August 30 is the birth date of Huey Pierce Long, the most controversial governor of his time, which accounts for his inclusion among the natal charts provided in the Brotherhood of Light lessons. I am currently reading the biography Kingfish by Richard D. White, described here by the publisher:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189884/kingfish-by-richard-d-white-jr/
Long became part of Hollywood history when a thinly-veiled portrait of him as Willie Stark won multiple Oscars in 1950. This clip from All the King’s Men is the most memorable speech: