October 30, 2026: Birthday of the 92nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of Kharkiv and other events
October 30: The 92nd Kharkiv Separate Brigade of Internal Troops named after the Cossack Hetman Ivan Sirko celebrates its 26th anniversary. Also, in Ukraine, International Day of Personnel in the Department of Combating Illegal Drug Trafficking is being observed. Globally, it is International Day of Orthopedic Nurses and Assistants, and World Lemur Day.
On October 30, 2026, the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, based in Kharkiv, celebrates its 26th anniversary.
In Ukraine, October 30 is also celebrated as the Day of Employees of Units Fighting Illegal Drug Trafficking.
Today, International Orthopaedic Nurse and Technician Day is celebrated worldwide. Additionally, October 30th is World Lemur Day. Today also marks Awareness Day for Sugar Dependence and World Audio Drama Day.
In 1811, on October 30, Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility" was first advertised as being available for sale. It is estimated that the initial print run consisted of 750-1000 copies and was completely sold out within two years. In 1888, a ballpoint pen was patented, and in 1918, the Ottoman Empire surrendered in World War I. In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the "Father Bomb," and in 1987, the band "Vopli Vidoplyasova" made its debut in Kyiv.