Ryan Ross
Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
40th anniversary in 2026
In context
- When
- Saturday, August 30 198640 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
- Anniversary
- 40th in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Ryan Ross
Who they were
Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Why this date
Ryan Ross appears on our August 30 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
August 30 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1986Ryan Ross
- 1992Ruby Ridge standoff
- 1995Bosnian War
- 1998Second Congo War
- 2002Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
- 2007Heavy bomber
- 2008Conviasa
- 2014Tom Thabane
- 20212020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
- 20232023 Gabonese coup d'état
- 2025Andriy Parubiy
Also in 1986
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquakeA magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and ca…
- September 5Pan Am Flight 73Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
- November 17Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628The flight crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 are involved in a UFO sighting incident while flying over Alaska.
- October 20Aeroflot Flight 6502Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashed on approach to Kurumoch Airport in Samara, Russia (then Kuybyshev in the Soviet Union), killing 70 people on…
- May 25Hands Across AmericaThe Hands Across America event takes place.
- June 14Mindbender (Galaxyland)The Mindbender derails, killing three riders and severely injuring one at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement pa…
- November 5USS RentzUSS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949.
- July 9New Zealand ParliamentThe New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
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When did Ryan Ross happen?
August 30 1986 — 40 years ago, on a Saturday.
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