What are the important events that happened on July 30? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 30: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 30 is the 212th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 154 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 17, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,416 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecadigon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 183 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,239 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 30 Historical Events
1619 –
In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1629 –
An earthquake in Naples, Italy, kills about 10,000 people.
1863 –
Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, agreeing to stop the harassment of emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah.
1930 –
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first Football World Cup.
1932 –
Premiere of Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
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.
1969 –
Vietnam War: US President Richard M. Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
1978 –
The 730 (transport), Okinawa changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
1980 –
Israel’s Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law
2006 –
Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets’ being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets.
Who were born on July 30?
1549 –
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)
1863 –
Henry Ford, American industrialist (d. 1947)
1881 –
Smedley Butler, American Marine general (d. 1940)
1909 –
C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian (d. 1993)
1938 –
Hervé de Charette, French politician
1939 –
Peter Bogdanovich, American film director
1956 –
Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 –
Soraida Martinez, American painter, creator of Verdadism
1957 –
Nery Pumpido, Argentine footballer
1984 –
Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
Who died on July 30?
1540 –
Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred) (b. c. 1497)
1550 –
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)
1789 –
Giovanna Bonanno, Italian poisoner and alleged witch (b. c. 1713)
1889 –
Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (b. 1846)
1918 –
Joyce Kilmer, American poet (b. 1886)
1970 –
George Szell, Hungarian conductor (b. 1897)
1982 –
Roberta Pedon, American glamour model (b. 1954)
2001 –
Anton Schwarzkopf, German amusement ride engineer (b. 1924)
2008 –
Anne Armstrong U.S. ambassador to Britain (b. 1927)
2009 –
Peter Zadek, German theatre director (b. 1926)
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