
Constitution Day (Turks and Caicos Islands)
Independence Day (Tatarstan, Russia not formally recognized)
Popular Consultation Day (East Timor)
Saint Rose of Lima's Day (Peru)
Victory Day (Turkey)
Amagwinya Day (South Africa)
