A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 30 throughout history.
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Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche Triste" (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in the struggle.
Famous debate on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is held at Oxford University Museum, dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
The mutinous battleship Potemkin arrives in Odessa in the Russian Empire, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewmen ashore and join civilians in revolutionary actions during the 1905 Revolution
A giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet, flattens 80 million trees near the Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, in the largest impact event in recorded history
Adolf Hitler stages a bloody purge of the Nazi party in the "Night of the Long Knives"
British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong expires, established by the Second Convention of Peking
The Johnny Carson Show is a 1955–56 half-hour primetime television variety show starring Johnny Carson. While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian...
"End of the Road" single released by Boyz II Men (Grammy Award Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song 1993, Billboard Song of the Year 1992)
FIFA World Cup Final, International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan: Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil beats Germany 2-0 to win a record 5th title; first World Cup held in Asia
Soldier and future Confederate General Robert E. Lee (24) marries Mary Custis (22) at Arlington House, Arlington Virginia
Austrian-American filmmaker Billy Wilder (43) weds American actress and singer Audrey Young (27), until his death in 2002
Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark (34) weds lawyer Maureen McTeer (21)
American concert pianist Olga Samaroff (42) divorces second husband, British conductor Leopold Stokowski (41), after 12 years of marriage
Actress Natasha Richardson (29) divorces producer Robert Fox (39) after a year of marriage
American singer-songwriter and TV personality Jessica Simpson (25) divorces 98 Degrees boy band singer Nick Lachey (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.
Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome
Fifth Council of Toledo, of 22 bishops, convened by Visigothic King Chintila to help shore up his reign
Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"
Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland
Arnold II of Horne (1339 - 8 March 1389) served as Prince and Bishop of Liège from 1378 until his death in 1389. He had previously served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1371 to 1378.
Foundation stone laid for Ulm Minster, in Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire, construction is not completed until 1890, when it becomes the tallest church in the world
Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
Battle of Arbedo between the Duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons
Burgundian army occupies Utrecht
English and Dutch fleet begin attack of the Spain fleet moored at Cádiz during the Anglo-Spanish war. Leads also to the looting and burning of the city of Cádiz.
Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
The First Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War that was fought on 20 September 1643 between a Royalist army, under the personal command of King Charles, and a Parliamentarian...
French premier Cardinal Mazarin calls Saint Louis Chamber together
The Battle of Berestechko (28 June – 10 July 1651) was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
The number of deaths in London from the Great Plague during June is recorded as 6,137 people
First trial for piracy by the British Admiralty Court outside of Britain finds Captain John Quelch and five crew guilty, sentenced to hang the same day [1]
Russian army occupies Danzig
Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent.
Seige of Fort Recovery, Ohio, Anglo American army holds off an attack on the fort by an Indian confederacy
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
The Michigan Territory Militia was the predecessor to the Michigan Army National Guard and existed from 1805 to 1837 as an entity concurrent with Michigan Territory's existence in the United States.
Stephen Decatur Jr. (January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy officer. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County.
Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original...
Battle of Viervoet: Basotho forces led by Moshoeshoe defeat the British over the British imposed Walden line
French acrobat Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
CSS Sumter slips past USS Brooklyn blockade
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., one month into his second term and towards the conclusion of the American...
The history of Northwestern University can be traced back to a May 31, 1850, meeting of nine prominent Chicago businessmen who shared a desire to establish a university to serve the former Northwest...
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America.
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha leaves Cairo with train full of stolen goods
Henry Highland Garnet (December 23, 1815 – February 13, 1882) was an American abolitionist, minister, educator, orator, and diplomat.
The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found.
Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid
William S. Hadaway patents an electric stove in the US
Winton Motor Carriage Company publishes the first known automobile ad in Scientific American using the headline “dispense with a horse.”
Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket's first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble
4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks in New Jersey, 326 die
Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive HRs in same inning
John Hope becomes 1st black president of Atlanta Baptist College (later known as Morehouse College)
Adolphe Marie Messimy was a French politician and general. He served as Minister of War in 1911–12 and then again for a few months during the outbreak of and first three weeks of the First World War.
To increase the peacetime strength of the German Army, the Reichstag pass the Army and Finance Bills, a massive defense buildup
Prominent US Socialist and Pacifist Eugene Debs is arrested on charges of denouncing the government, a violation of the Espionage Act of 1917
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result...
England score 2-503 in day's play v South Africa at Lord's
Charles Jenkins is granted the U.S. patent for Transmitting Pictures over Wireless (early television)
Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino issues his Manifesto Politico
Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards
1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady, NY
50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war
Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ
40 hour work week law approved for US federal employees
The world's first emergency call telephone service is launched in London using the number 999
National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and the first home field of the Philadelphia...
Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
"Brenda Starr, Reporter", 1st cartoon strip by a woman, Dale [Dalia] Messick, begins as a comic-book supplement to Chicago's Sunday Tribune
Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) declare Ukraine independent
Col-general Von Paul's 6th Army enters Ukraine
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962.
17-day newspaper strike in NY begins
Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American baseball player who was a pitcher for 18...
Dutch troops evacuate Jakarta
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
The Guiding Light (known since 1975 as Guiding Light) is an American television soap opera. Between 1952 and 1956, it was the only soap opera to play on both radio and television.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.
Largest check: Internal US Treasury check at $4,176,969,623.57
On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park,...
Dutch government of Willem Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers
Wrigley Field () is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, or less often Zaire, is a country in Central Africa.
Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ
French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria
LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax
Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo
Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit
England spin bowler Derek Underwood goes wicketless in his Test cricket debut v West Indies at Nottingham; captures 297 wickets in illustrious 86 Test career
Former Congolese Prime Minister Moise Tsjombe's plane hijacked to Algeria
In South Africa, General Laws Amendment Bill is passed; the Bill contains far-reaching provisions and restrictions affecting the administration of justice and the disclosure of evidence
Riverfront Stadium, also known as Cinergy Field from 1996 to 2002, was a multi-purpose stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Crew of Russian space mission Soyuz 11 found dead upon arrival on earth becoming the only people to die in space
A leap second (sometimes called intercalary second) is a one-second adjustment occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to accommodate the difference between International Atomic...
"Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour" TV Variety; debut on ABC
Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
John Walker of NZ sets record for 2000 meters, 4:51.4
Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs
"Good Times" is a disco soul song by American R&B band Chic, released in June 1979 by Atlantic Records as the first single from their third album, Risqué (1979).
British sixpence demonetised after being in used since 1551 and 12 years after introduction of decimal currency
KBS Special Live Broadcast “Finding Dispersed Families” begins daily in Korea, documenting reunion attempts after the Cold War (later included in UNESCO's Memory of the World) [1]
Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia
TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles.
The early United States inherited sodomy laws which constitutionally outlawed a variety of sexual acts deemed illegal, illicit, unlawful, unnatural or immoral from the colonial-era based laws in the...
Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden sets a new men's high jump world record 2.42m (7 ft 11 1⁄4 in) in Stockholm, Sweden
US Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK
South Africa's Government repeals the 1913 Native Land Act, an important part of the system of Apartheid (Racially Based Land Measures Act)
MLB Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces that team mascot Chief Wahoo will move with the team to Jacobs Field
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340...
Exxon signs a $15.2-billion deal to develop oil and gas fields near Russia's Sakhalin Island
Caroline Frolic (Miss Ontario), crowned Miss Renaissance USA
Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down
The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C.
ENI of Italy signs a $550 million contract to develop Iran's Darquain field, expected to produce 160,000 barrels of petroleum per day
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began...
Cirque du Soleil's musical-acrobatic extravaganza "The Beatles - LOVE" opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane canisters was driven at the glass doors of...
Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945
China opens the world's longest bridge the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway at 164.8-kilometre-long (102.4 mile)
30 people attending a funeral in Zamalka, Syria, are killed on a day that saw 83 civilian deaths
19 fire fighters are killed controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona
A man self-immolates aboard a Nozomi Shinkansen train and kills one other passenger in Japan
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017 following the 66–1 passage of legislation in the Parliament on 12 July 2017.
Brooklyn Nets load up on elite NBA talent on first day of free agency; sign Kevin Durant from Golden State, Kyrie Irving from Boston and DeAndre Jordan from NY Knicks
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed on 30 June...
American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest chess grandmaster ever at 12 years and 4 months, surpassing Sergey Karjakin
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr., commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022.
"Inside Out 2" becomes the first film since "Barbie" in 2023 to earn $1 billion globally [1]
Walter Ulbricht is born
Willie Sutton bank robber, known for american bank robber, was born on 1901-06-30. William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber.
Lena Horne, American singer, actress, dancer and activist, known for american singer, actress, dancer and activist, was born on 1917-06-30.
Willie Park Sr. is born
Mike Tyson, American athlete, known for american boxer and media personality, was born on 1967-06-30. Michael Gerard Tyson is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024.
Sanath Jayasuriya is born
Ralf Schumacher, German athlete, known for german racing driver, was born on 1976-06-30.
Michael Phelps, American athlete, known for american swimmer, was born on 1986-06-30. Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer.
Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of james a. garfield, known for assassin of james a. garfield, died on 1882-06-30.
John Hay, American statesman, known for american statesman, died on 1905-06-30. John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government…
John William Strutt, British physicist, known for british physicist, died on 1919-06-30.
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.
Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome
Fifth Council of Toledo, of 22 bishops, convened by Visigothic King Chintila to help shore up his reign
Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"
Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland
Arnold II of Horne (1339 - 8 March 1389) served as Prince and Bishop of Liège from 1378 until his death in 1389. He had previously served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1371 to 1378.
Foundation stone laid for Ulm Minster, in Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire, construction is not completed until 1890, when it becomes the tallest church in the world
Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
Battle of Arbedo between the Duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons
Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche Triste" (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in the struggle.
Burgundian army occupies Utrecht
English and Dutch fleet begin attack of the Spain fleet moored at Cádiz during the Anglo-Spanish war. Leads also to the looting and burning of the city of Cádiz.
Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
The First Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War that was fought on 20 September 1643 between a Royalist army, under the personal command of King Charles, and a Parliamentarian...
French premier Cardinal Mazarin calls Saint Louis Chamber together
The Battle of Berestechko (28 June – 10 July 1651) was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
The number of deaths in London from the Great Plague during June is recorded as 6,137 people
First trial for piracy by the British Admiralty Court outside of Britain finds Captain John Quelch and five crew guilty, sentenced to hang the same day [1]
Russian army occupies Danzig
Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent.
Seige of Fort Recovery, Ohio, Anglo American army holds off an attack on the fort by an Indian confederacy
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
The Michigan Territory Militia was the predecessor to the Michigan Army National Guard and existed from 1805 to 1837 as an entity concurrent with Michigan Territory's existence in the United States.
Stephen Decatur Jr. (January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was a United States Navy officer. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County.
Soldier and future Confederate General Robert E. Lee (24) marries Mary Custis (22) at Arlington House, Arlington Virginia
Willie Park Sr. is born
Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original...
Battle of Viervoet: Basotho forces led by Moshoeshoe defeat the British over the British imposed Walden line
French acrobat Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
Famous debate on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is held at Oxford University Museum, dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
CSS Sumter slips past USS Brooklyn blockade
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., one month into his second term and towards the conclusion of the American...
The history of Northwestern University can be traced back to a May 31, 1850, meeting of nine prominent Chicago businessmen who shared a desire to establish a university to serve the former Northwest...
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America.
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...
Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha leaves Cairo with train full of stolen goods
Henry Highland Garnet (December 23, 1815 – February 13, 1882) was an American abolitionist, minister, educator, orator, and diplomat.
Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of james a. garfield, known for assassin of james a. garfield, died on 1882-06-30.
The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found.
Walter Ulbricht is born
Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid
William S. Hadaway patents an electric stove in the US
Winton Motor Carriage Company publishes the first known automobile ad in Scientific American using the headline “dispense with a horse.”
Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket's first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble
4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks in New Jersey, 326 die
Willie Sutton bank robber, known for american bank robber, was born on 1901-06-30. William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber.
Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive HRs in same inning
The mutinous battleship Potemkin arrives in Odessa in the Russian Empire, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewmen ashore and join civilians in revolutionary actions during the 1905 Revolution
John Hay, American statesman, known for american statesman, died on 1905-06-30. John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government…
John Hope becomes 1st black president of Atlanta Baptist College (later known as Morehouse College)
A giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet, flattens 80 million trees near the Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, in the largest impact event in recorded history
Adolphe Marie Messimy was a French politician and general. He served as Minister of War in 1911–12 and then again for a few months during the outbreak of and first three weeks of the First World War.
To increase the peacetime strength of the German Army, the Reichstag pass the Army and Finance Bills, a massive defense buildup
Lena Horne, American singer, actress, dancer and activist, known for american singer, actress, dancer and activist, was born on 1917-06-30.
Prominent US Socialist and Pacifist Eugene Debs is arrested on charges of denouncing the government, a violation of the Espionage Act of 1917
John William Strutt, British physicist, known for british physicist, died on 1919-06-30.
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result...
American concert pianist Olga Samaroff (42) divorces second husband, British conductor Leopold Stokowski (41), after 12 years of marriage
England score 2-503 in day's play v South Africa at Lord's
Charles Jenkins is granted the U.S. patent for Transmitting Pictures over Wireless (early television)
Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino issues his Manifesto Politico
Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards
1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady, NY
50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war
Adolf Hitler stages a bloody purge of the Nazi party in the "Night of the Long Knives"
Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ
40 hour work week law approved for US federal employees
The world's first emergency call telephone service is launched in London using the number 999
National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and the first home field of the Philadelphia...
Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
"Brenda Starr, Reporter", 1st cartoon strip by a woman, Dale [Dalia] Messick, begins as a comic-book supplement to Chicago's Sunday Tribune
Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) declare Ukraine independent
Col-general Von Paul's 6th Army enters Ukraine
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962.
17-day newspaper strike in NY begins
Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American baseball player who was a pitcher for 18...
Austrian-American filmmaker Billy Wilder (43) weds American actress and singer Audrey Young (27), until his death in 2002
Dutch troops evacuate Jakarta
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
The Guiding Light (known since 1975 as Guiding Light) is an American television soap opera. Between 1952 and 1956, it was the only soap opera to play on both radio and television.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.
Largest check: Internal US Treasury check at $4,176,969,623.57
The Johnny Carson Show is a 1955–56 half-hour primetime television variety show starring Johnny Carson. While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian...
On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park,...
Dutch government of Willem Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers
Wrigley Field () is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, or less often Zaire, is a country in Central Africa.
Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ
French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria
LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0; first of 4 career no-hitters thrown by Koufax
Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo
Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit
England spin bowler Derek Underwood goes wicketless in his Test cricket debut v West Indies at Nottingham; captures 297 wickets in illustrious 86 Test career
Former Congolese Prime Minister Moise Tsjombe's plane hijacked to Algeria
Mike Tyson, American athlete, known for american boxer and media personality, was born on 1967-06-30. Michael Gerard Tyson is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024.
In South Africa, General Laws Amendment Bill is passed; the Bill contains far-reaching provisions and restrictions affecting the administration of justice and the disclosure of evidence
Riverfront Stadium, also known as Cinergy Field from 1996 to 2002, was a multi-purpose stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sanath Jayasuriya is born
Crew of Russian space mission Soyuz 11 found dead upon arrival on earth becoming the only people to die in space
A leap second (sometimes called intercalary second) is a one-second adjustment occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to accommodate the difference between International Atomic...
Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark (34) weds lawyer Maureen McTeer (21)
"Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour" TV Variety; debut on ABC
Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
John Walker of NZ sets record for 2000 meters, 4:51.4
Ralf Schumacher, German athlete, known for german racing driver, was born on 1976-06-30.
Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs
"Good Times" is a disco soul song by American R&B band Chic, released in June 1979 by Atlantic Records as the first single from their third album, Risqué (1979).
British sixpence demonetised after being in used since 1551 and 12 years after introduction of decimal currency
KBS Special Live Broadcast “Finding Dispersed Families” begins daily in Korea, documenting reunion attempts after the Cold War (later included in UNESCO's Memory of the World) [1]
Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia
TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles.
The early United States inherited sodomy laws which constitutionally outlawed a variety of sexual acts deemed illegal, illicit, unlawful, unnatural or immoral from the colonial-era based laws in the...
Michael Phelps, American athlete, known for american swimmer, was born on 1986-06-30. Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer.
Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden sets a new men's high jump world record 2.42m (7 ft 11 1⁄4 in) in Stockholm, Sweden
US Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK
South Africa's Government repeals the 1913 Native Land Act, an important part of the system of Apartheid (Racially Based Land Measures Act)
"End of the Road" single released by Boyz II Men (Grammy Award Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song 1993, Billboard Song of the Year 1992)
Actress Natasha Richardson (29) divorces producer Robert Fox (39) after a year of marriage
MLB Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces that team mascot Chief Wahoo will move with the team to Jacobs Field
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340...
Exxon signs a $15.2-billion deal to develop oil and gas fields near Russia's Sakhalin Island
Caroline Frolic (Miss Ontario), crowned Miss Renaissance USA
British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong expires, established by the Second Convention of Peking
Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down
The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C.
ENI of Italy signs a $550 million contract to develop Iran's Darquain field, expected to produce 160,000 barrels of petroleum per day
FIFA World Cup Final, International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan: Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil beats Germany 2-0 to win a record 5th title; first World Cup held in Asia
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began...
American singer-songwriter and TV personality Jessica Simpson (25) divorces 98 Degrees boy band singer Nick Lachey (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Cirque du Soleil's musical-acrobatic extravaganza "The Beatles - LOVE" opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane canisters was driven at the glass doors of...
Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945
China opens the world's longest bridge the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway at 164.8-kilometre-long (102.4 mile)
30 people attending a funeral in Zamalka, Syria, are killed on a day that saw 83 civilian deaths
19 fire fighters are killed controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona
A man self-immolates aboard a Nozomi Shinkansen train and kills one other passenger in Japan
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017 following the 66–1 passage of legislation in the Parliament on 12 July 2017.
Brooklyn Nets load up on elite NBA talent on first day of free agency; sign Kevin Durant from Golden State, Kyrie Irving from Boston and DeAndre Jordan from NY Knicks
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed on 30 June...
American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest chess grandmaster ever at 12 years and 4 months, surpassing Sergey Karjakin
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr., commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022.
"Inside Out 2" becomes the first film since "Barbie" in 2023 to earn $1 billion globally [1]