July 30

July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 154 days remain until the end of the year.

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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

1901–present

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)[6]
  • 1763 Samuel Rogers, English poet and art collector (d. 1855)
  • 1781 Maria Aletta Hulshoff, Dutch feminist and pamphleteer (d. 1846)[7]
  • 1809 Charles Chiniquy, Canadian-American priest and theologian (d. 1899)
  • 1818 Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (d. 1848)[8]
  • 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)[9]
  • 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)[10]
  • 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)[11]
  • 1921 Grant Johannesen, American pianist and educator (d. 2005)
  • 1922 Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block (d. 2019)
  • 1925 Stan Stennett, Welsh actor and trumpet player (d. 2013)
  • 1925 Alexander Trocchi, Scottish author and poet (d. 1984)
  • 1926 Betye Saar, American artist[12]
  • 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 Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
  • 1929 Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer
  • 1931 Dominique Lapierre, French historian and author
  • 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)[13]
  • 1939 Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation
  • 1940 Patricia Schroeder, American lawyer and politician
  • 1940 Clive Sinclair, English businessman, founded Sinclair Radionics and Sinclair Research (d. 2021)[14]
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 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
  • 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 Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
  • 1983 Seán Dillon, Irish footballer
  • 1984 Marko Asmer, Estonian race car driver
  • 1984 Gabrielle Christian, American actress and singer
  • 1984 Trudy McIntosh, Australian artistic gymnast[15]
  • 1984 Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
  • 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[16]
  • 1989 Aleix Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
  • 1989 Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer
  • 1990 Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
  • 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
  • 1996 Nina Stojanović, Serbian tennis player

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

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)[20]
  • 1990 Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA (b. 1937)[21]
  • 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)[22]
  • 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 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)[23]
  • 2020 Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese politician, President (1988–2000), Vice President (1984–1988) and mayor of Taipei (1978–1981) (b.1923)[24][25]
  • 2020 Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist (b. 1945) [26]
  • 2021 Shona Ferguson, Botswana-born, South African actor and executive producer (b. 1974)[27]
  • 2022 Pat Carroll, American actress and comedian (b. 1927)[28]
  • 2022 Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)[29]

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),[30] and its related observances:
  • Martyrs Day (South Sudan)

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  26. Calabrese, Dan (30 July 2020). "We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord". Herman Cain. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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  28. Haring, Bruce (July 31, 2022). "Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In 'The Little Mermaid' Was 95". Deadline. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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