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Events on Monday 27 October 1930 2
1930 – 2026Gladys West (1930-2026)Died 17 January 2026, aged 95American mathematician whose modelling of the Earth's shape underpinned the development of the Global Positioning System.
1930Musha IncidentSeediq uprising against Japanese rule in TaiwanSeediq warriors led by Mona Rudao attacked Japanese settlers at a sports meeting in Musha, central Taiwan, and killed about 134 Japanese. Japanese forces suppressed the uprising over the following weeks, using aircraft and poison gas. It was the last major armed resistance to Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan.