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					Historical Events for 30th October 2025
					1866 - Jesse James' gang robs bank in Lexington, Missouri ($2000)
1888 - John J. Loud patents the ballpoint pen
1894 - Daniel Cooper patents the time clock
1956 - Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group; they agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961
1970 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark meets with British Home Secretary Reginald Maulling to discuss matters related to reforms and security
1975 - King Juan Carlos I assumes power in Spain
1983 - The first democratic elections are held in Argentina after seven years of military rule
2011 - Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová beats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the WTA Championship decider in Istanbul, Turkey
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