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June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 184 days remaining until the end of the year.
[edit] Events
- 350 – Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome.
- 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.
- 1520 – Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan.
- 1559 – King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery.
- 1651 – The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising – the Battle of Beresteczko ends with a Polish victory.
- 1688 – The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William (continuing the English rebellion from Rome), which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
- 1758 – Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.
- 1794 – Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
- 1805 – The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
- 1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
- 1860 – The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
- 1864 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
- 1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
- 1886 – The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- 1905 – Albert Einstein publishes the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity.
- 1906 – The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
- 1908 – The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia.
- 1912 – The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. It remains Canada's deadliest tornado event.
- 1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States.
- 1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
- 1935 – The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress.
- 1936 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
- 1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa – Germany captures Lviv, Ukraine.
- 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
- 1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
- 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 board the two planes.
- 1959 – A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
- 1960 – Congo gains independence from Belgium.
- 1963 – Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
- 1968 – Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
- 1969 – Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra.
- 1971 – The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
- 1971 – Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect.
- 1972 – The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
- 1977 – The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
- 1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
- 1986 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
- 1987 – The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
- 1990 – East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
- 1991 – 32 miners are killed when a coal mine catches fire in the Donbass region of Ukraine and releases toxic gas.
- 1997 – The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
- 2009 – Yemenia Flight 626 crashes into the Indian Ocean, near Comoros, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew on board.
[edit] Births
- 1286 – John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English nobleman (d. 1347)
- 1470 – King Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
- 1503 – John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
- 1641 – Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)
- 1685 – John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
- 1755 – Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
- 1789 – Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863)
- 1803 – Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849)
- 1807 – Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist and philosopher (d.1887)
- 1817 – Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist (d. 1911)
- 1823 – Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
- 1843 – Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
- 1864 – Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect, illustrator, archaeologist and psychical researcher (d. 1945)
- 1884 – Georges Duhamel, French author (d. 1966)
- 1891 – Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)
- 1891 – Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. 1966)
- 1892 – Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)
- 1893 – Walter Ulbricht, German Communist leader (d. 1973)
- 1899 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1899 – Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)
- 1906 – Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
- 1906 – Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. 1967)
- 1907 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. 1950)
- 1908 – Winston Graham, British writer (d. 2003)
- 1911 – Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet and writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
- 1912 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)
- 1912 – Dan Reeves, American sports team owner (d. 1971)
- 1913 – Harry Wismer, American sports team owner (d. 1967)
- 1913 – Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian politician (d. 2007)
- 1914 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese politician (d. 2001)
- 1917 – Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
- 1917 – Lena Horne, American singer and actress (d. 2010)
- 1919 – Ed Yost, American inventor (d. 2007)
- 1925 – Fred Schaus, American basketball coach and executive (d. 2010)
- 1926 – Paul Berg, American biochemist, Nobel laureate
- 1929 – James Goldman, American screenwriter (d. 1998)
- 1929 – Hans Krondahl, Swedish painter and textile designer
- 1930 – Thomas Sowell, American economist
- 1931 – Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
- 1931 – Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. 2007)
- 1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress
- 1933 – M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer
- 1933 – Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1934 – Harry Blackstone Jr., American stage magician (d. 1997)
- 1935 – John Harlin, American mountaineer (d. 1966)
- 1936 – Assia Djebar, Algerian writer and filmmaker
- 1936 – Nancy Dussault, American actress
- 1936 – Tony Musante, American actor
- 1936 – Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1938 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
- 1939 – José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet
- 1940 – Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
- 1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricket player
- 1942 – Robert Ballard, American oceanographer
- 1942 – Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
- 1944 – Terry Funk, American professional wrestler
- 1944 – Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
- 1944 – Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter (Little River Band)
- 1944 – Ron Swoboda, American baseball player
- 1947 – Barry Bremen, American sports imposter
- 1949 – Uwe Kliemann, German footballer
- 1949 – Andy Scott, British guitarist and singer (Sweet)
- 1950 – Leonard Whiting, British actor
- 1951 – Stanley Clarke, American jazz bass and double bass player (Return to Forever)
- 1952 – David Garrison, American Broadway and TV actor
- 1952 – Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
- 1953 – Hal Lindes, American-born British guitarist (Dire Straits)
- 1953 – Lin Feng-Jiao, Taiwanese actress
- 1954 – Pierre Charles, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
- 1954 – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia
- 1955 – David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
- 1957 – Sterling Marlin, American NASCAR driver
- 1957 – Rich Vos, stand-up comedian
- 1958 – Lina Nikolakopoulou, Greek lyricist
- 1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
- 1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
- 1959 – Brendan Perry, British multi-instrumentalist (Dead Can Dance)
- 1959 – Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1960 – Murray Cook, Australian singer (The Wiggles)
- 1962 – Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
- 1962 – Deirdre Lovejoy, American actress (The Wire)
- 1962 – Julianne Regan, British singer and guitarist (All About Eve)
- 1963 – Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
- 1964 – Alexandra Christina Manley, Hong Kong-born ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
- 1964 – Mark Waters, American film director
- 1965 – Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
- 1965 – Steve Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 – Anna Levandi, Russian figure skater
- 1965 – Gary Pallister, English footballer
- 1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer
- 1966 – Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
- 1966 – Cheryl Bernard, Canadian curler
- 1967 – David Busst, English former footballer
- 1968 – Phil Anselmo, American singer (Pantera)
- 1969 – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1970 – Brian Bloom, American actor
- 1970 – Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer
- 1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player
- 1971 – Anette Michel, Mexican actress
- 1971 – Monica Potter, American actress
- 1972 – Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
- 1972 – James Martin, English celebrity chef
- 1973 – Chan-ho Park, South Korean baseball player
- 1973 – Frank Rost, German footballer
- 1973 – Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born Canadian actor
- 1974 – Tony Rock, American actor and stand-up comedian
- 1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German Formula One driver
- 1975 – Rami Shaaban, Swedish footballer
- 1975 – James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer
- 1977 – Justo Villar, Paraguayan footballer
- 1977 – Mark Van Gisbergen, New Zealand/English rugby player
- 1978 – Ben Cousins, Australian football player
- 1978 – Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer
- 1979 – Matisyahu, American reggae singer
- 1979 – Sylvain Chavanel, French cyclist
- 1979 – Rick Gonzalez, American actor
- 1979 – Faisal Shahzad, Pakistani/American terrorist
- 1980 – Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
- 1980 – Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
- 1981 – Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
- 1981 – Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
- 1981 – Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
- 1981 – Ben Utecht, American football player
- 1982 – Andy Knowles, British drummer (Franz Ferdinand)
- 1982 – Mitch Maier, American baseball player
- 1982 – Delwyn Young, American baseball player
- 1982 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
- 1983 – Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
- 1983 – Marlin Jackson, American football player
- 1983 – Patrick Wolf, English singer-songwriter
- 1983 – Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
- 1983 – Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist
- 1984 – Miles Austin, American football player
- 1984 – Fantasia Barrino, American singer
- 1984 – Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
- 1985 – Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
- 1985 – Rafal Blechacz, Polish pianist
- 1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- 1985 – Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
- 1985 – Cody Rhodes, American wrestler
- 1986 – Alicia Fox, American wrestler and model
- 1986 – Allegra Versace, Italian heiress
- 1986 – Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
- 1986 – Freddy Guarín, Colombian footballer
- 1989 – Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
- 1989 – Miguel Vítor, Portuguese footballer
- 1989 – David Myers, Australian footballer
- 1991 – Kaho, Japanese actress
[edit] Deaths
- 350 – Nepotianus, Roman usurper
- 1181 – Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)
- 1224 – Adolf of Osnabrück, German monk and bishop (b. 1185)
- 1364 – Arnošt of Pardubice, Polish-born Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)
- 1538 – Charles, Duke of Guelders, Dutch nobleman (b. 1467)
- 1579 – Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary (b. 1506)
- 1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1538)
- 1660 – William Oughtred, English mathematician (b. 1575)
- 1666 – Alexander Brome, English poet (b. 1620)
- 1670 – Henrietta Anne of England, daughter of King Charles I of England (b. 1644)
- 1704 – John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)
- 1709 – Edward Lhuyd, Welsh scientist (b. 1660)
- 1785 – James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the U.S. state of Georgia (b. 1696)
- 1796 – Abraham Yates, American Congressman (b. 1724)
- 1857 – Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (b. 1802)
- 1882 – Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of President James A. Garfield (b. 1841)
- 1882 – Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman (b. 1827)
- 1890 – Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (b. 1819)
- 1917 – Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (b. 1861)
- 1919 – John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1842)
- 1934 – Night of the Long Knives murders
- 1953 – Charles William Miller, Brazilian sportsman, the "father of football in Brazil" (b. 1874)
- 1956 – Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (b. 1880)
- 1959 – José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1882)
- 1961 – Lee DeForest, American inventor (b. 1873)
- 1966 – Giuseppe Farina, Italian Formula One driver, the winner of the first Formula One championship (b. 1906)
- 1971 – Herbert Biberman, American screenwriter and film director (b. 1900)
- 1971 – Soviet crew of Soyuz 11
- 1971 – Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1938)
- 1971 – Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1943)
- 1973 – Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R, Ukrainian-born Canadian Greek-Catholic bishop and martyr (b. 1903)
- 1974 – Vannevar Bush, American engineer and politician (b. 1890)
- 1976 – Firpo Marberry, American baseball player (b. 1898)
- 1984 – Lillian Hellman, American playwright (b. 1905)
- 1985 – Haruo Remeliik, 1st President of Palau (b. 1933)
- 1993 – George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (b. 1928)
- 1993 – Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer (b. 1962)
- 1995 – Gale Gordon, American actor (b. 1906)
- 1995 – Georgi Beregovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1921)
- 1995 – Phyllis Hyman, American jazz vocalist (b. 1949)
- 1996 – Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1932)
- 1997 – Larry O'Dea, Australian professional wrestler (b. 1944)
- 2001 – Chet Atkins, American country guitar player and producer (b. 1924)
- 2001 – Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1937)
- 2002 – Chico Xavier, Brazilian spiritist medium (b. 1910)
- 2003 – Buddy Hackett, American comedian (b. 1924)
- 2003 – Robert McCloskey, American children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1915)
- 2004 – Jamal Abro, Pakistani writer (b. 1924)
- 2005 – Clancy Eccles, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
- 2006 – Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)
- 2007 – Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician and Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)
- 2009 – Pina Bausch, German choreographer (b. 1940)
- 2009 – Robert DePugh, American anti-Communist activist (b. 1923)
- 2010 – Park Yong-ha, Korean actor and singer (b. 1977)
- 2011 – Barry Bremen, American sports imposter and business man (b. 1947)
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