June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 184 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome. Events By Place Roman Empire January 18 — Magnentius is proclaimed emperor by the army in Autun. Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus († 305) to the death of Julian "Usurp" redirects here You might be also looking for WikipediaChanging username/Usurpations. Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303– August 11, 353) was a Roman usurper ( January 18, 350 – August 11, 353 Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
- 1422 - Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons. The Battle of Arbedo was fought on June 30 1422 between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
- 1520 - The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. There are some towns in Mexico which are spelled "Tenochtitlán" like San Lorenzo
- 1559 - King Henry II of France is seriously injured in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery. Henry II (Henri II (31 March 1519 &ndash 10 July 1559 of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I, was King of France from 31 Gabriel Comte de Montgomery Seigneur de Lorges (c 1530 &ndash June 26 1574) was a lieutenant in King Henry II of France 's
- 1651 - The Battle of Beresteczko ends with a Polish victory. The Battle of Berestechko ( Polish: Beresteczko UkrainianБерестечко was fought between rebellious Zaporozhian Cossack, Ukrainian peasant forces and their Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
- 1688 - The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, beginning the struggle for English independence from Rome which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution. The Invitation to William was a letter sent by seven notable Englishmen later named the Immortal Seven, to William III Prince of Orange, received by him The Invitation to William was a letter sent by seven notable Englishmen later named the Immortal Seven, to William III Prince of Orange, received by him England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union
- 1758 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Domstadtl. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Battle of Domstadtl, also spelled Domstadt Czech Domašov was a Battle between Habsburg Monarchy and Kingdom of Prussia at a Moravian
- 1805 - The U.S. Congress organizes Michigan Territory. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Michigan Territory was an Organized territory of the United States in the early 19th century between June 30, 1805 and January 26
- 1859 - French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean François Gravelet-Blondin ( 28 February 1824 &ndash 19 February 1897) French tight-rope walker and acrobat The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario
- 1860 - Historic debate about evolution at the Oxford University Museum. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum on 30 June 1860, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a Museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's
- 1864 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Yosemite Valley (joʊˈsɛməti yoh-SEM-it-ee) is a world-famous scenic location in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "
- 1882 - Charles Guiteau hanged in Washington, DC for the shooting death of President James Garfield. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Julius Guiteau ( September 8, 1841 &ndash June 30, 1882) was an American Lawyer who Assassinated Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States.
- 1886 - The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4 of the same year. Port Moody British Columbia is a small crescent-shaped city in Metro Vancouver, located at the east end of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
- 1905 - Albert Einstein publishes the article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", where he introduces special relativity. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical The Annus Mirabilis Papers (from Latin, Annus mirabilis, for 'extraordinary year' are the papers of Albert Einstein published in the " Special relativity (SR (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the Physical theory of Measurement in Inertial
- 1906 - The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was a United States federal law that authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to inspect and condemn any meat product found unfit The Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906 is a United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture
- 1908 - The Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful Explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony Tunguska River in what is now Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving
- 1912 - The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Regina Cyclone is the popular name for a Tornado that devastated the city Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 30, 1912 Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. It remains Canada's deadliest tornado event.
- 1921 - U. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft chief justice of the United States. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice
- 1934 - The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- 1935 - The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Senegalese Socialist Party (in French: Parti Socialiste Sénégalais) was a Political party in Senegal.
- 1941 - nazi Germany captures city lviv ukraine
- 1944 - The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- 1953 - The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953
- 1956 - A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 (Flight 718) collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States, killing all 128 on the two planes. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trans World Airlines ( TWA) renamed TWA Airlines LLC in 2001 was a major U WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on June 30 1956 when United Airlines Flight 718, a Douglas DC-7 named Mainliner Vancouver The Grand Canyon The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- 1960 - Congo gains independence from Belgium. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
- 1963 - Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ciaculli massacre on 30 June 1963 was caused by a car bomb that exploded in Ciaculli, an outlying suburb of Palermo, killing seven police The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Salvatore Greco may refer to Salvatore Greco "Ciaschiteddu", Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore Greco "The Engineer", Sicilian Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in
- 1968 - Solemni hac liturgia by Pope Paul VI
- 1969 - Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Solemni hac liturgia is the name of a Creed given by Pope Paul VI on June 30th 1968 Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The Republic of Biafra was a Secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria.
- 1971 - The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Soyuz 11 was the first successful visit to the world's first Space station, Salyut 1.
- 1971 - Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Twenty-sixth Amendment ( Amendment XXVI) of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 1, 1971, standardized the voting age to 18
- 1972 - +1 leap second was added to the UTC time system. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A leap second is a one- Second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time.
- 1977 - Virginia Wade wins the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon, the last British champion at the All England Club to date. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10 1945 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England is a former professional Tennis player from the United Kingdom By country See also Wimbledon Championships List of Wimbledon Men's Singles champions List The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is based at Wimbledon in London, England, at grid reference.
- 1985 - Thirty-nine American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
- 1986 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states could outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
- 1987 - The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie
- 1988 - French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre is excommunicated by the Catholic church. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Loonie is the name Canadians gave the gold-coloured bronze-plated one-dollar Coin shortly after its introduction in 1987. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Marcel-François Lefebvre ( November 29 1905 – March 25 1991) better known as Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, was a French
- 1990 - East and West Germany merge their economies. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- 1992 - Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher joins the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925
- 1997 - The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
- 2005 - Spain legalizes same-sex marriage. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same
- 2007 - A car crashes into Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, believed to be a terrorist attack. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack occurred on Saturday 30 June 2007, at 1511 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Births
- 1286 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. John de Warenne ( June 30, 1286 &ndash June 1347 8th Earl of Surrey or Warenne was the last Warenne earl of Surrey 1347)
- 1470 - Charles VIII of France (d. Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death 1498)
- 1503 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. John Frederick I Elector of Saxony (Johann Friedrich I b Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d 1554)
- 1641 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. Meinhardt Schomberg 3rd Duke of Schomberg 1st Duke of Leinster KG ( 30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein ( Cologne) &ndash 5 July 1719 1719)
- 1685 - John Gay, British writer (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Gay ( 30 June, 1685 - 4 December, 1732) was an English Poet and Dramatist. 1732)
- 1755 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Paul François Jean Nicolas vicomte de Barras ( June 30, 1755 &mdash January 29, 1829) was a French politician of the 1829)
- 1789 - Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Émile Jean-Horace Vernet ( 30 June 1789 - 17 January 1863) was a French painter of battles portraits and Orientalist 1863)
- 1803 - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Lovell Beddoes ( June 30, 1803 – January 26, 1849) was an English Poet and Dramatist. 1849)
- 1807 - Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist, and philosopher (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friedrich Theodor Vischer ( 30 June 1807 - 14 September 1887) was a German writer on the Philosophy of art. 1887)
- 1817 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, OM, GCSI, MD, FRS (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911 was an English Botanist and Explorer 1911)
- 1823 - Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit 1st Baronet ( 30 June 1823 &ndash 5 May 1901) Parsi entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills 1901)
- 1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (June 30 1843 - August 26 1929 known in Japan as アーネスト・サトウ was an outstanding British Scholar 1929)
- 1884 - Georges Duhamel, French author (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Georges Duhamel ( June 30, 1884 - April 13, 1966) was a French author born in Paris. 1966)
- 1891 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Man Mountain Dean (born Frank Simmons Leavitt, June 30, 1891 &ndash May 29, 1953) was a professional wrestler of the 1953)
- 1891 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Herman Julius Fredrich ( June 30 1891 - August 8 1966) was a professional wrestler whose career spanned four decades 1966)
- 1892 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Oswald Pohl ( June 30 1892 - June 7 1951) was a Nazi official and member of the SS (with a rank of SS- Obergruppenführer 1951)
- 1893 - Walter Ulbricht, German politician (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Ulbricht ( June 30, 1893 &ndash August 1, 1973) was a German Communist politician 1973)
- 1899 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Madge Bellamy ( June 30, 1899 &ndash January 24, 1990) was an American Film actress who was a popular leading 1990)
- 1899 - Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Harry Shields ( June 30, 1899 &ndash January 19, 1971) was an early Jazz Clarinetist. 1971)
- 1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ralph Slack Littlewood Allen ( June 30, 1906 - May 9, 1981) was an English professional footballer 1981)
- 1906 - Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Anthony Mann ( June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director 1967)
- 1907 - Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roman Shukhevych (Роман Шухевич also known by his Pseudonym Taras Chuprynka) ( June 30, 1907 — March 5, 1950 1950)
- 1908 - Winston Graham, British writer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE ( June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003) was an English Novelist, best known for the 2003)
- 1911 - Czesław Miłosz, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Czesław Miłosz; ( June 30, 1911 — August 14, 2004) was a Polish Poet, prose writer and Translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 2004)
- 1912 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Ludwig Bölkow ( June 30, 1912 – July 25, 2003) was one of the Aeronautical pioneers of Germany 2003)
- 1912 - Dan Reeves - Owner of the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For other people named Dan Reeves see Dan Reeves (disambiguation Daniel "Dan" Reeves ( June 30, 1912 &ndash The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St 1971)
- 1913 - Harry Wismer, owner of the New York Jets (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Wismer ( June 30, 1913 &ndash December 3, 1967) was a Sports broadcaster and charter owner of the New York Titans The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. 1967)
- 1913 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfonso López Michelsen ( June 30, 1913 in Bogotá – July 11, 2007 in Bogotá, DC) was a Colombian 2007)
- 1914 - Francisco da Costa Gomes, 16th President of Portugal (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ancestors has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 2001)
- 1917 - Susan Hayward, American actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. 1975)
- 1917 - Lena Horne, American actress and singer
- 1919 - Ed Yost, American inventor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Edward Yost ( June 30, 1919 &ndash May 27, 2007) was the American inventor of the modern Hot air balloon and is referred to as 2007)
- 1926 - Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 - James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Naim Berg (born June 30, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, U The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Goldman ( June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American Academy Award -winning Screenwriter and playwright 1998)
- 1931 - Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bert Eriksson ( June 30 1931 – October 2 2005) was a leading Belgian Neo-Nazi and Flemish nationalist 2005)
- 1931 - Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Hill ( June 30, 1931 &ndash April 20, 2007) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer 2007)
- 1933 - Lea Massari, Italian actress
- 1933 - Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lea Massari (born June 30 1933) is an Italian actress She was born Anna Maria Massetani in Rome, but when she was 22 she changed Orval Tessier (Born - June 30, 1933 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Blackstone Jr ( June 30 1934 – May 14 1997) was an American stage magician, author and Television 1997)
- 1936 - Nancy Dussault, American actress
- 1936 - Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Dussault (born June 30 1936 in Pensacola Florida) is an American singer and actress Dave Van Ronk ( June 30 1936 – February 10 2002) was a Folk singer born in 2002)
- 1938 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1999)
- 1939 - José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet
- 1940 - Mark Spoelstra, American folksinger (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Emilio Pacheco (born June 30, 1939 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Poet, Essayist, Translator, Novelist Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Warren Spoelstra ( June 30, 1940 – February 25, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist 2007)
- 1941 - Peter Pollock, South African cricket player
- 1942 - Robert Ballard, Oceanographer
- 1942 - Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 - Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Maclean Pollock, (born 30 June 1941 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal) has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942 in Wichita Kansas) is an oceanographer most noted for his work in underwater Archaeology Oceanography (from the greek words Ωκεανός meaning Ocean and γράφω meaning to write also called oceanology or Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Harris (born June 30, 1942 in Verdun, Quebec) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 476 games in the National Hockey Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman, nicknamed "Flo" or "Blondie" ( June 30 1943 – February 22 1976 The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes 1976)
- 1944 - Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
- 1944 - Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
- 1944 - Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter; co-founding member of Little River Band
- 1944 - Ron Swoboda, American baseball player
- 1950 - Leonard Whiting, British actor
- 1951 - Stanley Clarke, American musician
- 1952 - David Garrison, Broadway and television actor
- 1952 - Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
- 1953 - Hal Lindes, British-American musician (Dire Straits)
- 1954 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Moody (born June 30 1944) is a Psychologist and Medical doctor. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born on June 30, 1944, in Chatham Kent, UK) is an Australian Singer and Songwriter Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little Ronald Alan "Ron" Swoboda (born June 30, 1944 in Baltimore Maryland) is a former Major League Baseball player debuting with the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Whiting (born June 30, 1950 in London England) is a British actor who starred as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American Jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on Double Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Gene Garrison Although he is most widely known for his television roles and he continues to be seen frequently in guest starring roles on television today Garrison is primarily Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Athanassios S Fokas (b June 30, 1952) is a Greek Mathematician, well known in the field of integrable Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Lindes (born June 30 1953, Monterey, US) is an English - American guitarist and composer Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Charles ( June 30, 1954 &ndash January 6, 2004) was Prime Minister of Dominica The Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. 2004)
- 1955 - David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
- 1957 - Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
- 1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
- 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
- 1959 - Brendan Perry, British musician (Dead Can Dance)
- 1960 - Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles)
- 1962 - Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
- 1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
- 1964 - Alexandra Christina Manley, Former Danish princess, now countess
- 1965 - Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
- 1965 - Steve Duchesne, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Gary Pallister, English footballer
- 1966 - Mike Tyson, American former boxer
- 1966 - Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
- 1968 - Philip Anselmo, American musician
- 1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1970 - Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player
- 1971 - Anette Michel, Mexican actress
- 1971 - Monica Potter, American actress
- 1972 - James Martin, English celebrity chef
- 1973 - Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
- 1974 - Melanie Lambert American ice skater
- 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1)
- 1977 - Chris Maxwell, American baseball player
- 1978 - Owen Lafave, ex-husband of Debra Lafave
- 1979 - Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer
- 1979 - Rick Gonzalez, Hispanic-American actor
- 1979 - Travis Minor, National Football League Runningback
- 1980 - Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
- 1981 - Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
- 1981 - Matt Kirk, Canadian football Player
- 1981 - Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
- 1982 - Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu)
- 1982 - Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
- 1982 - Mitch Maier, American baseball player
- 1982 - Lizzy Caplan, American actress
- 1983 - Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
- 1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player
- 1983 - Patrick Wolf, British musician
- 1983 - Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
- 1984 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer
- 1984 - Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
- 1985 - Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist
- 1985 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- 1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
- 1985 - Cody Runnels, American professional wrestler
- 1986 - Victoria Crawford, American professional wrestler and model
Deaths
- 350 - Nepotianus, Roman usurper
- 1181 - Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American Actor and Comedian known for his work on the Sketch comedy television Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Sterling Marlin (born June 30, 1957 in Columbia Tennessee) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Esa-Pekka Salonen ( (born June 30 1958 is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and Composer. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American Actor and producer. Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a Singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murray Cook (born June 30, 1960 in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian vocalist songwriter and guitarist The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro (born June 30, 1962 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) better known as Tony Fernández Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn in English (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on June 30 1963 in Stockholm Sweden) is a Swedish Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Alexandra Christina Countess of Frederiksborg ( Née Alexandra Christina Manley, formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark) born 30 June 1964 is a former The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mitchell James ( Mitch) Richmond (born June 30 1965 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a retired American Basketball player Steve Duchesne (born June 30, 1965 in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman who played Gary Andrew Pallister OBE (born 30 June 1965 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) is an English footballer Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Marton Csokas (pronounced Cho-Kash tʃoːkaːʃ born June 30 1966) is a New Zealand actor Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo (born June 30, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American Musician who is best Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born 30 June, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer The All-rounder has been a member Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark James Grudzielanek (ˌɡɹʌdzɪˈlɑnɨk (born June 30 1970 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Anette Michel Carrillo (born June 30, 1971 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican Actress and model. Monica Potter (born June 30, 1971) is an American film and television actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Martin (born June 30 1972 in Malton, North Yorkshire) is an English Celebrity chef who first appeared on Television Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Chan Ho Park (born June 30, 1973 in Gongju, South Korea) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently pitches for the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Melanie Lambert (born 30 June 1974) and Fred Palascak are a husband-and-wife pair Ice skating team who began skating together in 1994 Ice skating is Traveling on Ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special Boots A study Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne is a German racing driver and the younger brother of seven-time Chris Maxwell BA (Hons, LLB ( Melbourne) BPhil ( Oxon) QC is an Australian jurist Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Debra Jean LaFave, formerly Debra Jean Beasley, (born August 28, 1980) is an American Model and former Teacher at Debra Jean LaFave, formerly Debra Jean Beasley, (born August 28, 1980) is an American Model and former Teacher at Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Matisyahu (born Matthew Paul Miller, June 30 1979) is an American Reggae musician Rick Gonzalez (born June 30, 1979) is an American Actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter, Travis Minor (born June 30, 1979 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American football Running back for the St Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rade Prica (pronounced Preetza) (born 30 June 1980) is an Swedish Professional footballer, who plays as Striker Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Can Artam is a Race car driver born in Istanbul, Turkey on June 30, 1981 into a car racing family Matt Kirk (born on June 30, 1981 in Kingston Ontario) is a professional Canadian football Defensive tackle for the BC Lions Karolina Sadalska (born June 30, 1981) is a Polish kayaker who won a World Championship gold medal in 2002 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Atreyu is a Metalcore band from Orange County California. The band consists of vocalist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Andrew Knowles (born June 30 1981, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England is an Artist and Drummer. Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Mitchell William Maier (born June 30, 1982 in Petoskey Michigan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Kansas City Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American Actress. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Brendon James (born 30 June, 1983 in Truro, Cornwall, England) is the Drummer for the British Alternative Thirteen Senses is a Rock band from Cornwall, England. The group released the album The Invitation on 27 September Marlin Tyrell Jackson (born June 30, 1983 in Sharon Pennsylvania) is an American football Cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on June 30, 1983) is an English Singer-songwriter from South London. Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983 is an English Singer, and member of the band Girls Aloud. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) or simply Fantasia, is an American R&B / soul singer and Broadway Gabriel Badilla Segura (born June 30, 1984) is a Costa Rican Soccer player who plays for New England Revolution in Major League Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rafał Blechacz (born June 30 1985 Nakło n Notecią, Poland) is a Polish classical Pianist. Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30 1985 is an American swimmer. Fabiana Gisela Vallejos (born July 30, 1985) is a women's Association football player from Argentina, currently playing for Boca Juniors Cody Garrett Runnels (born June 30 1985 Early life Cody had a successful high school wrestling career attending Lassiter High School. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Victoria Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American model and Professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Events By Place Roman Empire January 18 — Magnentius is proclaimed emperor by the army in Autun. Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority Hugh de Kevelioc 3rd Earl of Chester (1147 &ndash June 30, 1181) was the son of Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester and Maud of Gloucester 1147)
- 1364 - Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. Arnošt of Pardubice (Ernst von Pardubitz Ernest of Pardubice ( 25 March 1297 probably in Glatz - 30 June 1364 in Raudnitz 1297)
- 1538 - Charles of Egmond, Duke of Guelders (b. Charles of Egmond ( 9 November 1467 – June 30 1538) was Duke of Guelders between 1492 and his death 1467)
- 1579 - Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary
- 1607 - Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (b. Biography Early years Little is known for certain about Mehmed's birth and early life Venerable Cesare Baronio (also known as Caesar Baronius; August 30, 1538 &ndash June 30, 1607) was an Italian 1538)
- 1660 - William Oughtred, English mathematician (b. William Oughtred ( March 5, 1575 – June 30, 1660) was an English Mathematician. 1575)
- 1666 - Alexander Brome, English poet (b. Alexander Brome (1620 &ndash June 30, 1666) was an English Poet. 1620)
- 1670 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. Henrietta Anne of England duchesse d'Orléans (born Henrietta 16 June (Old Style 26 June (New Style 1644 – 30 June 1670) in French 1644)
- 1704 - John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Quelch had a lucrative but very brief career of about one year Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering 1665)
- 1709 - Edward Lhuyd, Welsh scientist (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edward Lhuyd (sometimes rewritten as Llwyd in recent times (1660&ndash June 30, 1709) was a Welsh naturalist, botanist 1660)
- 1785 - James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 &ndash June 30 1785 was a British general a Philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. 1696)
- 1796 - Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Abraham Yates (1724 &ndash 1796 was an American lawyer and civil servant from Albany New York. 1724)
- 1857 - Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny ( September 6, 1802 - June 30, 1857) was a great French naturalist 1802)
- 1882 - Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of President James A. Garfield (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Julius Guiteau ( September 8, 1841 &ndash June 30, 1882) was an American Lawyer who Assassinated James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. 1841)
- 1890 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Parkman Tuckerman ( February 11, 1819 &ndash June 30, 1890) was an American composer 1819)
- 1919 - John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh OM (12 November 1842 &ndash 30 June 1919 was an English Physicist who with William Ramsay, discovered The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1842)
- 1934 - Night of the Long Knives murders
- Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1882)
- Gregor Strasser, former Nazi politician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gregor Strasser (also Straßer, see ß) ( May 31, 1892 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a Politician of the German 1892)
- Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Prime Minister of Bavaria (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Gustav Ritter von Kahr ( November 29, 1862 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a German right-wing conservative Politician, active 1862)
- Karl Ernst, SA-gruppenführer (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Karl Ernst ( September 1, 1904 † June 30, 1934) was an SA Gruppenfuhrer who in early 1933 was the SA leader in The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers Gruppenführer (literally “Group Leader” was an early Paramilitary Rank of the Nazi Party, first created in 1925 as a senior 1904)
- Erich Klausener, Catholic politician (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Erich Klausener ( January 25, 1885 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a German Catholic politician who was murdered in the 1885)
- 1953 - Charles William Miller, father of football in Brazil (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles William Miller (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Muller who was born on November 24 1874 in São Paulo to a Scottish father John and a Brazilian 1874)
- 1959 - José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Vasconcelos Calderón ( February 28 1882, Oaxaca Oaxaca &ndash June 30 1959, Mexico City) was a Mexican 1882)
- 1961 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American Inventor with over 300 patents to his credit 1873)
- 1966 - Giuseppe Farina, Italian Formula One champion. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina ( October 30 1906 - June 30, 1966) was an Italian Racing driver. First person to win an F1 championship. (b. 1906)
- 1971 - Herbert Biberman, Jewish American screenwriter and film director (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Herbert J Biberman (b March 4, 1900, Philadelphia Pennsylvania; d 1900)
- 1971 - Crew of Soyuz 11
- Viktor Patsayev (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Soyuz 11 was the first successful visit to the world's first Space station, Salyut 1. Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Виктор Иванович Пацаев June 19, 1933, Aktyubinsk – June 30 1971) was a Soviet 1933)
- Georgi Dobrovolski (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy ( Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский June 1, 1928, Odessa, Ukrainian 1928)
- Vladislav Volkov (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Владислав Николаевич Волков b 1935)
- 1973 - Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R Bishop and Martyr (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky ( June 1, 1903, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - June 30, 1973, Winnipeg, Canada The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom 1903)
- 1974 - Vannevar Bush, American engineer and politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Vannevar Bush ( March 11, 1890 &ndash June 30, 1974; pronounced "VAN-ee-var" ˈvæˌniː 1890)
- 1976 - Firpo Marberry, baseball player (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick "Firpo" Marberry ( November 30 1898 – June 30 1976) was an American right-handed starting and 1898)
- 1984 - Lillian Hellman, American playwright (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many 1905)
- 1993 - George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 1928)
- 1993 - Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1962)
- 1995 - Gale Gordon, American actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Gale Gordon ( February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor 1906)
- 1995 - Georgi Beregovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi ( Георгий Тимофеевич Береговой; April 15, 1921, Fedorovka Poltava Oblast of Ukrainian 1921)
- 1995 - Phyllis Hyman, American jazz vocalist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Phyllis Hyman ( July 6, 1949 - June 30, 1995) was an American soul Singer and Tony -nominated 1949)
- 1997 - Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Larry Davies ( 1944 - June 30, 1997) was a Professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. 1944)
- 2001 - Chet Atkins, American country guitar player and producer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer 1924)
- 2001 - Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Henderson ( April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist. 1937)
- 2002 - Chico Xavier, popular medium in Brazil´s spiritism movement (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Chico Xavier was a popular medium in Brazil ´s Spiritism movement |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Spiritism is a Christian philosophical Doctrine, established in France in the mid-nineteenth century 1910)
- 2003 - Buddy Hackett, American comic (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Buddy Hackett ( August 31, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2003) was an American Comedian and Actor. 1924)
- 2003 - Robert McCloskey, American children's book writer and illustrator (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert McCloskey ( September 15 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books McCloskey 1915)
- 2006 - Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Gernhardt (b December 13 1937, Reval (Tallinn Estonia - d 1937)
- 2007 - Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sahib Singh Verma (b March 15, 1943, Mundka Village Outer Delhi, d Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population 1943)
Holidays and observances
- Independence Day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to
- First Martyrs of the See of Rome. Protomartyr ( Koine Greek, πρότος prótos "first" + μάρτυρας mártyras " Martyr " is a The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic
- Saint Adolf (d. Saint Adolf of Osnabrück (also Adolphus, Adolph, Adolf of Tecklenburg) was a monk and bishop a member of the family of Tecklenburg Counts 1224)
- Saint Martialis
- Saint Theobald of Provins
External links
Saint Martial was the first Bishop of Limoges in today's France, according to a lost Vita of Saturnin, first Bishop of Toulouse Saint Theobald of Provins (Saint Thibaut Thibault Thiébaut (1017-1066 was a French Saint.
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