July 30 Explained

Events

Pre-1600

• 762  - Baghdad is founded.
• 1419  - First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
• 1502  - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.

1601–1900

• 1609  - Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
• 1619  - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time.
• 1627  - An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy.^[1]
• 1635  - Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
• 1645  - English Civil War: Scottish Covenanter forces under the Earl of Leven launch the Siege of Hereford, a remaining Royalist stronghold.^[2]
• 1656  - The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force.
• 1676  - Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
• 1729  - Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
• 1733  - The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
• 1756  - In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
• 1811  - Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
• 1859  - First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
• 1863  - American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
• 1863  - Valuev Circular banned the publication of religious, educational and training books in Ukrainian in the Russian Empire.^[3]
• 1864  - American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
• 1865  - The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
• 1866  - Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
• 1871  - The Staten Island Ferry Westfields boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.

1901–present

• 1912  - Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
• 1916  - The Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor kills four and destroys some $20,000,000 worth of military goods.^[4]
• 1930  - In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina.^[5]
• 1932  - Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees,^[6] the first cartoon short to use Technicolor^[7] and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.^[8]
• 1945  - World War II: sinks the, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
• 1956  - A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• 1962  - The Trans-Canada Highway, the then longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
• 1965  - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
• 1966  - England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
• 1969  - Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
• 1971  - Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin in the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
• 1971  - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
• 1974  - Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 1975  - Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
• 1978  - The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
• 1980  - Vanuatu gains independence.
• 1980  - Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
• 1981  - As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
• 1990  - Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by the IRA in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.^[9]
• 2003  - In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
• 2003  - Three years after the death the last Pyrenean ibex, Celia, a clone of her is born only to subsequently die from lung defects. Within minutes, the Pyrenean ibex becomes the first and so-far only species to have ever gone de-extinct as well as go extinct twice.^{[10] [11]}
• 2006  - The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
• 2006  - An Israeli airstrike kills 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children.^[12]
• 2011  - Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
• 2012  - A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
• 2012  - A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
• 2014  - Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.
• 2020  - NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.^[13]
• 2024  - A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities.^[14]

Births

Pre-1600

• 1470  - Hongzhi, emperor of the Ming dynasty (d. 1505)
• 1511  - Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, historian, and architect (d. 1574)
• 1549  - Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)

1601–1900

• 1641  - Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)
• 1751  - Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (d. 1829)^[15]
• 1763  - Samuel Rogers, English poet and art collector (d. 1855)
• 1781  - Maria Aletta Hulshoff, Dutch feminist and pamphleteer (d. 1846)^[16]
• 1809  - Charles Chiniquy, Canadian-American priest and theologian (d. 1899)
• 1818  - Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (d. 1848)^[17]
• 1818  - Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th and 19th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1897)
• 1825  - Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian engineer and author (d. 1893)
• 1832  - George Lemuel Woods, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd Governor of Oregon (d. 1890)
• 1855  - Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, German-Swiss businessman (d. 1919)
• 1857  - Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (d. 1929)
• 1859  - Henry Simpson Lunn, English minister and humanitarian, founded Lunn Poly (d. 1939)
• 1862  - Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)
• 1863  - Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)^[18]
• 1872  - Princess Clémentine of Belgium (d. 1955)
• 1881  - Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1940)
• 1890  - Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (d. 1975)
• 1898  - Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986)
• 1899  - Gerald Moore, English pianist (d. 1987)

1901–present

• 1901  - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1955)
• 1904  - Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1974)
• 1909  - C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (d. 1993)^[19]
• 1910  - Edgar de Evia, Mexican-American photographer (d. 2003)
• 1913  - Lou Darvas, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 1987)
• 1914  - Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author, 6th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1999)
• 1920  - Walter Schuck, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 2015)^[20]
• 1921  - Grant Johannesen, American pianist and educator (d. 2005)
• 1922  - Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block (d. 2019)
• 1924  - C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist (d. 2020)^{[21] [22]}
• 1925  - Stan Stennett, Welsh actor and trumpet player (d. 2013)
• 1925  - Alexander Trocchi, Scottish author and poet (d. 1984)
• 1926  - Betye Saar, American artist^[23]
• 1926  - George Shanard, American politician and businessman (d. 2012)^[24]
• 1927  - Richard Johnson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1927  - Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (d. 2004)
• 1927  - Victor Wong, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1928  - Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (d. 2023)^[25]
• 1928  - Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 1929  - Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer
• 1931  - Dominique Lapierre, French historian and author (d. 2022)
• 1931  - Marina Popovich, Soviet pilot, engineer and military officer (d. 2017)^[26]
• 1934  - Bud Selig, 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner
• 1936  - Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1936  - Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (d. 2020)
• 1938  - Hervé de Charette, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1938  - Terry O'Neill, English photographer (d. 2019)
• 1939  - Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)^[27]
• 1939  - Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation
• 1940  - Patricia Schroeder, American lawyer and politician (d. 2023)
• 1940  - Clive Sinclair, English businessman, founded Sinclair Radionics and Sinclair Research (d. 2021)^[28]
• 1941  - Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1942  - Pollyanna Pickering, English environmentalist and painter (d. 2018)
• 1943  - Henri-François Gautrin, Canadian physicist and politician
• 1944  - Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (d. 1973)
• 1944  - Peter Bottomley, English politician
• 1944  - Frances de la Tour, English actress
• 1945  - Patrick Modiano, French novelist and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1945  - David Sanborn, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2024)^[29]
• 1946  - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1994)
• 1946  - Jeffrey Hammond, English bass player
• 1947  - William Atherton, American actor and producer
• 1947  - Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947  - Jonathan Mann, American physician and author (d. 1998)
• 1947  - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California
• 1948  - Billy Paultz, American basketball player
• 1948  - Jean Reno, Moroccan-French actor
• 1948  - Otis Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948  - Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 2010)
• 1949  - Duck Baker, American guitarist
• 1949  - Sonia Proudman, English lawyer and judge (d. 2023)
• 1950  - Harriet Harman, English lawyer and politician
• 1950  - Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1951  - Alan Kourie, South African cricketer
• 1951  - Gerry Judah, Indian-English painter and sculptor
• 1952  - Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author
• 1954  - Ken Olin, American actor, director, and producer
• 1955  - Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer
• 1955  - Christopher Warren-Green, English violinist and conductor
• 1956  - Delta Burke, American actress
• 1956  - Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956  - Georg Gänswein, German prelate, Prefect of the Pontifical Household, and former personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI^[30]
• 1956  - Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic
• 1956  - Soraida Martinez, American painter and educator
• 1957  - Antonio Adamo, Italian director and cinematographer
• 1957  - Bill Cartwright, American basketball player and coach
• 1957  - Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
• 1957  - Nery Pumpido, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1958  - Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958  - Liz Kershaw, English radio broadcaster
• 1958  - Daley Thompson, English decathlete and trainer
• 1960  - Jennifer Barnes, American-English musicologist and academic
• 1960  - Richard Linklater, American director and screenwriter
• 1960  - Brillante Mendoza, Filipino independent film director
• 1961  - Laurence Fishburne, American actor and producer
• 1962  - Alton Brown, American chef, author, and producer
• 1962  - Jay Feaster, American ice hockey player and manager
• 1962  - Yakub Memon, Indian accountant and terrorist (d. 2015)
• 1963  - Peter Bowler, English-Australian cricketer
• 1963  - Lisa Kudrow, American actress and producer
• 1963  - Antoni Martí, Andorran architect and politician
• 1963  - Chris Mullin, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1964  - Ron Block, American singer-songwriter and banjo player
• 1964  - Vivica A. Fox, American actress
• 1964  - Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964  - Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager
• 1964  - Laine Randjärv, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Culture
• 1965  - Tim Munton, English cricketer
• 1966  - Kerry Fox, New Zealand actress and screenwriter
• 1966  - Craig Gannon, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1966  - Allan Langer, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1966  - Louise Wener, English author and singer-songwriter
• 1968  - Terry Crews, American actor and football player
• 1968  - Robert Korzeniowski, Polish race walker and coach
• 1968  - Sean Moore, Welsh drummer and songwriter
• 1969  - Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer
• 1969  - Errol Stewart, South African cricketer and lawyer
• 1970  - Alun Cairns, Welsh businessman and politician
• 1970  - Dean Edwards, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 1970  - Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971  - Elvis Crespo, American-Puerto Rican singer
• 1971  - Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1971  - Christine Taylor, American actress^[31]
• 1972  - Jim McIlvaine, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1973  - Kenton Cool, English mountaineer
• 1973  - Ümit Davala, Turkish footballer and manager
• 1973  - Anastasios Katsabis, Greek footballer
• 1973  - Markus Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
• 1973  - Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer and actor
• 1973  - Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (d. 2015)
• 1974  - Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
• 1974  - Jason Robinson, English rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach
• 1974  - Hilary Swank, American actress and producer
• 1975  - Graham Nicholls, English author and activist
• 1975  - Kate Starbird, American basketball player and computer scientist
• 1977  - Diana Bolocco, Chilean model and journalist;
• 1977  - Misty May-Treanor, American volleyball player and coach
• 1977  - Jaime Pressly, American actress
• 1977  - Bootsy Thornton, American basketball player
• 1977  - Ian Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter and child abuse convict
• 1979  - Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player and singer
• 1979  - Chad Keegan, South African cricketer and coach
• 1979  - Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish golfer
• 1979  - Maya Nasser, Syrian journalist (d. 2012)
• 1980  - Seth Avett, American folk-rock singer-songwriter and musician
• 1980  - Justin Rose, South African-English golfer
• 1981  - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (d. 2017)
• 1981  - Juan Smith, South African rugby union footballer
• 1981  - Hope Solo, American soccer player
• 1981  - Indrek Turi, Estonian decathlete
• 1982  - Jehad Al-Hussain, Syrian footballer
• 1982  - James Anderson, English cricketer
• 1982  - Martin Starr, American actor and comedian
• 1982  - Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
• 1983  - Seán Dillon, Irish footballer
• 1984  - Marko Asmer, Estonian race car driver
• 1984  - Gabrielle Christian, American actress and singer
• 1984  - Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir, Icelandic politician^[32]
• 1984  - Trudy McIntosh, Australian artistic gymnast^[33]
• 1984  - Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
• 1984  - Gina Rodriguez, American actress
• 1985  - Chris Guccione, Australian tennis player
• 1985  - Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer
• 1985  - Luca Lanotte, Italian ice dancer
• 1985  - Matthew Scott, Australian rugby league player
• 1986  - Tiago Alencar, Brazilian footballer
• 1986  - William Zillman, Australian rugby league player
• 1987  - Anton Fink, German footballer
• 1987  - Sam Saunders, American golfer
• 1988  - Wen Chean Lim, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast^[34]
• 1989  - Aleix Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1989  - Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer
• 1990  - Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
• 1990  - Tom Morris, Australian journalist^[35]
• 1991  - Diana Vickers, English singer-songwriter
• 1992  - Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer
• 1993  - Jacob Faria, American baseball player
• 1993  - André Gomes, Portuguese footballer
• 1993  - Margarida Moura, Portuguese tennis player
• 1994  - Nelydia Senrose, Malaysian actress
• 1995  - Hirving Lozano, Mexican footballer^[36]
• 1996  - Nina Stojanović, Serbian tennis player
• 1999  - Joey King, American actress

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 578  - Jacob Baradaeus, Greek bishop
• 579  - Pope Benedict I
• 734  - Tatwine, English archbishop (b. 670)
• 829  - Shi Xiancheng, general of the Tang Dynasty
• 1286  - Bar Hebraeus, Syrian scholar and historian (b. 1226)
• 1393  - Alberto d'Este, Lord of Ferrara and Modena (b. 1347)
• 1516  - John V, Count of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1455)
• 1540  - Thomas Abel, English priest and martyr (b. 1497)
• 1540  - Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (b. 1495)
• 1550  - Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1505)
• 1566  - Guillaume Rondelet, French doctor (b. 1507)

1601–1900

• 1608  - Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, last King of Tyrconnell (b. 1575)
• 1624  - Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox, British nobleman (b. 1579)
• 1652  - Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (b. 1624)
• 1680  - Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Irish admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1634)
• 1683  - Maria Theresa of Spain (b. 1638)
• 1691  - Daniel Georg Morhof, German scholar and academic (b. 1639)
• 1700  - Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (b. 1689)
• 1718  - William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
• 1771  - Thomas Gray, English poet (b. 1716)
• 1811  - Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753)
• 1832  - Lê Văn Duyệt, Vietnamese general, mandarin (b. 1763–4)^[37]
• 1870  - Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet and journalist (b. 1818) ^[38]
• 1875  - George Pickett, American general (b. 1825)
• 1889  - Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (b. 1846)
• 1898  - Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1815)
• 1900  - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1844)^[39]

1901–present

• 1912  - Emperor Meiji of Japan (b. 1852)
• 1918  - Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, journalist, and poet (b. 1886)
• 1920  - Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (b. 1848)
• 1930  - Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (b. 1877)
• 1938  - John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
• 1941  - Hugo Celmiņš, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1877)
• 1947  - Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1860)
• 1965  - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author and playwright (b. 1886)
• 1970  - Walter Murdoch, Scottish-Australian academic (b. 1874)
• 1970  - George Szell, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (b. 1897)
• 1971  - Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria (b. 1906)
• 1975  - James Blish, American author and critic (b. 1921)
• 1977  - Emory Holloway, American scholar, author, and educator (b. 1885)
• 1983  - Howard Dietz, American songwriter and publicist (b. 1896)
• 1983  - Lynn Fontanne, English actress (b. 1887)
• 1985  - Julia Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1919)
• 1989  - Lane Frost, American professional bull rider (b. 1963)^[40]
• 1990  - Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA (b. 1937)^[41]
• 1992  - Brenda Marshall, Filipino-American actress and singer (b. 1915)
• 1992  - Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman (b. 1914)
• 1994  - Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (b. 1920)^[42]
• 1996  - Claudette Colbert, French-American actress (b. 1903)
• 1997  - Bảo Đại, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1913)
• 1998  - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (b. 1917)
• 2001  - Anton Schwarzkopf, German engineer (b. 1924)
• 2003  - Steve Hislop, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1962)
• 2003  - Sam Phillips, American record producer, founded Sun Records (b. 1923)
• 2005  - Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (b. 1905)
• 2005  - John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, 6th President of South Sudan (b. 1945)
• 2006  - Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist and author(b. 1946)
• 2006  - Al Balding, Canadian golfer (b. 1924)
• 2006  - Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (b. 1921)
• 2006  - Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (b. 1904)
• 2006  - Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (b. 1972)
• 2007  - Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 2007  - Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (b. 1915)
• 2007  - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
• 2007  - Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
• 2008  - Anne Armstrong, American businesswoman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1927)
• 2009  - Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian militant leader, founded Boko Haram (b. 1970)
• 2009  - Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2011  - Bob Peterson, American basketball player (b. 1932)
• 2012  - Maeve Binchy, Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1939)
• 2012  - Bill Doss, American singer and guitarist (b. 1968)
• 2012  - Stig Ossian Ericson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
• 2012  - Les Green, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)
• 2012  - Jonathan Hardy, New Zealand-Australian actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 2012  - Bill Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1960)
• 2012  - Mary Louise Rasmuson, American colonel (b. 1911)
• 2013  - Cecil Alexander, American architect, designed the State of Georgia Building (b. 1918)
• 2013  - Berthold Beitz, German businessman (b. 1913)
• 2013  - Robert Neelly Bellah, American sociologist and author (b. 1927)
• 2013  - Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (b. 1914)
• 2013  - Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 2013  - Ossie Schectman, American basketball player (b. 1919)
• 2013  - Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913)
• 2014  - Robert Drew, American director and producer (b. 1924)
• 2014  - Harun Farocki, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
• 2014  - Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (b. 1931)
• 2014  - Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (b. 1932)
• 2014  - Dick Smith, American make-up artist (b. 1922)
• 2014  - Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
• 2015  - Lynn Anderson, American singer (b. 1947)
• 2015  - Stuart Baggs, English businessman (b. 1988)^[43]
• 2015  - Endel Lippmaa, Estonian physicist (b. 1930)
• 2015  - Francis Paul Prucha, American historian and academic (b. 1921)
• 2015  - Alena Vrzáňová, Czech figure skater (b. 1931)
• 2016  - Gloria DeHaven, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)
• 2018  - Michael A. Sheehan, American author, former government official and military officer (b. 1955)^[44]
• 2020  - Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese politician, President (1988–2000), Vice President (1984–1988) and mayor of Taipei (1978–1981) (b. 1923)^{[45] [46]}
• 2020  - Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist (b. 1945) ^[47]
• 2021  - Shona Ferguson, Botswana-born, South African actor and executive producer (b. 1974)^[48]
• 2022  - Pat Carroll, American actress and comedian (b. 1927)^[49]
• 2022  - Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)^[50]
• 2023  - Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (b. 1952)^[51]
• 2024  - Onyeka Onwenu, Nigerian singer, actress and politician (b. 1952)^[52]

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • • • Abdon and Sennen Hatebrand
      • Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda Peter Chrysologus
  • Robert Barnes (Lutheran)
  • Rufinus of Assisi
  • Tatwine
  • Ursus of Auxerre
  • Solanus Casey
  • July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Feast of the Throne (Morocco)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Vanuatu from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
• International Day of Friendship (international),^[53] and its related observances:
  • Día del Amigo (Paraguay)
• Martyrs Day (South Sudan)

External links

• Web site: On This Day . BBC.
  • Web site: Historical Events on July 30 . OnThisDay.com.

Notes and References

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