October 30, Founder of the ICRC Henry Dunant passes away

1918 – Ottoman Empire sign an armistice treaty with the Allies during the First World War.

1962 – The French decide to elect the President by a referendum .

1991 – Madrid Conference for Peace in the Middle East convened .

2005 – Turning from a tropical storm, Beta hurricane struck over the Caribbean Sea.

1871 – French poet and essayist Paul Valery was born.

1960 – Founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and winner of the first Nobel Peace Prize Henry Dunant passes away.

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